Performance Driven Project Management

Performance Driven Project Management

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Consulting
ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS Compliance Review and Gap Analysis
Using the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Program Management Systems Committee (PMSC) Earned Value Management Systems Intent Guide framework, Charter Performance works with the client to develop an EVMS compliance map which documents where the company’s business processes and systems conform to the ANSI/EIA EVMS Guidelines and where gaps exist. Information is gathered through the completion of surveys and personal one-on-one or team interviews. The analysis of the results yields areas of compliance with the ANSI/EIA-748 Guidelines and areas needing further development.  At the conclusion of the analysis, the client is presented with an ANSI/EIA-748 Compliance Review and Gap Analysis Report showing the degree to which the company complies with each of the 32 EVMS Guidelines and the 137 typical attributes.
 
Program Management Policies, Procedures, and Templates

The backbone of the Earned Value Management System is the company’s program management policies, procedures, guidelines and templates. Using Charter Performance's extensive library of compliant policies, procedures, templates, and desktop instructions, we help you implement and institutionalize a set of program management practices that integrate the requirements of the ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS standard into the company’s existing program management practices.  Fast-track your EVMS with Charter Performance's proven solution and EVM-Compliant library of Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Desktop Work Instructions.

Sample list of policies, procedures and guidelines

 
 
Facilitated Workshops

Effective earned value management is dependent on sound program frameworks and plans. Charter Performance offers facilitated workshops to assist clients with the development of critical work products such as the program work breakdown structure, integrated master plan and schedule, control account plans, and variance analysis reports. Workshop facilitators serve as both subject matter experts offering training and mentoring as well as product development facilitators. Participants include appropriate program personnel and stakeholders. The outputs of the workshop include a high-quality, mutually agreed upon work product and a staff that is better prepared to develop future work products.

 
EVMS Strategy and Implementation Plan
Through one-on-one and team interviews, Charter Performance works with the client to identify and document the company’s EVMS strategy, goals and objectives. The result is an earned value management strategy that is both accomplishable and meets the specific needs of the company.  Once the company’s EVMS Strategy has been defined and an EVMS Compliance Review and Gap Analysis Report has been completed, Charter works with the client to develop a detailed EVMS Implementation Plan. In addition to information provided in the EVMS Strategy and EVMS Compliance Review and Gap Analysis Report, workshops may be conducted to identify specific activities that need to be performed to ensure that appropriate people are involved, processes are identified, developed and approved and tools and technologies are implemented. The resulting EVMS Implementation Plan includes the key tasks and events needed to successfully design, develop and implement an earned value management system that complies with the 32 Guidelines in the ANSI/EIS-748 EVMS standard and aligns strategically with the company’s EVMS strategy.
 
EVMS Tool Implementation
Most earned value management tools on the market today are designed to be flexible, but tool flexibility can result in its actual implementation being non-compliant with the ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS standard. Charter Performance works with their clients to configure and implement commercially available tools such as Deltek's Cobra or MPM products.  We also develop interfaces between the EVMS tool and the company's accounting system and project management/scheduling tools to ensure that their application is compliant with the EVMS standard. 
 
EVMS Technology Integration
The EVMS is a system of systems involving the integration of people, processes and technologies. When a high degree of technology integration is achieved, there is less impact on the people and processes the EVMS relies upon. Charter works with the client to identify efficiencies to be gained by building interfaces and integrations between various technologies and tools used to support program planning and execution. When needed, Charter also provides development and implementation support to accomplish the planned integrations.
 
Earned Value Management System Description
The Earned Value Management System Description documents the company’s earned value management system and is a generally accepted requirement for EVMS certification. The EVM System Description summarizes the relevant aspects of the company’s program management policies and procedures as they apply to the 32 Guidelines defined in the ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS Standard and describes the company’s approach to program organization, scheduling and budgeting, work authorization, accounting, indirect cost management, managerial analysis and corrective actions, change incorporation, material management  and subcontract management. Charter Performance works with the client to design and develop an Earned Value Management System Description that provides the roadmap needed to ensure the customer and the Defense Contract Management Agency (or other EVMS compliance organization) has a clear understanding of the company’s EVMS and its compliance to the EVMS standard.
 
EVMS Process and System Flow Diagrams
Integral to the implementation of an earned value management system are the process and system flows that graphically communicate to the stakeholders and customers how the system works. An optional output to the EVMS Strategy and Implementation Plan and EVM System Description deliverables is a set of AS-IS and TO-BE EVMS process and system flow diagrams. The AS-IS process and system flow diagrams show the program management processes followed and systems utilized prior to the implementation of the proposed EVMS. The TO-BE EVMS process and system flow diagrams depict the planned program management processes and systems needed to fully realize the proposed EVMS.
 
EVMS Training Courseware

Successful EVMS implementation depends on program personnel following the company’s program management policies and procedures and utilizing the company’s program management tools and systems in a manner compliant with the company’s EVM System Description and the ANSI EVMS standard. As a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP), Charter Performance is an experienced training courseware developer. We develop and deliver EVMS training courseware that integrates our client’s program management policies, procedures, guidelines and templates with guidance and expectations of the ANSI EVMS standard.

 
EVMS Work Instructions
Work Instructions for specific tools and processes are often needed to ensure that tools and processes are implemented consistently across the company and that their use complies with specific company policies and procedures or external governance such as the ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS standard. Charter Performance develops, or works with their client to develop, detailed work instructions.
 
Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) Review
The Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) is at the core of measuring program performance and if not properly defined, can significantly impact the program’s ability to report accurate progress using earned value management. Before solidifying the program PMB, a third-party review of it can identify potential problem areas. Charter Performance conducts a detailed review of all control accounts and work package plans to ensure that the level of detail and organization of program work is adequately defined and that the most effective performance measurement methods have been chosen for each work package. The results of the PMB review is an itemized report by specific work product showing areas of strengths and weaknesses and includes an actionable resolution plan.
 
Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) Support
Programs with an earned value management requirement also have a requirement to conduct an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with their customer. The purpose of the IBR is for the program team to present their Performance Measurement Baseline to the customer and reach a mutual agreement on the planned scope, schedule, cost, risks and performance measurement methods. Charter Performance assists clients get ready for the IBR.  We also provide facilitation and consulting support during the IBR as needed. Preparation includes a detailed review of the program structures, PMB, control account plans, identified risks, meeting organization and agendas and presentation materials. The output from this effort is a report identifying specific areas that the customer may question and recommended responses and/or actions to be taken.
 
Third-Party EVMS Compliance Assessment/DCMA Certification Readiness Review
Similar to our ANSI/EIA-748 Compliance Review and Gap Analysis, our third-party EVMS Compliance Assessment/DCMA Certification Readiness Review uses the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Program Management Systems Committee (PMSC) Earned Value Management Systems Intent Guide framework to assess the company’s EVMS but in this review, the organization must present evidentiary documentation and program data that shows that they follow their documented policies and procedures and are compliant with the EVMS Standard. A detailed review of the EVMS is performed and in-depth interviews are conducted with program managers, control account managers and program controls personnel. The output from this effort is a report that documents the level of ANSI EVMS standard compliance the company has achieved and may be used as evidence of a third-party review of the company’s EVMS.
 


 
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