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PMDP QUICKSTART......................................................................................................................... 3
Quickstart Steps................................................................................................................................. 4
PMDP PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION............................................................................................ 9
Purpose........................................................................................................................................... 10
Responsibilities of Employees, Managers, and NASA Centers/HQs.................................................. 11
Center PMDP Boards and Portfolio Requirements............................................................................ 13
PMDP Levels.................................................................................................................................. 15
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT..................................... 17
Individual Development Plan (IDP)................................................................................................... 18
Steps in Career Development........................................................................................................... 19
Career Issues Worksheet................................................................................................................. 20
Knowledge of Work Environment Worksheet................................................................................... 21
Knowledge of Self Worksheet.......................................................................................................... 22
Integration of Knowledge of Self and Work Environment Worksheet................................................. 24
Goal Development Worksheet.......................................................................................................... 25
Method for Taking Action Worksheet............................................................................................... 26
Individual Development Plan (IDP) Form.......................................................................................... 28
STEPS TO ENTER PMDP................................................................................................................. 29
PMDP Process Steps....................................................................................................................... 30
PMDP Policy Issues......................................................................................................................... 32
Developmental Activities, Rotational Assignments, Formal Training.................................................... 34
Mentoring and Coaching................................................................................................................... 35
PMDP COMPETENCY WORKSHEETS.......................................................................................... 36
Completing the PMDP Worksheets.................................................................................................. 37
PMDP Competency Worksheets...................................................................................................... 40
1. What do I need to know about PMDP, and why it is so important for the Agency? (Refer to "Purpose," page 10).
- It is the Agency’s preferred approach for career development of the NASA project management workforce.
- PMDP increasingly determines which NASA project managers get which projects.
- PMDP results in a more accurate Individual Development Plan and saves the Agency money in training and development activities.
- PMDP is accomplished at Center-level, and is verified and validated at Agency level by NASA Academy.
2. What are the levels in PMDP? (Refer to "PMDP Levels," page 15).
- Level 1 Capability is a Project Team Member who performs fundamental, basic and routine activities while gaining subject matter expertise in the various Job Performance Areas of PMDP. The metrics for achievement of performance requirements are geared towards recall of appropriate Level 1 basic policies/procedures and application of appropriate policies/procedures in work and developmental activities.
- Level 2 Capability is a Subsystem Manager who performs in management of a simple project that contributes to a larger system effort. Metrics for achievement of performance requirements include recall and application of appropriate Level 1 and Level 2 knowledge/skills, and adaptation to specific situations and challenges in a Level 2 project environment.
- Level 3 Capability is a Systems Manager who performs in management of a more complex project, and takes leadership responsibility and management in the initiation and development of content/skill areas specified in the PMDP model, and demonstrates successful top-level management of subordinate elements that are developing in parallel (systems integration). Metrics for achievement of performance requirements include recall, application, and adaptation of appropriate Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 knowledge/skills, and an extension of application, analysis and synthesis of original solutions to project situations and challenges in a Level 3 project environment. In addition, the evaluation, assessment and development of Level 1 and Level 2 personnel becomes critical.
- Level 4 Capability is a Program Manager: that performs in management of a complex program or a set of complex projects with multiple associated interfaces, sets the organizational climate for the overall effort, and effectively adapts to political and strategic realities so that the overall effort remains viable (boundary-spanning). Metrics for achievement of performance requirements include the requirements of all previous PMDP levels, and the additional application of appropriate and substantiated criteria (experiential and original) to PM situations and challenges in a Level 4 program environment. In addition, policy development and evaluation and the assessment and development of all previous PMDP levels becomes critical.
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