A Reassessment of Army Program Manager Competencies.

Abstract

This thesis sought to identify those personal characteristics (competencies), which are most critical for Army Program Managers (PMs) to be successful in today's DoD acquisition environment. Follow-on research to DSMC and NPS PM job competency studies was conducted. A similar research methodology was used to analyze the same 27 competencies. A Revised PM Competency Model was developed from the survey data obtained from 39 "outstanding" Army PMs. The model contains 16 competencies, including nine identified as "most important" for PMs to possess. The three most important competencies were "Long Term Perspective," "Innovativeness," and "Political Awareness." "Professional Expertise," "Strategic Influence," and "Innovativeness" have all become significantly more important over the last decade. "Political Awareness" and "Strategic Influence" were identified as areas needing additional development. Finally, the PMs ability to manage their "external environment" effectively continues to be vital to their success.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA362514

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People

  • Scott C. Armstrong

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Science
  • Internet
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Network Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

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