Education v. Experience Career Development Plan James A. Perkins (M65) 1

Education v. ExperienceCareer Development Plan

James A. Perkins (M65)

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What is thought…

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Profile of NAVMED:

IM/IT Civilian Workforce and Occupational Series Distribution

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Figure 3: NAVMED IM/IT Civilians by Occupational Series2

1 Figures are based on FedScope.com. September 2010. 2 Figures are based on data provided by NAVMED. September 2010.

Figure 2: Distribution of NAVMED Civilian Workforce1

Of the 7% of the NAVMED civilian workforce in the IM/IT functional area, 76.6% of the employees fall within the GS-2210 occupational series.

Project Overview MethodologyWorkforce Profile Analysis

Recommendations As-Is Maps To-Be Framework


Profile of NAVMED:

IM/IT Civilian Workforce Education and GS Grade Distribution

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Figure 6: NAVMED IM/IT Education1 Figure 7: NAVMED IM/IT Grade Distribution1

1 Figures are based on data provided by NAVMED. September 2010.

67.7% of the IM/IT workforce do not have a bachelor’s degree or higher and the average grade level of the civilian IM/IT workforce is between a GS-09 and a GS-11.




Profile of NAVMED:

IM/IT Civilian Workforce Retirement Eligibility

51 Figures are based on data provided by NAVMED. September 2010.

While 30.8% of the current IM/IT civilian workforce is eligible to retire now, 56.4% of the workforce will be eligible to retire by 2020.

Figure 4: NAVMED IM/IT Retirement Eligibility1



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CIO Core Competencies

AcquisitionAcquisition

IT Security/IAIT Security/IA

Capital Planning &

Investment AssessmentCapital Planning &

Investment Assessment

Developmental Test &

Evaluation (DT&E)

Developmental Test &

Evaluation (DT&E)Performance Assessment

Models and M

ethods

Performance Assessment

Models and M

ethods

Info Resources

Strategy and

Planning

Info Resources

Strategy and

Planning

Leadership/ManagerialLeadership/Managerial12 Core

Competencies12 Core

CompetenciesProject/Change Management

Project/Change Management

Project/Program ManagementProject/Program Management

Policy and Organizational

Policy and Organizational

TechnicalTechnical

E-Govern

ment/E-Busin

ess/

E- Commerce

E-Govern

ment/E-Busin

ess/

E- Commerce


Core Competencies and Tasks

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1. Policy & OrganizationalEmploy IM/IT Doctrine and Policy

2. Technical Employ Administrative, Clinical and Navy Command SystemsDeploy Communication Systems in Theater and GarrisonEmploy Electronic Communication ProceduresPlan the Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of a Network

3. Leadership & ManagerialEmploy Personnel Resource Management Principles

4. Project/ Program ManagementEmploy Project Management Principles

5. Project/ Change ManagementEmploy Business Process Re-engineering Principles


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6. Performance Assessment: Model and Methods7. E-Government/E-Business/ E- Commerce8. Development Test & Evaluation (DT &E)

Testing and Reporting

9. Capital Planning & Investments AssessmentEmploy Portfolio Management PrinciplesDevelop a Business CaseEmploy Information Resource Management Principles

10. IT Security/ Information AssuranceEmploy IA Principles

11. AcquisitionEmploy Acquisition Management Strategy

12. Information Resource and Strategy and PlanningEmploy IM/IT Strategy and Planning

Core Competencies and Tasks (cont.)


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NIST Definition

CIO definition from NIST ResearchChief Information Officers (CIOs) are tasked by the FISMA to administer training and oversee personnel with

significant responsibilities for information security. CIOs should:• Establish overall strategy for the information security awareness and training program; • Ensure that the agency head, senior managers, system and information owners, and others understand the

concepts and strategy of the information security awareness and training program, and are informed of the progress of the program's implementation;

• Ensure that the agency's information security awareness and training program is funded; • Ensure the training of agency personnel with significant responsibilities for information security; • Ensure that all users of information systems are sufficiently trained in their security responsibilities and

other information security basics and literacy through awareness training; • Ensure that an effective information security awareness effort is developed and employed such that all

personnel are routinely or continuously exposed to awareness messages through posters, e-mail messages, logon banners, and other techniques; and

• Ensure that effective tracking and reporting mechanisms are in place


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BOTTOM-UP: JOB ALIGNMENT

COMPETENCY-BASEDORGANIZATIONS

STRATEGIC PLANNING•WORKFORCE PLANNING•PERFORMANCE

APPRAISALS•JOB ANALYSIS•COMPETENCY MODELING•

SUCCESSION PLANNING•LEARNING MAPS•CAREER PATH DEVELOPMENT

HIRING•RECRUITINGPRACTICES•LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSSTRATEGIC PLANNING•WORKFORCE

PLANNING•PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS•JOB ANALYSIS•

COMPETENCY MODELING•

CIOHIGH PERFORMINGORGANIZATIONS

TOP-DOWN: MISSION ALIGNMENT

HOW DO STAFF GOALS ALIGN WITH MISSION OBJECTIVES?

HOW TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REWARD TOP TALENT?

• Identify skills the Cyber workforce must have to succeed in the future

• Establish career paths that support a best in class workforce

• Develop and support training initiatives that focus on career progression

• Provide incentives for high performing individuals and teams

• Identify mission, goals, and objectives for the CIO

• Recognize critical business drivers that impact operations

• Develop succession plans to mitigate risk of information loss in turnover and retirement

• Plan to invest in training to achieve staff and mission objectives

The Career Development Plan aligns occupational requirements with mission and strategic goals.

Mission-Job Alignment


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Certifications available to CIOs:• College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)

– Offers a 3 ½ day Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) Certification Boot Camp and the Certified Healthcare CIO Exam

– One must apply for membership to take the exam– CHIME members must complete the following to take the CHCIO exam:

• Have a minimum of 3 Years* Professional Experience as a CIO or equivalent** 3 years �cumulative CIO experience in the past 6 years

• Submit completed application and submit $125 for application fee • Attest to uphold the CHCIO Professional Standards of Conduct

– The exam consist of the following:• The CHCIO Examination is based on 13 core tasks • 125 questions which include multiple choice, scenario-based, and independent questions• Administered on the computer• 2.5 hour Exam

– Once you’ve passed the exam, you must complete 25 qualifying Continuing Education Units (CEUs) within 12 months

* CHIME Affiliate Program participants and CHIME members who do not meet the three years professional experience as a CIO or equivalent will become CHCIO-Eligible. ** Equivalent experience: To be eligible for CHCIO status, candidates do not have to hold the job title of Chief Information Officer. If the position has roles and responsibilities that are equivalent in nature to that of a CIO, then he/she meets this requirement. Typically, CHIME members are the highest-ranking IT executives at their facility. In addition, CHIME members who qualified for membership as Corporate IT Executives also meet this requirement.

Certification & Credentials (cont)


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• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)– Offer 2 Certifications

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) • Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS)

– Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems exam is designated for subject matter experts in health IT

– CPHIMS Exam – Members $300; Non Members $375– The CPHIMS exam has 115 multiple choice questions and takes 2.5 hours to complete – To apply for CPHIMS Exam a candidate must:

• Fulfill one of the following requirements for education and work experience– BA degree, or global equivalent, plus five (5) years of associated information and management systems

experience* or three (3) of those years associated in Info and Mgmt Sys in healthcare– Graduate degree, or global equivalent, plus three (3) years of associated information and management systems

experience* or two (2) of those years associated in Info and Mgmt Sys in healthcare

* Associated information and management systems experience includes functional areas: administration/management, clinical information systems, e-health, information systems, or management engineering



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• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)– Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) Examinations – Less than 5 years experience in health IT– CAHIMS Exam – Members $300 Non Members $375– This exam is for the following:

• Individuals looking to work in a healthcare setting or mid-level professionals seeking career change• Those who want to learn more about health IT, including clinicians• Non-IT professionals, working in other departments, who work as an extension of the IT department• Those enrolled in an academic program at the undergraduate or graduate level, i.e. healthcare informatics, CAHME-

accredited program, Masters in Healthcare Administration, or others students• Veterans returning from active duty

* Associated information and management systems experience includes functional areas: administration/management, clinical information systems, e-health, information systems, or management engineering



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Education and TrainingTraining Programs available to CIOs:• iCollege Training Programs

– No charge for DoD students including all Advanced Management Program (AMP) courses offerings*– Must have a Bachelor Degree and must be a GS 12 or higher– 2 Advanced Management Program (14 weeks per AMP)

• Chief Information Officer Certificate• Cyber Leadership Certificate**

– 4 types of CIO related programs which are stand alone certificate and concentration for a Master’s Degree (5 weeks per course)

• Chief Information Officer (CIO) Program• Cyber Security Program (Cyber-S)• Enterprise Architecture (EA) • Cyber Leadership Program (Cyber-L)

• Carnegie Mellon University- Heinz College – Federal CIO Certificate Program (1 calendar year- 16 months)– Certificate to Degree Option

• 5 CIO Certificate Courses count toward a Master of Science in Information Technology (MIST) degree

– Master Program• One Year Track• 16 months Track

* May not include special offerings such as executive or special seminars. ** AMP based on CIO Certificate Cyber-L


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Education and Training (cont)

• The Institute of CIO Excellence– Offers CIO Officers Training Program

• Historical trends of the modern CIO• 5-step IT Alignment process to create strategic business value• How to build a business case when ROI isn’t enough: Understanding the importance of intangibles for proposed IT projects• The principles of leadership- how a CIO should use theses principles to strengthen the IT process• Political communications & Politics

– Offers Certified Information Executive (CIE) Certification online course• Course was designed for CIOs in small and large organizations

– Both programs are two day courses and the exam is administered on the last day of the course

• University of MD-University College– Federal Executive CIO Certificate Program*– Online Program

• 12 month certification track• Partnership with the federal government to meet the needs of government IT professionals**

*The fees and books for this certificate program are included in the tuition rate ** Partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration's CIO University


Best Practices

Provides a set of generic guidelines based on successful experiences of a number of organizations•IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)•Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)•SEI – Capability Maturity Model (CMM)•Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)•Lean Six Sigma

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