{"id":2464,"date":"2008-04-16T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2008\/04\/16\/a-profession-that-needs-to-be-renamed\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:12:03","slug":"a-profession-that-needs-to-be-renamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/a-profession-that-needs-to-be-renamed\/","title":{"rendered":"A Profession That Needs To Be Renamed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contract management is a critical process. I\u2019ve addressed that in a previous video podcast.<\/p>\n

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But, after attending the NCMA conference this week, I am not so sure I like the job title \u201ccontract manager\u201d or the profession title \u201ccontract management.\u201d<\/p>\n

As I spoke to attendees at the conference and asked what their role was, I often got the response \u201ccontract manager.\u201d And the problem was that it took at least one additional question to get a clear picture of what exactly their role was. Those roles included:<\/p>\n

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  1. They were a government employee responsible for purchasing goods and\/or services<\/li>\n
  2. They were a private company\/government contractor employee responsible for selling goods and\/or services to the government<\/li>\n
  3. They were a government contractor employee responsible for purchasing goods and\/or services<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And, in government, it seems that the term \u201cacquisition\u201d is used more commonly than procurement, purchasing, and supply management. So couldn\u2019t we just call ourselves Acquisition Contract Managers and Client Contract Managers or Sales Contract Managers?<\/p>\n

    The purpose of titles for jobs and professions is to communicate what we do. I\u2019m not so sure that \u201cContract Manager\u201d is specific enough.<\/p>\n

    But maybe it\u2019s just me\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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