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WBVE Talent on Demand

Watch our Talent on Demand (TOD)® Live Demos from WBVE!

Our 15-minute live TOD® demo during APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience (WBVE) shows how you can precision match your proposal and project staffing requirements to our Associates at the Speed of Need!
July 28, 2020
APMP WBVE Palm Award

SMA Receives WBVE Palm Award from APMP!

We are very proud to receive the WBVE Palm Award for our “Inspiration & Diversions from SMA” presentation at the Winning Business Virtual Experience 2020 held by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)!
July 27, 2020
Winning Business Virtual Experience

Take a Break at APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience!

Join us at 10:00am PDT on Thursday, 23 July, during APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience, for an hour of comedy, wellness, magic, and trivia! (And maybe a little about how SMA can help you Pursue and Win new business…)
July 21, 2020
Schedule

Deltek Cobra – Microsoft Excel Schedule Data Import Best Practices

In the last of his four-part series on Deltek Cobra cost/schedule data sharing, SMA Senior Associate Alan Kristynik, PMP, looks at best practices for importing Microsoft Excel data
July 20, 2020
Estimating

Estimating Overview: Understanding the Range of Possible Outcomes

SMA Principal Associate Doug Plummer shows how using three-point estimate can be used to improve your confidence in bases of estimate (BOEs)
July 15, 2020
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Deltek Cobra – Open Plan Professional Schedule Data Import Best Practices

In part three of his four-part series on Deltek Cobra cost/schedule data sharing, SMA Senior Associate Alan Kristynik, PMP, looks at best practices for importing Deltek Open Plan data
July 14, 2020
Microsoft Word Style Separator

Microsoft Word: Run-on Headings and more using the Style Separator

Wordman (aka Dick Eassom CF APMP Fellow, SMA’s Vice President of Corporate Support) shows how to use Microsoft Word’s Style Separator to create perfect run-on headings and figure captions
July 13, 2020
Winning Business Virtual Experience

Join Us at APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience!

Take a break during APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience and join us at 10:00am PDT on Thursday, 23 July, for an hour of relaxation, entertainment and fun!
July 10, 2020
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Deltek Cobra – Microsoft Project Professional Schedule Data Import Best Practices

In the second of his four-part series on Deltek Cobra cost/schedule data sharing, SMA Senior Associate Alan Kristynik, PMP, looks at best practices for importing Microsoft Project Professional data
July 9, 2020
Telework

The Value of Personal Contact and Telework—Gifts of COVID‑19?

Anthony Rock, Lt. Gen. US Air Force (Ret) and SMA Executive Advisor, reflects on telework during COVID‑19 pandemic: will it create an enhanced sense of community?
July 8, 2020
Schedule

Deltek Cobra – Oracle Primavera P6 Schedule Data Import Best Practices

SMA Senior Associate Alan Kristynik, PMP, continues his series of articles on Deltek Cobra looking at best practices for importing Oracle Primavera P6 schedule data
July 1, 2020
Enterprise Change

Facilitating Enterprise Change

SMA Senior Proposal Manager Larry Tremmel discusses the steps necessary to make the changes necessary to allow your enterprise to flourish
June 30, 2020