{"id":334334,"date":"2024-12-17T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=334334"},"modified":"2024-12-17T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T22:07:00","slug":"nps-defense-project-management-programs-earn-prestigious-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=334334","title":{"rendered":"NPS Defense Project Management Programs Earn Prestigious Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs<\/a>\u00a0(GAC) conferred full accreditation status this Fall upon four resident and distance learning (DL) project management degree programs:\u00a0the\u00a0Master of Science in Defense Program Management<\/a>\u00a0(curriculum 816); the\u00a0Master of Science in Program Management<\/a>\u00a0via NPS Online\u00a0(curriculum 836); and\u00a0the resident and distance learning\u00a0Advanced Acquisition Studies<\/a>\u00a0certificate programs\u00a0(curricula 217 and 218).\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0first-ever\u00a0National Defense Industrial Strategy<\/a>\u00a0published in January 2024, new acquisition strategies in program management that will result in reduced development times, costs, and increased scalability are prioritized. For mid-career military and civilian students, NPS provides the opportunity to apply real-world experience with graduate education and research to develop innovative solutions to program management challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis accreditation allows us to showcase that we are committed to the highest standards, not only in our courses but also in our graduates, who are held to those high standards for project management,\u201d noted Dr. Bob Mortlock, DDM associate chair. \u201cBesides the fact that we\u2019re the only defense-relevant graduate education program management degrees in the world, the accreditation distinguishes us from all other program management degrees and highlights our commitment to excellence in teaching and research.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students benefit because they graduate with project management professional certification that is globally recognized,\u201d he added. \u201cThis benefits NPS, which directly translates to the Navy and ultimately to the national security of the U.S. as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Established in 2001, the GAC is recognized as the world\u2019s leading specialized accrediting body for quality assurance of project management and related degree programs. More than 135 project management degree programs in 22 countries around the world are currently accredited by GAC.<\/p>\n

Degree programs that achieve GAC accreditation must demonstrate and meet the organization\u2019s rigorous global standards of accreditation, which include an assessment of each program\u2019s objectives and outcomes, faculty and student evaluations, onsite and online resources, annual self-evaluation, and proof of continuous improvements in project management education.<\/p>\n

NPS\u2019 project management degree programs are perfectly aligned with this, as noted in the GAC\u2019s accreditation determination report.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe interviews conducted by the GAC onsite visit team held with faculty, NPS leadership, support staff, and other university stakeholders revealed the programs have a strong focus on ensuring student success and developing competent project and program managers that are acquisition specialists ready to further their careers in their respective services,\u201d the report\u2019s authors observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a U.S. Navy military installation led by civilians and veterans, the programs at NPS clearly understand their target student population and have a direct link to the end application of their students\u2019 eventual mission,\u201d the report continued.<\/p>\n

The authors also recognize that the term \u201cacquisition\u201d in the context of defense procurement does not simply denote \u201cpurchasing\u201d something, but as noted in the GAC report, it implies \u201cthe processes involved in the conception, research, development, testing, and fielding a product, capability, or service for use by a warfighter, agency, or larger system.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other words, acquisition is a multi-disciplinary undertaking involving planning, risk mitigation, budgeting, contracting, and modeling and simulation, says Mortlock, all of which NPS excels at in educating new generations of program managers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we teach our students,\u201d he said. \u201cNPS is the only defense school that offers those master\u2019s degrees that are defense relevant. We\u2019re the only one that has our student body and our faculty that we have, and the only one that aligns that with the acquisition research program that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

GAC accreditation is effective for five years, through August 31, 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs\u00a0(GAC) conferred full accreditation status this Fall upon four resident and distance learning (DL) project management degree programs:\u00a0the\u00a0Master of Science in Defense Program Management\u00a0(curriculum 816); the\u00a0Master of Science in Program Management\u00a0via NPS Online\u00a0(curriculum 836); and\u00a0the resident and distance learning\u00a0Advanced Acquisition Studies\u00a0certificate programs\u00a0(curricula 217 and 218).\u00a0 In the\u00a0first-ever\u00a0National Defense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":334336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-334334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=334334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":334337,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334334\/revisions\/334337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/334336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=334334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=334334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=334334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}