Benchmarking Study of Air Force Program Manager Competencies.

Accession Number

ADA560445

Publication Date

Mar 2012

Media Count

80p

Personal Author

K. N. Williams

Abstract

Over the last decade, the Department of Defense (DoD) has redesigned its acquisition process and its allocation of funding which, in turn, has had a major effect on the Air Force Acquisition program management workforce. The current acquisition workforce continues to face serious shortages of highly skilled program managers, which has resulted in program schedule delays and unexplained cost overruns. Highly skilled talent with the necessary technology competencies is in high demand. These skills are critical to the success of programs and mission accomplishments. The purpose of this benchmarking study is to determine if the Air Force is developing and equipping their Program Managers (PM) with the right competencies to be successful in program management. This study will do the following: (1) Determine the PM competencies of the Air Force, (2) Determine the PM competencies of the Federal Acquisition Institute's (FAI) Federal Acquisition Certification program for program/project managers, (3) Determine the PM competencies of a successful industrial company (Boeing), (4) Compare Air Force certification requirements to those of the FAI, and (5) Compare Air Force PM competencies to those of the FAI and Boeing.

Keywords

Acquisition workforce
Air force materiel command
Air force procurement
Boeing corporation
Certification requirements
Civilian personnel
Federal acquisition certification
Federal acquisition institute
Leadership
Leadership competencies
Management benchmarking
Management personnel
Manpower
Personnel development
Personnel shortages
Proficiency
Program manager certification
Program manager competencies
Project management
Qualifications
Shortages
Skills
Technical competencies
Theses


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Source Agency

Non Paid ADAS

NTIS Subject Category

70B - Management Practice
70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies
88D - Personnel
92A - Job Training & Career Development
74E - Logistics, Military Facilities, & Supplies

Corporate Author

Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Graduate School of Engineering and Management.

Document Type

Thesis

Title Note

Master's thesis.

NTIS Issue Number

1221

Contract Number

N/A

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