PMI Backs Federal PM Reform

  ProjectsAtWork  

The Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 has been introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives with support and influence from the Project Management Institute. The legislation seeks to improve program management practices and bolster workforce development in the U.S. government.

New legislation was introduced late yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives that will make significant improvements to program and project management policy in the U.S. government. Presented by Congressmen Todd Young (R-IN) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the “Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015” (HR 2144) is a key initiative that will enable the Government Efficiency Caucus of the U.S. Congress to implement leading practices in project and program management across the U.S. government.

Working as a resource and advisor to the co-Chairs of the Caucus and respective sponsors of this legislation, a team from the Project Management Institute (PMI) provided research, insights and feedback from the profession on leading practices that the U.S. government should adopt and implement to reform federal program management practices. Among those reforms included in the legislation are:

1. Creation of a formal job series and career path for program managers in the federal government.

2. Development of a standards-based model for …

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