National Contract Management Association Explained
The National Contract Management Association (NCMA) is a professional association, based in the United States, dedicated to the profession of contract management.[1] Founded in 1959, NCMA now has over 20,000 members and more than 100 local chapters.[2] NCMA promotes contract management through various means, including education, networking, publications, legislative and regulatory alerts, professional certifications, a code of ethics, awards, job postings, salary surveys, and a leadership development program.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Certification programs
NCMA offers the following professional certifications in contract management:
- Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) based on demonstrating certain education, training, and experience requirements and successfully passing a comprehensive exam on a broad body of knowledge (BOK) for contract management.[13]
- Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM), previously Certified Associate Contracts Manager (CACM), based on demonstrating certain education, training, and experience requirements and successfully passing a comprehensive exam on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).[14]
- Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) based on demonstrating certain education, training, and experience requirements and successfully passing a comprehensive exam on the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).[15]
Publications
NCMA produces the following contract management publications:
- Contract Management
- Journal of Contract Management[16]
- Contract Management News[17]
- Annual Review of Government Contracting[18]
- Annual Contract Management Salary Survey
- Contract Management Standard (CMS) (ANSI/NCMA ASD 1) [19]
- Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK)[20]
- Desktop Guide to Basic Contracting Terms[21]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.ncmahq.org/discover-our-profession/what-is-ncma What is NCMA?
- http://www.ncmahq.org/connect-with-peers/local-chapters NCMA local chapters.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/events-education NCMA events and education.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/contract-management-magazine NCMA Contract Management magazine.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/publications NCMA publications.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/legislative-and-regulatory-alerts NCMA legislative and regulatory alerts.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/certification NCMA professional certification program.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/discover-our-profession/code-of-ethics NCMA Code of Ethics.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/discover-our-profession/awards NCMA awards.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/discover-our-profession/career-path/jobs NCMA job board.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/discover-our-profession/career-path/salary-survey NCMA annual Contract Management Salary Survey.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/contract-management-leadership-development-program-(cmldp) NCMA Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP).
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/certification/cpcm NCMA Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) certification.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/certification/cfcm NCMA Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) certification.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/certification/cccm NCMA Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) certification.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/publications/journal-of-contract-management NCMA Journal of Contract Management.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/stay-informed/publications/contract-management-newsletter NCMA Contract Management News e-newsletter.
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/ncma-books NCMA annual Review of Government Contracting.
- https://www.ncmahq.org/standards-practices/contract-management-standard Contract Management Standard (CMS) ("ANSI/NCMA ASD 1").
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/ncma-books NCMA Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK).
- http://www.ncmahq.org/learn-and-advance/ncma-books NCMA Desktop Guide to Basic Contracting Terms.
