NCMA Accreditation Working Group Board Status Report 23 March 2013 Gary Poleskey

Accreditation Working Group Members Gary Poleskey, Past National President 2010, Chair Lenn Vincent, Past National President 2007 Gary Zura, Past National President 2004 Chuck Woodside, NCMA’s Director of Certification and Past National President 2005 Dr. Rene Rendon, Professor at U. S. Naval Postgraduate School and Chair of November Accreditation Project Team Larry Trowel, Member of Board of Directors and PSE 2

NCMA Accreditation Working Group Board Status Report – Overview Vision Accreditation Working Group Actions To Date Potential NCMA Accreditation Sequence of Events Future Accreditation Working Group Actions Path to NCMA Board Decision 3

Vision for NCMA Accreditation Advance Contract Management academic instruction quality through accreditation to serve students and their families, colleges and universities, sponsoring bodies, governments, and employers. Establish NCMA as the right entity to provide this service to the Contract Management profession –“The genius of this (U.S.) system is that, unlike other countries, we do not have mandatory national curricula for colleges; we do not have a national ministry of education that regulates academic standards; and students are free to choose the type of education that they pursue, depending on their ability, financial resources, and educational goals.” Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), Policy, p.17 4

Working Group Actions To Date Researched accreditation process including CHEA standards Talked to and researched PMI and ISM for insight Constructed a top-level accreditation flow of events to visualize the end-state Prepared a questionnaire and cover letter designed to: –Survey 35 Colleges and Universities Determine size of the potential “market” for accreditation services Confirm information on locations offering CM courses Obtain attitudinal information on the value of CM Accreditation Included a question on desirability of ANSI CM Standard –Generate initial interest in the academic community, e.g. CM accreditation is on the way and NCMA is leading the effort 5

NCMA Accreditation Working Group Board Status Report – Overview Vision Accreditation Working Group Actions To Date Potential NCMA Accreditation Sequence of Events Future Accreditation Working Group Actions Path to NCMA Board Decision 6

NCMA Accreditation Sequence of Events College or University submits Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Contract Management Institute Review Group (CMRG) CMRG reviews LOI against previously published LOI Expectations –Approval – Disapproval with Explanation – Request for added information If LOI is approved, College or University has 6 months to submit a Contract Management Program Self-Evaluation Report (SER) CMRG reviews SER against previously published CMI Accreditation Standards –Review against standards for curriculum, media, and faculty –Approval – Disapproval with Explanation – Request for added information 7

NCMA Accreditation Sequence of Events (Continued) If SER is accepted, CMRG conducts site visit CMRG reviews Accreditation SER and Site Visit results against previously published CMI Accreditation Standards (Potentially) Present evaluation to Contract Management Institute Accreditation Board (CMAB) –Approval – Disapproval with explanation – Deferral with explanation Allow for defined appeal or reclama process If Accreditation granted, execute previously defined announcement and publicity process CMAB Accreditation process would include cycle and update expectations 8

NCMA Accreditation Working Group Board Status Report – Overview Vision Accreditation Working Group Actions To Date Potential NCMA Accreditation Sequence of Events Future Accreditation Working Group Actions Path to NCMA Board Decision 9

Future Working Group Actions Recommend to the NCMA Executive Director (ED) and Board an approach to establishing the Implementation Group, including membership and support –Provide estimate of the timing and cost of the Implementation Group Identify legal steps required to reconfigure CMI as the “face” of the NCMA’s independent accreditation body –Need Jack Horan to investigate actions required to reconfigure CMI –Defining revenue flow and independence arrangements Work with PSE –Determine if NCMA should pursue establishing an ANSI Contract Management Standard –If pursuit of ANSI Standard is desired, determine proper timing within the process to establish an accreditation service 10

Future Working Group Actions (Continued) Suggest an approach to Accreditation staffing –Is the approval body a one or two-level process –In steady state – Who should serve on the CMI Accreditation Review Group (and CMAB, if separate entity)? –In steady state – How large would the CMAB Accreditation supporting staff be? Make recommendation on Accreditation fee approach and structure 11

Future Working Group Actions (Continued) Recommend how and when we engage the profession’s major stakeholders? e.g., –Benchmarking with other accrediting bodies –Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, BAE, etc. –OSD, Service, Agency contracting leadership –Universities offering CM specialty degrees –NCMA educational partners –NCMA membership –All acquisition professionals 12

NCMA Accreditation Working Group Board Status Report – Overview Vision Accreditation Working Group Actions To Date Potential NCMA Accreditation Sequence of Events Future Accreditation Working Group Actions Path to NCMA Board Decision 13

Path to NCMA Board Decision Time By Program Year rd Qtr th Qtr st Qtr nd Qtr rd Qtr th Qtr st Qtr. Board Meetings Working Group University Survey CMI Legal Re-Alignment Board Decision Impl Grp Go/No-Go Implementation Group Board Decision Accredit Go/No-Go 14 Now