This annual event is attended by executives from the fortune 500 companies as well as other global business leaders. The main topic of this year’s forum is innovation.

Dr. Frame delivered a presentation titled “Agile Project Management: Re-thinking PMBOK, CMM, ISO 9000 and Other Standards” at the opening ceremony.

UMT Successfully Passed DETC Five-year Re-accreditation and Gained DBA, June 11, 2007

The University of Management and Technology (UMT) is pleased to announce it has been re-accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC, www.detc.org). UMT received notice that the commission’s decision was effective 9 June 2007. DETC accreditation is granted on a five-year cycle, so UMT’s next re-accreditation is scheduled to occur in 2012.

As a DETC-accredited institution, UMT completes an extensive self-evaluation review and then invites independent peer-review of all aspects of the institution’s operations. The overall accreditation process includes reviews of curriculum and courses by subject matter experts; enrollment, tuition and grading policies; student services; financial and accounting practices; and long-term planning. Dr. Eric Kirkland, Vice President, led the re-accreditation effort. He stated, “We are delighted to receive the news. This has been an intense, year-long effort by everyone involved. We’re especially grateful for the support and guidance we received throughout the process by Mr. Michael Lambert, DETC’s Executive Director, Ms. Nan Bayster, Director of Accreditation, and the whole DETC staff.”

The Accrediting Commission also granted initial accreditation to a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program. The DBA program is a practice-oriented, professional doctoral program intended for executives and senior managers who want to expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities to the fullest extent possible. Graduates will possess the knowledge and experience to assume advanced positions in the management of organizations. A combination of analytical, practical, and research-based approaches is used to equip graduates with an understanding of management thought and practices, as well as a theoretical, philosophical, and real-world understanding of business administration principles and practices. Consistent with AACSB guidelines, the curriculum includes courses on ethical and global issues, the influence of political, social, legal and regulatory, environmental and technological issues, and the impact of demographic diversity on organizations. In addition, the curriculum includes foundation courses in behavioral science, economics, and mathematics and statistics, as well as emphasizing written and oral communication. The first DBA class is expected to begin its studies in the fall.

Yanping Chen: In terms of program/project knowledge, there’s the question of how to internally share that knowledge, and also how to pass it on generation after generation. NASA and all the space agencies document knowledge, and they encourage internal sharing of documents. That has been done quite sufficiently the past two or three decades. But not sharing across boundaries. That concerns me. NASA has been called to take the lead in human exploration of space. That’s not a mission that one country can accomplish—that has to be an international endeavor. It has to involve many nations— however it’s difficult for all the space agencies to share knowledge outside of themselves. Greg pointed out that you need to find a common platform to be able to share the knowledge that you have.

In terms of generations, that has been a challenge in NASA and also in other agencies, in the Chinese and Japanese space agencies. Knowledge can be kept. You can document stories. But there is also a kind of a spirit, an inspiration that is very often lost in the translation across the generations. So how can you capture that part?

The entire interview is published on VOL. 2 Issue 2 of the ASK OCE -- "a biweekly e-newsletter that provides a means for regular communication with NASA's technical workforce about best practices, lessons learned, and new developments at the Agency and throughout the world."*

* Source: http://appel.nasa.gov/askoce/

Other schools that have been accredited by PMI GAC include:

• University of Maryland
• Boston University
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• The University of Texas at Dallas
• Groupe ESC Lille ISGI
• Western Carolina University
• University of Quebec

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Over 160 students and faculty attended the ceremony. So far, the UMT-Peking program has successfully launched 4 classes.

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