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ERP and General Ledger systems like Oracle Financials play an important role in EVM Systems.  Pinnacle has implemented EVM Systems that are integrated with Oracle Financials to provide essential information for EVMS cost and performance analysis.

The current contract funding levels that require DoD EVM are outlined in the bullets below. This is a simplified description of the contract EVM requirements.  A full explanation can be found here.

Original post - October 05, 2009

A new Bill in Congress will radically alter the Earned Value Management landscape.

The Scheduling Engine in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) holds and is used to maintain the baseline and current schedule for the project.  The project schedule is often used as the basis for estimating and forecasting the resources required for the project. 

Primavera has been in business since 1983. Their business model was to build project management software and sell it through a network of distributors.  They now sell directly to major accounts, IT accounts and Government Agencies.

Primavera P6 can be implemented as a single-project scheduling tool or a complete Enterprise Project Management application serving hundreds or thousands of projects and users. Pinnacle’s largest implementation supported 7,000 users on 4 continents.

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.

Primavera ProSight joins the growing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) space - so how good is it and what is it about? There are many new players who have introduced products in this growing market and others who have made a point of acquiring products to add to their product suite and their capabilities.