Proposed Metrics for NCMA Strategic Objectives Gary L. Poleskey, CPCM, Fellow Chair, Strategic Planning Committee March 27, 2010

Long Range Strategic Objectives and Strategies (Policy 1-4, January 2009) 1.Develop the Next Generation of Contract Management Professionals 2.Increase Professional Advocacy 3.Reach More People in the Federal Contracting Community 4.Develop Professional Standards 2

Objective 1: Next Generation of CM Professionals (University Outreach & Relations Committee) Strategies: –Introduce undergraduate students to the CM profession and involve them in NCMA by offering student memberships, student chapters, and student programs. –Increase the preparedness for candidates entering the CM workforce by increasing undergraduate programs containing CM and related curriculum, and by publishing a standard CM curricula and promoting the program to universities. 3

Objective 1: Next Generation of CM Professionals (University Outreach & Relations Committee) Metrics: Strategy 1: Number of student memberships Number of student chapters Strategy 2: Number of universities partnered with NCMA Number of universities offering curricula at the FAC-C and DAWIA Level 1 equivalency Number of student members seeking CCCM or CFCM certifications 4

Objective 2: Increase Professional Advocacy (Professionalism Advocacy Committee) Strategies: –Improve perception of the contract management profession in industry, the government (including Congress), the press, and the general public, through an active public relations program. –Increase recognition of NCMA in industry, the government (including Congress), the press, and the profession, through an active public relations program. –Increase membership participation in advocacy activities through bilateral electronic communications and events. 5

Metrics: 1.Contacts/references to NCMA made to/by press and the Government (Legislative or Executive) for comment, advice, testimony or meetings –e.g., Reference in Feb 17, 2010 Washington Technology to Open Letter to Government Employee 2.Actual comments/offers of advice submitted to Government bodies –e.g., Letter to Congress on Collins Bills 3.Specific tasks completed –e.g., The open letter to Government employees Objective 2: Increase Professional Advocacy (Professionalism Advocacy Committee) 6

Objective 3: Reach Federal Contracting Community (Strategic Planning Committee) Strategies: –Expand the number of programs to serve the federal community, including education, certification, conference, publication, and other types of programs. –Increase communication and involvement of the senior executive cadre within the profession. –Utilize education partners, advertisers and corporate sponsors to reach new people in the federal community. –Expand the focus of programs and services to the broader acquisition community. –Increase the use of social media to connect to prospective members. 7

Objective 3: Reach Federal Contracting Community (Strategic Planning Committee) Metrics: 1.Tracking trends of the number of people who identify themselves as working in the federal marketplace in each of the following categories: –NCMA Membership –Attendance at conferences (WC, GCMC, and ADC) –Number of senior managers participating in EAC or attending conferences –People connected to NCMA within social media –Attendance at NESs 2.Track data above as a percentage of the overall pool of people that make up these various categories. 3.Identification and completion of actions designed to reach more people in the federal contracting community. 8

Objective 4: Develop Professional Standards (Professional Standards & Ethics Committee) Strategies: –Baseline existing professional standards for government and industry organizations; benchmark standards and processes of other professions. –Reach consensus among stakeholders (chapters, EAC, BOD, academia) on Generally Accepted Contract Management Practices (GACMP). –Align professional standards and certification processes. 9

Objective 4: Develop Professional Standards (Professional Standards & Ethics Committee) Metrics: –Progress against committee goals and objectives. Update CMBOK 3.0 Publish professional standards guidance Publish organizational alignment study Publish CM2 Diagnostic Tool Number of ethics articles published in CM Magazine 10