Pinnacle Insights

Implementing enterprise software can be a challenge for even the most mature organizations. Understanding requirements, selecting the right software, planning the entire implementation, installing and configuring the software, integrating with other systems, deploying to users, managing organizational change -- the list goes on and on

Pinnacle Management successfully completed an EVMS implementation for the Consortium for Ocean Leadership located in Washington, DC.  The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is a DC-based nonprofit organization that represents more than 100 of the leading public and private ocean research and education institutions, aquaria and industry with the mission to advance research, education and sound ocean policy.  

Our experience and industry research indicates that it is significantly more effective to provide integrated Process and Tool training – rather than just let Project Managers and others struggle to map generic tool training to your real-world processes.   Read about the benefits of integrating process and tool training.

In the Public sector and Private sector, Pinnacle often uses Deltek Cobra as part of an Earned Value Management System.  In all cases Cobra must be integrated a scheduling tool: Microsoft Project (MSP), Microsoft Project Server or often Oracle Primavera.

Pinnacle has implemented a number of Integrated Project Management systems using Deltek Costpoint, a Project oriented ERP System, to provide project performance analysis.

Government agencies are increasingly requiring Contractors to implement EVM Systems, but often the Contractors don’t have the experience to get the job done. Pinnacle’s proven approach to people, processes and tools ensures a successful and sustainable EVM Systems implementation. 

One of our Practice Leaders, Gary Harvey, presented to corporate business leaders and industry experts various best practices for improving their chances of winning contracts and getting projects off on the right foot. Gary provided strategies for using Earned Value Management planning methods and Deltek tools to streamline the proposal development and contract negotiation processes, resulting in valuable savings of upfront time and financial investment during the sales cycle.

Is your Project Management Office (PMO) an effective and strategic entity that helps project managers across the organization? Traditionally, PMOs have been departmentally based and effective only within their own departments or silos of responsibility.