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Setting Up a Project Management Office

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Earned Value Management (EVM), Enterprise Project Controls (EPC), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Technology, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Deltek PPM, Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector, Training, Microsoft EPM, forProject Technology, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

The role of a Project Management Office (PMO) differs greatly across industries and companies; there is no standard PMO model for ensuring success.  The most effective PMO structure closely supports a company’s corporate culture, its’ business needs and current Project Management capabilities.  This means that a Project Management Office must evolve along with its’ customers need and capabilities.

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Primavera Prosight Joins the Project Portfolio Management Market

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Thursday, May 14, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Technology, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector

Primavera ProSight joins the growing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) space - so how good is it and what is it about? There are many new players who have introduced products in this growing market and others who have made a point of acquiring products to add to their product suite and their capabilities.

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The Spiral Method and EVMS

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Technology, Government & Public Sector, Training

The Spiral method is an iterative approach to developing software used on many contracts. The contract will specify capabilities that are required and include multiple iterations/spirals, each with its own requirements, design, implement and test cycles.

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EVM for Federal Construction Agencies Mandating Earned Value

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Deltek PPM, Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, forProject Technology

As commercial construction opportunities decline, more companies are turning to Federal contracts.  

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What is Enterprise Risk Management?

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Earned Value Management (EVM), Enterprise Project Controls (EPC), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Government & Public Sector, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

The area of Enterprise Risk Management is different from Risk Management in Projects and Programs.  It deals with the management of threats and opportunities to an entire Organization and is increasingly used in the Public and Private sector at both Operational and Strategic levels.

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Primavera ProSight for Portfolio Management

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Technology, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector

Whether you using Primavera ProSight for IT project requests, Application Rationalization, New Product Development or Capital Programs we can guide you in adopting a solution.

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Evaluating Project Management Software

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Monday, December 29, 2008

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Earned Value Management (EVM), Enterprise Project Controls (EPC), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Technology, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Deltek PPM, Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, forProject Technology, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

We have helped dozens of organizations evaluate project management software and implement it for various purposes.  Additionally, we are often called in to fix an unsuccessful implementation and get to observe what worked and what didn’t.

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Adoption of Enterprise Project Management

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Saturday, December 27, 2008

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Technology, Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector, Training, Microsoft EPM, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

Virtually no one in the Project Management space addresses the real challenge in implementing Enterprise Project Management systems… Adoption.  There are some practitioners who talk about cultural change, but they tend to have a narrow focus on getting executive sponsorship.  This sponsorship is essential but in no way guarantees success.

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