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If this question or subsequent questions require you to focus on only one program and
you manage multiple programs, please respond based upon the program that you consider
most important to the Department of Defense (DOD). For all other questions, please
use your overall experience to provide the basis for you answer.
1. In what phase of the acquisition process is your current program effort primarily devoted? | |||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Concept refinement | ||
| 2. | Technology development | ||
| 3. | System development and demonstration | ||
| 4. | Production and deployment | ||
| 5. | Operation and support | ||
| 2. | To what extent do you feel your formal acquisition training prepared you for your role in the following areas? |
| (CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW.) |
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some extent | Little or no extent | Not applicable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Systems engineering | |||||||
| b. Business processes | |||||||
| c. Leadership | |||||||
| d. Contracting | |||||||
| e. Management | |||||||
| f. Program representation | |||||||
| g. Cost control | |||||||
| h. Programming and budgeting | |||||||
| 3. | In your opinion, what development factors -- i.e., training, experience, etc. -- contribute the most to your success as a program manager and why? (Please avoid using acronyms.) |
| 4. | To what extent do you believe that your service consistently assigns people with the skills and experience to be effective program managers? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Very great extent | ||
| 2. | Great extent | ||
| 3. | Moderate extent | ||
| 4. | Some extent | ||
| 5. | Little or no extent | ||
| 5. | Have you signed a tenure agreement? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Yes | ||
| 2. | No | ||
| 3. | Not applicable | ||
| 6. | Have you received an exemption (waiver) to the minimum tenure agreement? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Yes | ||
| 2. | No | ||
| 7. | To what extent does each of the following items motivate or provide incentive for you? |
| (CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW.) |
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some extent | Little or no extent | Not applicable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Positive feedback from the warfighter | |||||||
| b. Promotion potential | |||||||
| c. Monetary awards | |||||||
| d. Necessity to address warfigher's mission needs | |||||||
| e. Non-monetary awards | |||||||
| f. Positive feedback from reviews by PEO and other higher ups | |||||||
| g. Enhancing future job opportunities | |||||||
| 8. | What could the DOD do as an organization to provide better incentives for program managers? (Please avoid using acronyms.) |
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