Pinnacle Insights

When Earned Value is applied to Government sponsored programs via the EIA-748 guidelines, all program resources must be accounted for in the EV data elements. These include direct labor, materials and subcontracts as well as applicable indirect costs.

At the beginning of February I attended the NDIA IPMD Winter 2019 meeting in Melbourne, FL. With many topics discussed, the EVMIG was one of much anticipation.

During the NDIA Integrated Program Management Division (IPMD) Winter Meeting in Melbourne, FL, Randy Steeno of NDIA discussed the updates contained in the EIA-748, Revision D, which was published by SAE on January 8th, 2019.

The College of Performance Management (CPM) recently announced the Keynote Sessions for the IPM Workshop in November this year. 

Tool. Check. Training. Check. After an organization has invested in technology and trained its users it is often assumed the job is done.  But that is just the beginning. 

This article is part of a series on the roles and responsibilities involved in performing Integrated Program Management. Other articles included in this series are:

• Master Scheduler Roles & Responsibilities
• Earned Value (EV) Analyst Roles & Responsibilities

The Control Account Manager, or CAM, plays a critical role in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS). 

On June 28th, Deltek announced the release of their newest government contract management software - CostPoint Contract Management. 

Pinnacle is pleased to attend the very First Annual Empower User's Group Workshop by Encore Analytics. 

This event will be held on Wednesday July 18th - Thursday July 19th, 2018 at The Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach, CA.

Lia Briggs, one of Pinnacle's management consultant's will be in attendance.