August 7, 2008 Vol. 1 Issue 7
The Academy’s four-level career development framework is the basis for determining what training, work assignments, and developmental activities are right for you.
The career development framework represents a progression through four levels of increasing responsibility over the course of an individual career:
- project team member or technical engineer
- small project manager or subsystem lead
- large project manager or systems manager
- program or very large project manager
The four career levels have been fully integrated with the competency model to determine the professional experiences and development activities that demonstrate the ability to perform at a given level.
| Program or very Large Project Manager | ||
| Core course: Executive Program Mentoring Leadership by example in knowledge sharing |
Manages complex program or set of projects with tightly coupled interfaces | |
| Large Project Manager or Systems Manager | ||
| Core course: Advanced Project Management & Systems Engineering Mentoring In-depth courses Participation in knowledge sharing activities |
Manages complex project and/or contributes to leadership of larger project/program management | |
| Small Project Manager or Subsystem Lead | ||
| Core course: Project Management & Systems Engineering In-depth courses Participation in knowledge sharing activities |
Performs simple project/subsystem management or contributes to complex management | |
| Project Team Member or Technical Engineer | ||
| Core course: Foundations of Aerospace at NASA Developmental learning assignments and on-the-job training Attendance at technical conferences or knowledge sharing activities |
Performs and/or contributes to fundamental, basic and routine project activities | |
