Assignemnt

Your reading requirements and collaboration with others in the forum is designed to expose you to the program management process employed throughout the Department of Defense today. After gaining a better understanding of Program management history, roles, responsibilities, and authority of a program manager, you will be able to answer the first forum question:

What would necessitate the Department of Defense (DoD) to have a structured, regulated, and robust acquisition system?

Now, if you are now familiar with NCMA you should be. Take a quick look at this Youtube video. It does run 22 minutes and give your valuable insights into what is the NCMA. Enjoy. You might find some interesting ideas to help answer this question for this week's form or a new direction to think.

Youtube video: "Preview of NCMA Government Contract Management Symposium: Episode 92"

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions.