Search Results

We found 111 results for the search term:
Internal Gates

BD Pipeline: Internal Gates

In part 2 of his BD Pipeline series, SMA Senior Associate Kyle Green describes the internal gates to estimating your win probability
News: May 12, 2020
Opportunity

BD Pipeline: Validating Your Opportunities

You have limited resources and can only follow so many business opportunities: SMA Senior Associate Kyle Green explains opportunity validation
News: May 11, 2020
Schedule Recovery

Ask, Don’t Tell; Listen, Don’t Direct: Schedule Recovery

When the situation looks hopeless, SMA Principal Associate Dan Harrison shows how working backwards from the desired result can help with program schedule recovery
News: May 8, 2020
Image

Urgent and Important

Anthony Rock, Lt. Gen. US Air Force (Ret.) and SMA Executive Advisor, reminds us to not let the “urgent” overcome the “important”
News: May 7, 2020
Scheduling and EVMS

Best Practice Scheduling and EVMS Training Should be Mandatory in Industry

SMA Principal Associate Roger Risinger warns that project staff should be trained in scheduling and EVMS best practices, or risk failing to deliver
News: May 6, 2020
Cloud

Digital Transformation of IT Shared Services: Why You Should Migrate Them to The Cloud

Although migrating your IT infrastructure to the cloud seems obvious now, SMA Principal Associate Sarala Rajeshuni advises that you have a well-planned strategy before you start
News: May 5, 2020
Market intelligence

Know Your Market: Creating a Market Intelligence Program

Before you start bidding, know your market. SMA Senior Associate Kyle Green provides five tips for building a market intelligence program
News: May 4, 2020
PowerPoint Presentation

Creating an Effective PowerPoint Presentation

Do you dread being asked to create and deliver a PowerPoint presentation? SMA Associate Fellow Rich Nichols provides a few pointers to a good presentation
News: May 1, 2020
Competitor Profile

Know Your Market: Building a Competitor Profile

Before you start bidding, know your market. SMA Senior Associate Kyle Green provides six tips for building a competitor profile
News: April 30, 2020
Image

You Need to Have a Business Continuity Mindset

SMA Principal Associate Lisa Troglio recommends considering Business Continuity during all aspects of the program lifecycle
News: April 28, 2020
Risk Management

Ask, Don’t Tell; Listen, Don’t Direct: Why Call for an Ordnance Summit? Risk Management

SMA Principal Associate Dan Harrison provides a reminder of the importance of effective risk management, especially when working with complex system development programs
News: April 27, 2020
IPMDAR

It’s a CPR… It’s a IPMR… no, it’s an IPMDAR!

The US DoD Office of Acquisition, Analytics and Policy (AAP) EVM division has released the IPMDAR (Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report). SMA Principal Associate John Duval gives us the details.
News: April 24, 2020
Motivation

Four Steps to Getting Past Your Motivation Slump

Losing your motivation after a month of lockdown? SMA Senior Associate Kyle Green provides four steps to help you get it back!
News: April 23, 2020
Client Program

Learning the Six Circles of a Client Program

SMA Principal Associate John Trapane reminds consultants that working effectively as a member of a client team requires you to understand the six circles of the client’s program
News: April 21, 2020
The Importance of Details

The Importance of Details

SMA Principal Associate Rick Riordan reminds us that contract and proposal management are based on reading every written word in any requirement: no shortcuts are allowed!
News: April 17, 2020
Schedule

Schedules Should be Performance Models

SMA Principal Associate Roger Risinger argues that project schedulers must have a detailed understanding of the “Project Process”
News: April 1, 2020
Change

Change Is in the Air

How Earned Value Management (EVM) can aid your understanding of how well your digital transformation activities to adapt to changing business landscapes are progressing
News: January 6, 2020
EVMS and Agile

SMA Presentation: Using EVMS and Agile to Accelerate Digital Transformation

SMA COO Jacque Keats will be presenting our latest lessons from the field at IPMW 2019 on December 10–12 in Baltimore: Using EVMS and Agile to Accelerate Digital Transformation.
News: November 18, 2019