Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional 3.0 – Reinvention!

Oswalt, Ivar; Osmond, Sean; Petty, Mikel; Weisel, Eric; Brent, Linda; Gordon, Steven; Lynch, Alan; Reed, Gregory; Stone, George; Wells, Fuzzy; Finkelstein, Neal

Career certification plays a key role in establishing the legitimacy of any occupational field. For modeling and simulation (M&S), this recognition is earned primarily through becoming a Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional (CMSP). Achieving CMSP certification means that an individual has the education, experience, professional standing, ethics, and knowledge required of a true M&S professional. Yet, CMSP processes and criteria need to evolve with the times. Adjacent technologies are emerging, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, that drive change in M&S; applications are envisioned in new domains like space warfare and multi-domain operations; and a new breed of tech-savvy and process weary inductees is joining the M&S ranks. Being a CMSP demonstrates knowledge and currency in a constantly changing career field that goes beyond proficiency demonstrated by academic degrees, experience, or government or corporate affiliation. There is a constant need to educate, inform, and reach out; any certification program needs to be regularly revisited to remain relevant. An M&S community-led update of the CMSP program, now nearing completion, identified key initiatives and ongoing activities to increase the demand signal, improve awareness, restructure the certification process, coexist with other M&S and related certificates, increase certificate holder engagement, consider new certifications and sub-certifications, revise and update the exam, and develop and implement a marketing plan. This article describes where the review and update processes stand today and provides a roadmap to an exciting and renewed CMSP program that will benefit the next generation of M&S professionals.

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Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional 3.0 – Reinvention!