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Pinnacle's Deltek Open Plan Implementation Services

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Friday, May 29, 2009

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Deltek PPM, Government & Public Sector

Deltek Open Plan can be implemented as a single-project scheduling tool, perhaps as part of an Earned Value Management System, or as part of a complete Enterprise Project Management application serving hundreds or thousands of projects and users.

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Deltek Open Plan Overview

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Friday, May 29, 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, Government & Public Sector, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

Deltek Open Plan is a mature, Critical Path Method (CPM) based project-scheduling engine.

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Deltek wInsight Implementation

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Thursday, May 28, 2009

Categories: Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Deltek PPM

Deltek wInsight can be implemented standalone but is nearly always implemented along with a cost engine and a scheduling engine as part of an Earned Value Management system.

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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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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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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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