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Focus on the Profession

Focus on the Profession. Karen H. Reuter, CPCM, Fellow Past President 2007 Mid-Year Leadership Conference Las Vegas. Objective. Understand what’s happening to the contract management profession. Learn about the top issues facing the profession.

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Focus on the Profession

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  1. Focus on the Profession Karen H. Reuter, CPCM, Fellow Past President 2007 Mid-Year Leadership Conference Las Vegas

  2. Objective • Understand what’s happening to the contract management profession. • Learn about the top issues facing the profession. • Discuss how NCMA is responding to these challenges, and how your chapters can be involved.

  3. 55+ 23% 45-54 38% <35 14% 35-44 23% Quick Look at the DemographicsAge The typical (median) respondent is 48 years old – the first reduction in 10 years!

  4. Masters 40% Doctorate 5% other 14% Bachelors 41% Quick Look at the DemographicsEducation A majority of respondents hold at least a Masters degree: 40% a Masters, and 5% a Doctorate. 41% report the Bachelors as their highest educational attainment, and most of the rest have had at least some college .

  5. Quick Look at the DemographicsCertification • Almost half of respondents (45%) indicated they possess one or more of the certifications asked about, led by DAWIA Level III (15%), CPCM (11%), CFCM (5%), DAWIA Level II (9%), and CPM or APP (4%).

  6. contractor 49% academia/other 6% business federal govt 7% 30% prof services state/local govt 4% 3% Quick Look at the DemographicsIndustry The bulk of respondents (49%) work for contractors (example: Boeing, Raytheon, etc.). 30% work for the federal government (including military); 3% for state or local governments; 4% in professional service firms; 7% in commercial businesses; 1% in academia; and 5% elsewhere.

  7. Quick Look at the DemographicsJob Level Asked to indicate which of six choices most closely matched their management level, 9% chose executive, 16% senior-level, 12% supervisor, 19% mid-management, 37% experienced (non-supervisory), and 4% entry level. A near-majority of those working for the federal government (48%) place themselves in the experienced (non-supervisory) category.

  8. Quick Look at the DemographicsJob Category A related question asked which of 38 choices most closely matched respondents' job categories. "Contract management" was the runaway choice, at 55%; all others were named by fewer than 10%

  9. Quick Look at the DemographicsJob Title Asked about specific job titles, respondents most frequently named Manager, Specialist, and Administrator.

  10. Trends Affecting the CM Profession

  11. Job Issues Affecting Your Members

  12. Federal Contracting Hot Topics • Congressional oversight and investigations (ethics, misspending) • Acquisition reform • Acquisition Advisory Panel • DAPA recommendations • Acquisition workforce hiring, training and certification • Interagency contracts • Organizational Conflict of Interest

  13. NCMA Strategic Objectives • Creating the Next Generation of CM Professionals • Call for LDP applications • Advocacy • Increase Federal Contracting penetration

  14. NCMA News • Governance change • Certification equivalency • Macfarlan Research Program • Chapter Guide • World Congress 2007 • NES programs • Leadership • Cost and Pricing Analysis • Developing Solicitations and Proposals • Earned Value Management (EVM)

  15. NCMA News • Publications: • CMBOK Annotated • Desktop Guide 6th Edition • Technology upgrades: • New membership system: Microsoft CRM • Website management: Content Management System (CMS) • Online course system: EducationDirector • Office relocation

  16. Neal J. Couture, CPCM Executive Director 571-382-1123 couture@ncmahq.org Rita Rose Membership Manager 571-382-1132 rrose@ncmahq.org Wendy Murrah Chapter Relations Manager 800/344-8096 x411 murrah@ncmahq.org Leonard Vincent, RADM, USN (Ret.), Fellow President 703-805-4944 lenn.vincent@dau.mil Ronald Smith, CPCM, Fellow President-Elect 321-674-3522 rsmith3082@aol.com Karen H. Reuter, CPCM, Fellow Past President 410-884-9001 khrrdr@msn.com For further assistance

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