INTEGRATED BASELINE REVIEW SUPPORT SERVICES

An Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is an assessment of the realism and achievability of the project baseline, as well as identification of risks and opportunities. The IBR lays the foundation for successful project execution while providing increased confidence to all project stakeholders in the cost, schedule, and performance data.

For Government Contractors and Subcontractors

For organizations that have an existing EVMS capability and are preparing a project for an IBR to be conducted by the government program office or prime contractor.

Preparing for an IBR consists of four component services:

• IBR Training
  
• Practice Interviews
  
• CAM Notebook Preparation
  
• Corrective Action Planning

IBR Facilitation

Pinnacle’s experts have decades of experience conducting Integrated Baseline Reviews on behalf of government program offices and prime contractors. Our team can supplement your program staff to assist in conducting the IBR by:

• Conducting joint IBR team training to prepare the teams
• Construct the IBR agenda and plan logistics
• Facilitating the contractor IBR, including conducting CAM interviews
• Identifying corrective actions required

IBR Component Services

• IBR Training: Kick things off right with project execution team training. For Control Account Managers (CAMs) and other project team members, Pinnacle's training course provides an overview of the typical IBR process and expectations of the contractor and customer.
  
• Practice Interviews: Ensuring CAMs are knowledgeable and have a thorough understanding of the project data is critical to the success of an IBR. We prepare CAMs by conducting a series of practice IBR interviews, and provide constructive feedback so they are comfortable with the process for the real review.
  
• CAM Notebook Preparation: All key contractual documents, baseline planning documentation, and relevant performance measurement data should be maintained in a CAM notebook. We work with your project team to create CAM notebooks with the necessary artifacts required during the IBR.
  
• Corrective Action Planning: Pinnacle provides your customer with the confidence they need to know that issues will be addressed properly and in a timely manner. Corrective Action Requests (CARs) coming out of an IBR are normal. Responding with an adequate Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with scheduled tasks and exit criteria are vital to avoid costly program delays. 

IBR Toolkit

Pinnacle’s team works with your organization to develop a customized toolkit to be used by your program team to conduct effective, streamlined Integrated Baseline Reviews. 

Pinnacle's typical IBR Toolkit includes: 

• IBR Planning Checklist & Schedule Template
• Sample IBR Agenda and Communication Templates
• IBR Team Preparation Instructions
• CAM Discussion Questions
• CAM Discussion Evaluation Criteria - download here
• Document and Data Trace Evaluation Forms

Our customized IBR toolkits are used by agencies such as NASA, NOAA, FAA, and others to conduct internal and contractor reviews. These toolkits are also used by internal surveillance organizations looking to implement baseline reviews on their projects.