Open AccessAligning Program Management Competencies to Industry Standards
Author(s) -
First Lt Jonathan L Karnes,
COL Robert F. Mortlock
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
defense acquisition research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-8405
pISSN - 2156-8391
DOI - 10.22594/dau.21-868.28.04
Subject(s) - certification , accreditation , authorization , traceability , engineering management , business , program management , portfolio , engineering , project management , management , computer science , medical education , computer security , finance , systems engineering , medicine , software engineering , economics
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act mandated that acquisition career fields realign their certification requirements to be based on the nationally recognized standards of an accredited third party. This study offers recommendations for improving the DoD program management (PM) training standards by providing traceability between the DoD PM competencies and the Project Management Institute (PMI)’s standards for project, program, and portfolio management. The study elaborates on the extent of alignment, finding that 96% of the DoD PM competency elements align to PMI standards. Areas of misalignment identify opportunities to augment DoD PM training and highlight areas where DoD PM training deviates from industry standards.