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A schedule is a time-model of how you as the supplier or manager plan on executing your project. It represents the project scope, resources, assumptions and constraints of the project. Like a cost model, the time model or schedule should respond to changes.

Many of our clients are looking to implement an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to satisfy reporting requirements for EVM on US federal contracts (FAR 52.234-4, DFAR 252.234-7001, or equivalent), whether they have an existing requirement, or potential future requirement.

For many years, Deltek's Micro-Frame Program Manager (MPM) has been the backbone of many Earned Value Management systems.  It provided a simplistic cost engine for a single program environment that could be integrated with scheduling data to meet the needs of even government programs.  

INTRODUCTION:

In 2012, OSD Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analysis (PARCA) introduced the Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID) DI-MGHT-81861.

For many years, Deltek's Micro-Frame Program Manager (MPM) has been the backbone of many Earned Value Management Systems.  It provided a simplistic cost engine for a single program environment that could be integrated with scheduling data to meet the needs of even government programs. 

For many years, Deltek's Micro-Frame Program Manager (MPM) has been the backbone of many Earned Value Management systems.  It has been providing a simplistic cost engine for a single program environment that could be integrated with scheduling data to meet the EVM reporting needs of government programs, but the software will soon be phased out by Deltek.  

Project Management (PM) tool selection can be a daunting task. Many organizations drive their PM tool selection without understanding exactly how these tools will be used, who will use them, and how they will be accepted within an organization. If you select the wrong PM tools they are likely to end up sitting on a shelf and delaying any improvement to your PM capabilities.

What's the foremost risk to implementing Project Management improvements? The same thing that threatens any business change initiative. It requires change!