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When evaluating whether to enter into any alliance,
the A&D SIG BoD will determine whether the proposed alliance
is aligned with the following purpose, vision and mission of the
A&D SIG:
Purpose
To educate it’s A&D SIG members, share and exchange information
between other project managers in the aerospace and defense industry,
and assist in carrying out the objectives of, and provide support
to, the Project Management Institute.
Vision
To advance the state-of-the-art of project management for aerospace
and defense project management professionals.
Mission
To provide increasing benefits and value to our membership across
the A&D industry through professional development learning and
exchanging ideas and experiences.
If the proposed alliance is aligned with the purpose,
vision, and mission of the A&D SIG, the next step will be to
evaluate the proposed alliance to determine if it advances the long-term
interests of the chapter as identified in the strategic plan. After
this evaluation, the proposed alliance will be evaluated to determine
whether it is aligned with the chapter's alliance strategy.
If the evaluation passes the criteria, the following
will be asked about the proposed alliance:
- Why are we looking at an alliance now?
- What do we want to achieve from the alliance?
- Is an alliance the best way for us to achieve our
goals?
- What resources are we willing to commit to this
relationship?
- How do the culture and the values of the other
organization fit with ours?
- How much control are we willing to cede to an alliance
partner?
- Can this relationship really be a win-win?
- For example, will an alliance with another professional
organization increase their membership and ours or will we be
competing?
- What are the details of the proposed alliance partner's
organization, such as their management capabilities and the intention
of key alliance sponsors to remain in the partner organization?
- What do we know about the key champion in the partner
organization - the individual who will carry the flag of this
alliance within their own organization?
- What is the strategic potential for our organization
of a partnership with this candidate?
In this relationship, what is the A&D SIG risk exposure in
terms of both embedded and migratory knowledge transfer?
- In this relationship, what is the estimated potential
financial risk exposure for A&D SIG?
Agreements with other organizations - what alliances, etc., are
currently in force and how will they relate to ours?
- Code of conduct - do they have one? Does it stick?
How does it align with PMI's?
Strategic alliance track record - is there a successful history
of working with other organizations in an alliance framework?
- The final step in the analysis will be to determine
whether the required resource commitment needs can be made at
this time and whether it is worth committing the A&D SIG resources
in order to reach the goals of the alliance.
Responsibility
It will be the responsibility of the VC Membership to create and
maintain an alliance strategy document. The strategy will include
the target organizations for alliances for the current year and
the reasons for the proposed alliances. It will be the responsibility
of the A&D SIG to assign a separate board member as a sponsor
to create the proposal for any alliance and present it to the board.
Approval
The board shall approve all alliances. Level 2 Alliances, because
of their draw on resources will require a detailed alliance proposal.
Level 1 Alliances will only require a brief presentation by the
sponsor providing the benefits and costs of the proposed alliance.
Implementation
When an alliance is approved, the A&D SIG BoD will appoint a
relationship manager who will be responsible for drawing up the
agreement between A&D SIG and the partner organization and maintaining
the relationship and developing the resource budgets. The relationship
manager will ensure that the goals of the relationship are being
met and will prepare a report to the board annually on whether the
relationship should be continued for the next year.
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