Engineering Philosophy vs. Engineering Management:

ASEM Professional Certification Programs

DAVID A. WYRICK, PHD, PE, PEM

PAST PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Dean, School of Science and Engineering, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco

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Outline

• A bit about ASEM

• History of the EMBOK

• Certifications

• Professional Development

• Summary

• Discussion

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ASEM – American Society for Engineering Management

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• The society for engineering management

• Founded in 1979 in Missouri, USA

• Now 7 regions, worldwide

• Serving engineering managers and the EM

profession around the world

History of the EMBOK

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• 2006: Guide to the Engineering Management Certification – BOK by EMCI, published by ASME, with other societies

• 2010: 2nd edition published by ASME with ASEM support

• 2012: Guide to EMBOK 3rd edition published by ASEM as sole authoring society

• 4th edition now underway

Guide to the EMBOK, 3rd Ed.

• General engineering management

• Leadership and organizational management

• Strategic planning

• Financial resource management

• Project management

• Operations and supply chain management

• Marketing and sales management (in Engineering Orgs)

• Management of Technology, research, and development

• Systems engineering

• Legal issues in engineering management

• Professional codes of conduct and engineering ethics

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ASEM Certifications

• Individual Certifications

– AEM (Associate Engineering Manager)

– PEM (Professional Engineering Manager)

• Masters degree program certifications

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Professional Certifications

• Demonstrate basic level of competence

• Based on a body of knowledge

• Limited in time

• Require continuous professional development

• Independent, third party verification of proficiency

• Non-governmental

• Portable

• E.g., CPA, PEM, PMP, ATP© ASEM.org

ASEM AEM Certification

• Associate Engineering Manager

• For early-career technical professionals

• 3-year period of validity

• Requires

– Education

– Training/work experience

– Exam and Fee (Certification Fee for some*)

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ASEM AEM Certification

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*Any combination of 40 hours of documented training related to three or more domains of the EMBOK and/or any combination of two years of a) professional experience or b) managing knowledge workers in a technology-based enterprise.

ASEM PEM Certification

• Professional Engineering Manager

• For experienced technical professionals

• Valid for 3 years

• Requires

– Education

– Professional management experience

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ASEM PEM Certification

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*Managing projects or programs related to three or more of the domains of the EMBOK and/or managing knowledge workers in a technology-based enterprise **Completion of an ASEM sponsored “Managing Knowledge Workers Training Program” or “PEM Test Preparation class” of at least 24 hours reduces the experience requirement by one year.

Masters Program Certification

• Requires self-study document

– Faculty

– Curriculum

– Admissions

– Administrative Support

• Requires site visit

• Certification decision

• Certification is valid for 4 years

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ASEM Professional Development

• ASEM Short Courses

– AEM and PEM preparation courses

– “Managing Knowledge Workers” program

– 12 modules for executive and operations

• Webinars

• International Annual Conference

• Engineering Management Journal

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Summary• Theory meets engineering management in the

EM field

• Introduced ASEM

• Guide to the EMBOK

• ASEM Certifications

– AEM, PEM, Masters Programs

• ASEM Professional Development

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Acknowledgments

• Bill Daughton, ASEM Executive Director

• Rod Grubb, ASEM Director for Professional

Development and Continuing Education

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Questions and Discussion

E-mail: asem-hq@mst.edu

Webpage: http://www.asem.org

Certification and Education:

http://www.asem.org/asemweb-education.html

Me: d.wyrick@aui.ma

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Thank you!

谢谢

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Merci!

¡Gracias!

Tack!

Danke!

شكرا