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Using EVM to Manage Fixed Priced Construction Contracts

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Thursday, June 28, 2012

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

Pinnacle has worked across many industries to implement Earned Value Management (EVM). One trend we are seeing in the Private Sector is the use of EVM to maximize profit on Fixed Price contracts.

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What to Do When Key EPM / EVM Stakeholders Disagree

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Monday, June 25, 2012

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 recently had a prospect that asked us to build a Roadmap for an Enterprise Project Management and an Earned Value Management system. They have a mix of private sector work and also government work requiring EVMS.  At the CFO, COO level they were convinced that knew what they needed.

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What is Deltek wInsight?

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Monday, June 25, 2012

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

Deltek wInsight is the market leader for Earned Value Management System (EVMS) data analysis, reporting and business intelligence. It provides a complete set of EVM charts and reports that can be used interactively, included in presentations or output as hardcopy.

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EVM Planning and EVM Tools Used to Improve Proposal Development

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Monday, June 18, 2012

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

As we've said before, developing a proposal for a US Government Agency can be a very dynamic and often a chaotic process. In the rush to get the proposal out the door the basic planning processes are often forgotten.

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Using Microsoft Project and Deltek Cobra to Support the Proposal Process

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Sunday, June 17, 2012

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

Developing a proposal for a US Government Agency can be a very dynamic process.  The proposal process tends to get chaotic and fast paced near submittal time.  This is especially true when your client is pressing for multiple revisions to get to your Best and Final offer.  

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Microsoft Project and Deltek Cobra in a Hosted Environment

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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

EVM Systems are now being seen in Hosted or Mixed environments.  Pinnacle has recently implemented an EVM solution with Microsoft Project on a client site and Deltek Cobra and Deltek wInsight hosted  with a Secure Cloud Hosting partner. Our client also uses a hosted accounting system, Deltek GCS Premier. 

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Primavera P6, Version 8 for Product Lifecycle and Project Management

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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

Oracle Primavera P6 V8 has proven itself as an excellent enterprise tool. By continuing to add capabilities for all Enterprise Stakeholders and by integrating with Oracle ERP and other Oracle Enterprise tools, Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) and Oracle Business Process Management (BPM) for example; Primavera P6 is supporting process excellence across large international organizations involved in Product Lifecycle Management.

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Pinnacle's Services for Upgrading to Primavera P6 V8

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Technology, Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector

With P6 Release 8 Oracle Primavera continues its push toward the Enterprise environment and the web. This P6 V8 upgrade is a very significant enhancement.

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