Contract Management Competency Crosswalks
NCMA’s Contract Management Standard™ (CMS™) is the basis for the Contract Management Body of Knowledge® (CMBOK®) and the Certified Professional Contract Manager™ (CPCM) and Certified Contract Management Associate (CCMA) certifications. Visit the CMS™ webpage to learn more!
The CMS™ domains, competencies, and job tasks are universal and applicable across the contract management profession to all practice areas: industry, federal, state/local, commercial, international, etc. The following matrices provide a crosswalk of these domains, competencies, and job tasks to demonstrate applicability to various roles, regulatory bodies, and practice areas.
CMBOK® Seventh Edition-AOF: The following matrix cross-references the competencies of the CMBOK® Seventh edition, with the attributes of the Acquisition of the Future (AOF) movement. Please note that CMBOK® competencies 1.0 – 4.0 are from the CMS™ Third Edition [American National Standard ANSI/NCMA ASD 1-2019 (R2022)].
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CMS™-CCMA Competence Bridge: The following matrix shows how the NCMA CMS™ Third Edition provides the structure to determine workforce competences as assessed by the Certified Contract Management Associate (CCMA) certification.
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CMS™ Third Edition-FAR: The following matrix cross-references the competencies of the NCMA CMS Third Edition with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
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CMS™-FAR-OPM-AW: The following matrix cross-references 1) the competencies of the CMS™, 3rd Edition [American National Standard ANSI/NCMA ASD 1-2019 (R2022) ] with: 2) the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR) Parts; and 3) the competencies identified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Acquisition Workforce (AW) certifications.
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CMS™-North Carolina Administrative Code: The following matrix cross-references the competencies of the NCMA CMS™ Third Edition with the North Carolina Admin Code.
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