# Presentation: 678452

## Partnership Management Team

- A Brief History

## Partnership Management Team

- December 1992 SCS-ARS Meeting - Technology Information Systems Focus
- July 1993 MOU between SCS and ARS - Technology Information Systems Focus
- First PMT meeting - November 1993

## SCS/ARS/Partnering on Information

**ARS/SCS/Others**

**SCS/Others**

**SCS/ARS**

**ARS/SCS**

**SCS/ARS**

**SCS/ARS/Others**

**SCS/ARS**

**PARTNERING  DOWN**

## Partnership Management Team

- SCS Reorganization
- PMT Reestablished late in 1994
- Charge given by Principals
- Initial input from reports of 4 workgroups established at 1992 meeting

## Partnership Management Team

- Focus of PMT broadened to include all NRCS research needs
- More delays
- Jim Bonta and Frank Geter take the reigns in early 1997 and progress is made

## Partnership Management Team

- Web site established http://www.nps.ars.usda.gov/pmt/
- Protocols, duties established
- Pilot test conducted early 1998
- Full scale survey of NRCS research and technology needs conducted in mid 1998
- NRCS used results in deciding FY ‘99 technology development assignments

## Partnership Management Team

- NRCS institutionalized PMT and PMT processes in a new Research Policy adopted in 1999.
- NRCS hires Fen Hunt as Research Coordinator and to serve as Executive Secretary to the PMT.

## Partnership Management Team (PMT)

**Partnership Management Team (PMT)**

**NRCS / ARS /CSREES**
**Partnership Management **
**Concept**

**Notes:**
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-Presentation of a proposal to implement a partnership between the NRCS and ARS
-In a nutshell, the partnership will facilitate a process to identify and prioritize national, natural-resource needs within the NRCS, and for ARS to focus its resources to address the NRCSneeds. 
-outline will be vision, mission, background, functions of the PMT, status, structure (emphasizing the need for a position to manage the process), and benefits to both ARS and NRCS
-the partnership is referred to as the P.. M.. T..., or PMT

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## PMT Vision

- Development of science-based technology and information to conserve, improve, and sustain our nation’s natural resources and environment

## Why the PMT

**Why the PMT**

**ARS has a primary responsibility to provide science-based natural resources technology to NRCS. **
**CSREES and NRCS fund extramural research.**
**PMT helps NRCS obtain research services from all sources and assists ARS and CSREES to focus research resources.**

## PMT

**     ****NRCS**
**Deputy Chief**** ****	**

**ARS ****	**

- The PMT Serves a Staff Function

**PMT**

**ARS**
**Associate Deputy**
**Administrator**

**CSREES**
**Deputy Administrator**

## PMT Structure

**PMT**

**Prioritization**
**Committee**

**Exec Secretary & Assistant**

**Technical**
**Work Groups**

## FY 99 NRCS Needs Initiative

- Began May 1998, Ended August 1998
- 541 Needs Submitted in Total
- 289 were Classified Research Needs
- 252 were Classified Technology Needs

## SWAPA Research Needs

## Some Results

- 134 High Priority Research Needs
- 41 Judged not to be Research
- 12 Potential Multi-location Projects Identified to Address all 134

## Slide 16

## Prioritization Process for Research Needs

- Research
- Needs

- Exec
- Sec’y

- PMT

- NRCS, ARS,
- AND CSREES
- Principals

- Prioritization
- Committee
- (PC)

- Technical
- Work Groups

- Programmatic
- Review

- Technical
- Review

**Prioritization Process for Research Needs**

## Project Development

**Project Development**

- PMT

- ARS

- CSREES

- NRCS

- PMT

- Exec
- Sec’y

**Decide how R and D need will be filled**

**Tracking and Monitoring Projects**

## Slide 19

## Encourage Adoption of New Technology

- PMT

- Products

- Encourage Training

- Advocate Integration

- Recommend Changes

- Incorporate into FOTG

- Through the Agency Principals:

## Slide 21

## Pilot Project

- Tested the procedures for collection and prioritization of NRCS research and technology needs
- Pilot initiated by the PMT in the NRCS Midwest Region (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)

## Pilot Project

- Began Sept. 1997, Ended March 1998
- With some revision, process was applied in FY99 NRCS Needs Initiative

## Benefits of the PMT to ARS

- Increased relevancy of ARS program to needs of NRCS
- Improved means of acquiring and prioritizing research needs of a major customer
- Improved process for documenting ARS accountability to GPRA

## Benefits of the PMT to ARS

- Best use made of ARS resources to meet national high priority needs
- Increased use of ARS research results and products by NRCS raises ARS’s impact

## Benefits of PMT to NRCS

- Increased responsiveness of NRCS to field technology and research development needs
- Implements a systematic process for acquiring and prioritizing NRCS technology and research needs
- Track research that will help NRCS address its accountability

## Benefits of the PMT to NRCS

- Best use made of NRCS resources to meet national, high priority needs
- Increased customer input and access to technology development and research activities