Executive Alliance Program

The A&D SIG’s Executive Alliance Program is established to form a mutual beneficial relationship between the A&D SIG, other SIG components, and other "not for profit" corporations, governmental agencies, professional organizations, and/or educational institutions. These alliances are created in order to provide both organizations with potential cross marketing opportunities, shared speakers, and mutual event sponsorships, and thereby increasing and improving member’s benefits to both parties. It would also provide shared learning experiences and support between the organizations.

General
It is the policy of the PMI A&D SIG to use a formal process for evaluating any proposed relationship with an outside non-profit professional organization. The decision to form an alliance will take into account the strategic and tactical needs of both the A&D SIG and the other organization. The decision will take into account the capacity of both organizations to honor the commitments integral to a successful alliance. The intent of any alliance will be to create a win-win situation for both parties.

Types of Alliances
An alliances will be classified at Level 1 or Level 2 Alliances, depending on the amount of commitment and resources needed for the goals of the proposed alliance to be met:

Level 1 Alliance - This level requires minimum resources and commitment to reach the mutual alliance goals for both parties. An example might be an alliance between another professional organization to cross-market events by distributing flyers at meetings or making presentations.

Level 2 Alliance - This level requires a more significant amount of resources and commitment by both parties for the goals to be met. An example might be an agreement with a professional organization to jointly sponsor national conferences, where program teams from both organizations must tightly coordinate activities.

The A&D SIG Agency and Corporate Sponsorship Program, recognizing the value of having agency and corporate sponsors, will support the development and fostering of opportunities to form sponsorships between the SIG and their primary customers. In establishing such relationships, the A&D SIG will be more responsive to the needs of government agencies and contractors in the aerospace and defense industry while serving the SIG members with increased benefits of stronger sponsorship by organizational executives and the internal organizational support that encourages A&D SIG membership participation in SIG activities.

View the Alliance Evaluation Criteria.