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State of the Association

State of the Association. Mr. Gary Poleskey, CPCM, Fellow President-elect. Financial Report Update. 5.5% growth from last year. Certification Program. NCMA evaluating the certification programs. Will retain CPCM, CFCM, CCCM. Likely changes to test construct. One exam per credential.

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State of the Association

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  1. State of the Association Mr. Gary Poleskey, CPCM, Fellow President-elect

  2. Financial Report Update 5.5% growth from last year

  3. Certification Program • NCMA evaluating the certification programs. • Will retain CPCM, CFCM, CCCM. • Likely changes to test construct. • One exam per credential. • General business knowledge will be incorporated in exam. • All credentials are independent of each other. • Possible changes to prerequisites. • Implementation goal is April 2009. • Major test question rewrite based on CMBOK Rev. 3 in 2010.

  4. CMBOK Revision 3 • Last study done >5 years ago. • Conduct professional practice (job) analysis. • Validated in a public process within our community. • Also used to develop legally defensible test specifications. • Published document is a guide to the CMBOK. • Target completion is 4/1/2010.

  5. Last show airs 1/27/09 under existing format. • Developing plans for new approach – keeping GCW but producing as a podcast in-house. • Weekly program • News and analysis • Interviews • Audio-blog • Sponsors and advertisers • Member questions

  6. National Education Seminar (NES) • Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing • The 7 Habits for Managers • Solicitations, Bids, Proposals, and Source Selection • Contract Negotiations • Leadership: Building High-Performance Buying & Selling Teams • Performance Based Acquisition

  7. Deidre Lee, Congress Chair

  8. Featured Speakers • Ralph Nash, Professor Emeritus, George Washington University Law School • Charlie Williams, Director, Defense Contract Management Agency • Jan Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs • Dr. Kathleen Hall, Stress and Life Balance Expert • Professor Steven Kelman, Weatherhead Professor of Public Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government • Robert Burton, Partner, Venable LLP • Larry Schultz, Vice President, Corporate Contract Compliance, Parker Hannifin Corporation • Christopher Dorobek, Editor in Chief, Federal Computer Week • Carly Fiorina, Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company (1999-2005) and Author of the Bestseller, Tough Choices • The Honorable Thomas Davis III, former Representative, Eleventh District of Virginia, and Director, Deloitte Federal Government Services • Congressman Darrell Issa, 49th District - CA (R), Ranking Republican Member, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (invited) • General Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret.), Board of Directors for General Dynamics Corporation, Battelle, MTC Technologies, Inc. and former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, and USAF Vice Chief of Staff • Larry Allen, Executive Vice President, Coalition for Government Procurement • Kimberly S. Rupert, Senior Vice President for Contracts, Procurement and Pricing, SAIC

  9. Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP) • Third CMLDP class graduates April 8, 2009 at World Congress 2009 in Long Beach. • Applications for 2009-10 class due by February 20th. • Class begins July 2009. • Program is free to students. • Employer/chapter/individual provides funding for travel to 4 events.

  10. National Elections • Interested members contact the Nominations and Elections Committee. • Call for interest on February 1st. • Committee develops a slate. • Ballot issued March 15th. • Members vote. • Voting closes by March 31st. • Four (4) Board members to be elected. • Three-year terms.

  11. NCMA Logo Redesign • NCMA’s logo was adopted in 1961. • Target membership was the defense industry. • As part of our 50th anniversary preparations, we evaluated our logo as well as alternatives. • Multiple focus groups and customer interviews. • Found that: • The logo needs to be refreshed and updated; • Members would like an element of the current logo to be maintained in the future logo; • We should remove the pentagon from the logo.

  12. AND THE NEW NCMA LOGO IS….

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