1. Annual Operating Plan Goals Review February 8, 2008

2. Objective 1: Develop the Next Generation of Contract Management Professionals 1-1 Increase student memberships from 468 to 700 (50% increase). 725 student members as of 1/23/07. 1-2 Increase the number of student chapters from 3 to 10. “Box” campaign to targeted institutions. No chapters in chartering process at this time. 1-3 Increase conference content and activities for new professionals; incorporate a student program into Congress 2008. Planning. New Professionals CoP. 1-4 Incorporate student pricing for conferences. Done. 1-5 Increase use of students as on-site volunteers at conferences. Students invited from Ohio area. 1-6 Expand “Contracting Fundamentals” audio-seminar program to 22 seminars. Conducted11 through 2 nd quarter FY07-08. 1-7 Conduct the Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP). Program 07-08 in process w/24 students. Program 08-09 call for applications due 2/07.

3. Objective 1: Develop the Next Generation of Contract Management Professionals (continued) 1-8 Publish the notional CM curriculum for undergraduate and graduate majors and minors, and professional certificate programs. Under discussion at University Relations Committee. 1-9 Conduct career fairs at GCMC and WC2008. GCMC career fair held w/20 exhibits. WC2008 planned, 75% exhibits sold to date. 1-10 Launch student community of interest, including website, listserv, blogs, StudentConnect e-newsletter, etc. Due April 2008. Dependent upon CMS system implementation. 1-11 Increase internship listings on CMjobs.com. Call to BOA conducted January 2008. 1-12 Conduct the W. Gregor Macfarlan Excellence in Contract Management Research and Writing Program, and increase participation and publicity. Articles from 2007 published in Journal 9/07. Call for submissions for 2008 issued, received 15 submissions, under evaluation.

4. Objective 2: Increase Professional Advocacy 2-1 Develop a plan for implementing a public relations system, including targeted communications to various media outlets, government agencies, and other individuals. Acquired Vocus PR system 10/07. Conducting training. Operational 1/08. 2-2 Develop a plan for implementing a grassroots advocacy system, including communications to members about specific issues, and receiving input from members. Need BOD policy discussion: how much grassroots advocacy do we want to do. 2-3 Launch a breakfast series to connect Congressional staffers to the CM community. In logistics planning. 2-4 Expand the Board of Advisors by 25% to include more executives from government and industry. BOA at 165, an increase of 65%. Increased attendance at BOA meetings.

5. Objective 2: Increase Professional Advocacy (continued) 2-5 Implement complimentary CM subscription campaigns to introduce people to the CM profession and NCMA, using one of our most valued assets. Planning behind schedule. Launch in February 2008. 2-6 Publish a 2007 Salary Survey.Data gathering complete, analysis complete, report in printing. 2-7 Expand DAU/FAI equivalency, and increase publicity. Executed MOUs with DAU and FAI. Discussion now in CMCAB on CMBOK. 2-8 Increase the number of certified professionals by improving recertification rates and increasing the number of applicants. Certification applications up >40%. Certificants 1 st Q up 100% from last year. GBK exam pass rate improved. 2-9 Increase press presence at conferences. Plan contingent upon implementation of Vocus PR system – beginning WC2008. 2-10 Expand CM Week publicity and activities. Plan on schedule. Communications have begun.

6. Objective 2: Increase Professional Advocacy (continued) 2-11 Publish informational papers about issues of the profession. Published input on S.680 in CM. Nothing else “published” to date. 2-12 Research and publish organizational performance benchmark standards. Report on position standards being drafted, due 2/2007. 2-13 Finalize plans for 50th anniversary in 2009. Planning in process. Book research in process by Pursch.

7. Objective 3: Reach More People in the Federal Contracting Community 3-1 Increase the value of membership by introducing new members-only benefits. Website redesign launch in February 2008. 3-2 Increase the number of members by 5%. 18,755 members as of 1/28/08, an increase of 6.1% from beginning of FY. 3-3 Increase NES participation to 58 seminars and 2,462 attendees. Chapter commitments below goals – 9 vs. 11. EAC revenue forecast reduced. 3-4 Increase audio-seminars participation to 26 sessions, 2600 sites and 13,000 participants. Conducted 11 sessions to date, 1100 sites. 3-5 Develop and field between one to three new e-courses of NCMA design. Version of the “Solicitations, Bids, Proposals, and Source Selection” NES was launched January 2008. New EducationDirector system to be launched 4/07. Content sources for new programs being identified.

8. Objective 3: Reach More People in the Federal Contracting Community (continued) 3-6 Increase certification participation to 288 new applications and 495 re- certifications. Increase in cert and recert applications 2 nd Q compared to last year. 3-7 Increase conference paid attendance to 1489, including 189 for ADC, 391 for GCMC, 40 for EC, and 869 for WC2008. 176 ADC. 408 GCMC. Congress ahead of schedule. EC not proceeding. 3-8 Expand career fairs at GCMC and WC2008. GCMC fair had 120 participants and 20 exhibitors, more activities. Plan for WC2008 on track. 3-9 Implement complimentary CM subscription campaigns to customers of education partners, advertisers and corporate sponsors to sell memberships, conference and seminar registrations, and certification applications (re: 2-5). Launch in February 2008.

9. Objective 3: Reach More People in the Federal Contracting Community (continued) 3-10 Expand the Board of Advisors by 25% (re: 2-4). BOA at 165, an increase of 65%. Increased attendance at BOA meetings. 3-11 Develop plan to launch Communities of Practice. Implementation on schedule for 4/2007. 3-12 Increase advertisement sales in federal market to replace departing commercial clients. Ad sales increase 2% 2 nd Q from last FY.