The document discusses the Project Management Institute's Aerospace and Defense Specific Interest Group, which is soon becoming a Community of Practice. It provides information on PMI and the benefits of membership in the A&D SIG/CoP, including networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, and professional development resources tailored to the aerospace and defense industries. The summary highlights the group's focus on building communities, sharing knowledge, and helping professionals develop project management skills for the aerospace and defense sectors.

1. Project Management Institute
Aerospace and Defense
(A&D)
Specific Interest Group (SIG)
Soon to be a
Community of Practice (CoP)

2. Project Management Institute (PMI®)
 PMI is the world’s leading not-for-profit membership association for the
project management profession with more than half a million members
and credential holders in 185 countries.
 PMI Headquarters:
Four Campus Boulevard
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073-3299
Telephone: +1-610-356-4600
Fax: +1-610-356-4647
E-mail: pmihq@pmi.org
Internet: www.pmi.org
 PMI Regional Service Centre:
• Europe
• Middle East WWW.PMI.ORG
• Africa (EMEA)
• Brussels, Belgium

3. Project Management Institute (PMI®)
 Worldwide advocacy for project management is supported by
 Globally recognized standards (Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK® Guide)),
 Credentials (PMP®, PgMP ®, APM®, PMI-RMP®, PMI-SP®),
 Extensive research program,
 Professional development & training (PMI® Educational Foundation)
 These services are the basis of greater recognition of project
management’s success in industry, government, and academia.
 PMI's core values are the fundamental principles that guide actions and
create a common language for a diverse group of global stakeholders.
 PMI provides a strong network and community for it members with local
chapters, websites, webinars, global events and symposia.
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4. PMI Membership Distribution
 69% North America North America
 12% Europe
Europe
 19% All other Countries
All other
countries
 Almost 260 chartered and potential chapters
 More than 30 chartered Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) and 2
Colleges soon to convert to Community of Practices (COPs)

5. Project Management Profession
and Success Factors
 Estimated Size of PM Profession:
 USA Practitioners 4.5 Million
 Global Practitioners 16.5 Million
 Global Projects Value/Yr. ~$10 Trillion (USD)
 Top Project Success Factors:
 Executive Support/Sponsorship
 Organizational Structure – Project vs. Line
 User/Stakeholder/Customer Involvement
 Experienced & Trained Project Managers

6. Benefits of Project Management
for the Organization
 Balances competing demands emphasizing project top success factors
 Clarifies project goals and project scope
 Continuously improves project performance
 Provides consistent monitoring & controlling
 Expands participant communications
 Refines resource requirement projections
 Measures project performance
 Prioritizes projects and programs

7. Benefits of Project Management
for the Individual
 Enhances both professional and personal growth opportunities
 Develops portable skills and experience
 Builds one’s reputation and network
 Creates high visibility of project results
 Increases opportunities for salary growth
 Provides future source of company leaders

8. PMI Products and Services
Project Management
Research and Project Management
Standards Certification
® Project Management Ins
Project Management Project
Professional Management
Development Information

9. Project Management Research
 PMI Research Program addresses five areas interest:
 Selling Project Management to Sr. Executives
 Linkage of Project Mgmt. to Strategic Planning
 Developing Performance in Virtual Teams
 Quantitative Value of Project Management
 Developing Program & Portfolio Management
 Professional Needs Assessment
 Useful Information & Tools/Techniques for Current and Future
Applications
 Inspiring Research in areas of defined interest
 Assessments & Forecasts on the Future of Project Management
 Evolution of the Project Management Profession

10. Globally Recognized Standards
Standards Include: PMBOK Guide 4th Edition, U.S. DoD Extension to the
PMBOK, Earned Value Management, Scheduling, Risk, Organization Project
Management Maturity Model, Work Breakdown Structures, and others…...
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11. Project Management Standards

12. Project Management Standards
 PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK Guide) – Fourth Edition

13. Standards Projects in Progress
THEME TITLE
-Projects PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition (’08)
PMBOK® Guide Extension – Construction
PMBOK® Guide Extension – Government 3rd Edition (’06)
PMBOK® Guide Extension – Dept. of Defense (Issued)
Practice Standard for Earned Value Management
Practice Standard for Configuration Mgmt.
Practice Standard for Schedules
Practice Standard for WBS – Update
-Programs Program/Portfolio Management (split in ’04)
-People Project Manager Competency Development Framework
-Organizations Organizational PM Maturity Model (OPM3)
-Professions None at this time

14. Project Management Certification
 Certifications:
 Project Management Professional (PMP)®
 Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
 Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM)®
 PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®
 PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®
 Certification Examination is offered via computer at locations globally.
 The official language of the PMP Certification examination is English.
 Candidates can choose from seven additional languages to aid them while
taking the exam.
 Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM™)
 Designed for practitioners new to the project management industry or are
specialized in project control processes
 Project management practitioners who have demonstrated fundamental
project management knowledge & experience

15. Demand for PMP Certification
500,000
361,238
450,000 **as of 12.31.09
400,000
Growth Trend in the PMP Credential
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0

16. Project Management Information
 PMI Online Bookstore
 www.pmibookstore.org
 PMI Information SourceGuide
 The PMI James R. Snyder Center for Project Management
Knowledge and Wisdom

17. PMI Publications
 Periodicals
 Quarterly Project Management Journal®
 Monthly PM Network®
 Monthly PMI Today®
 Largest project management-focused publishing program in existence

18. PMI Specific Interest Group
Community of Practice
 Project management is a broad discipline covering many areas of
special interest. Specific interests in unique industries pose unique
challenges.
 PMI introduced Specific Interest Groups (SIGs), soon to be Community
of Practices (COPs), to create a forum for individuals and organizations
that share common interests, industry, or project focus.
 The SIG/COP is where one goes to find others who possess specialized
knowledge and skills and understands the kinds of issues you are dealing
with.
 SIG/COP activities include networking, establishing standards and practices
within a focused area, developing technical papers, and working on special
projects.
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19. PMI® Aerospace and Defense (A&D) SIG/COP
 A&D Specific Interest Group/Community of Practice is dedicated to
building communities, sharing knowledge and helping A&D project
professionals develop and mature their project management skills.
 Vision: Provide leadership as the global project, program and portfolio
professional organization for the A&D community.
 Mission: The PMI® A&D SIG/COP exists to foster
professional and personal growth in project,
program, and portfolio management by:
 Building Communities
 Sharing Knowledge and Information
 Developing Skills
www.pmi-adsig.org

20. A&D SIG/COP Membership
Pacific South
Rim America
 2009 Membership ~ 2,100 Europe 2.1%
0.7% Middle East
4.0% 1.5%
Canada
8.8%
 Founded 1991
 Chartered 1996
USA
82.9%
 Since SIG membership has no geographical boundaries, SIG members
pay a nominal fee to support SIG activities and must be a member of
PMI in good standing.
 Join the PMI® A&D SIG and start networking with your peers NOW!

21. A&D SIG Strategic Plan
 2010 Strategic Initiatives includes these Goals:
1. Run a virtual process-driven business
2. Deliver significant member value through better communication and a
stronger program
3. Create a global collaborative aerospace & defense PM community
4. Build an aerospace & defense portfolio, program and project management
library
5. Establish cooperative alliances to extend SIG members’ products and
services
 1 to 3 Year Strategic Action Plan:
 Improve member and sponsor benefits
 Facilitate the growth of sponsorships
 Further develop electronic communications
 Establish SIG sponsored A&D training
 Promote PM learning in A&D industry

22. Benefits of A&D SIG Membership
 A&D SIG/COP Developed Benefits to SIG Members:
 Significantly improved communications capabilities
• Access to an updated interactive web site, quarterly newsletters, a
networking directory, seminars, teleconferences,, and publications.
 Promotion of peer to peer PM member networking
 Advocacy of A&D industry organizational sponsorships
 Advocacy of alliances with professional organizations
 Established & sponsored A&D industry PM training
 Promotion of advanced A&D industry PM learning
 Development of A&D SIG Local Interest Groups

23. Benefits of A&D SIG Membership
 Advocacy of A&D Industry Alliances and Sponsorships:
 Establish new Agency & Corporate Sponsorship Program
 Establish alliances with other PMI SIGs and professional organizations.
 Establish partnerships with PMI Chapters to develop A&D SIG sponsored
A&D Local Interest Groups (LIGs).
 Improved Professional Development Opportunities:
 A&D SIG is offering PMP Exam Prep and A&D industry specific PM training
to members and organizations
 A&D SIG will define the need for advanced A&D
industry PM learning and promote learning on
SIG web site
 A&D SIG will promote PM learning in the A&D LIGs
by co-sponsoring learning programs with PMI chapter
alliances

24. Benefits of A&D SIG Membership
 Significantly Improved Communications:
 New web site in development in Dec. ‘09 that includes current links plus:
training, job resources, alliance/sponsor pages, members only pages, A&D
industry news, etc.
 Use of Linkedin as a networking and information portal. Group contains a
job board, marketplace, A&D news.
 Mass email distribution of newsletters, bulletins, etc.
 Promotion of member networking by sharing of
articles on advanced learning, lessons learned, and new
issues.

25. A&D SIG Sponsorship Program’s Benefits for
Sponsors
 A&D SIG Will Provide Their Sponsors:
 Help to develop A&D specific project management Best Practices and
venues for increased PM learning
 Access to A&D SIG sponsored training
 Opportunities to network with other professionals
 Current information on PMI enhanced PM processes, principles, and
practices
 Awareness of need for Advanced PM Certification
 Information on relevant process changes

26. Overview of DoD Extension to the PMBOK®
 Generally follows revised DoD 5000 Directive
 Modifications to existing PMBOK Chapters
 Development of 5 new Chapters:
 Chap 13 - Systems Engineering Mgmt
 Chap 14 - Software Acquisition Mgmt
 Chap 15 - Logistics Mgmt.
 Chap 16 - Test & Evaluation Mgmt
 Chap 17 - Manufacturing Mgmt
 Actual issue as PMI Standard in 7/03
 Strategic Goal for 2010 to update for revised DoD 5000 series
Directives

27. The PMI PMP Certification receives DoD
Recognition
 A&S SIG Facilitated DAU Acceptance of PMP Equivalence with PMT
250
 PMP is now accepted as part of DoD/DAU DAWIA Program Manager
Certification
 PMP is determined equivalent to the DAU PMT 250 – Program Management
Tools coursework
 PMT 250 is the primary training requirement for the Program Manager Level
II DAWIA Certificate
 This acceptance by DAU is validated by letter from the DAU President to the
PMI CEO – May ‘04

28. Join or Volunteer!
 The PMI® A&D SIG/COP is dedicated to providing professional and
personal growth for aerospace and defense professionals.
 If you are a project, program or portfolio manager, or aspiring to become
one, and want to be more effective at initiating, planning, prioritizing, leading,
organizing and controlling project, program and/or portfolio work in A&D, this
SIG/COP can help your cause!
 To join, go to the web site www.pmi-adsig.org
 Check for upcoming educational opportunities and events.
 Network with other industry pro’s and volunteer:
 The A&D SIG/COP highly encourages volunteering
 You will find it most rewarding, both professionally and personally.
 Earn 10 PDU’s per year for your service
 Current Volunteer Needs
• Regional Ambassadors
• Regional Directors
• Deputy Board Members
 Contact the Director of Volunteers at volunteerdirector@pmi-adsig.org and
Indicate the area(s) in which you would be interested.

29. Let’s Support Building the A&D Industry
for the Future!