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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
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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
Project Management

Client Project Management Process Overhaul

SMA Principal Associate Scott Keeney, PMP, describes how we re-established best practice project management processes within our client’s Project Management Office
June 29, 2020
Recommendation

Recommendations: One and Done or Invested?

When someone asks for your letter of recommendation, how do you track their progress and success? SMA Executive Advisor Anthony Rock asks if you invested or just involved in a small part of their process?
June 26, 2020
Downtime

Self-Improvement: Turn Your Downtime into Uptime

How do you get the best out of your current downtime? Turn it into “uptime” and improve yourself, says SMA Principal Associate Rick Riordan
June 25, 2020
Fields

Deltek Cobra Advanced Calculated Fields

SMA Senior Associate Alan Kristynik, PMP, provides a tutorial on how to use Advanced Calculated Fields for Earned Value Management in Deltek Cobra
June 18, 2020
Digital Identity

Spam and Phishing Attempts on the Rise: Are Your Digital Identities Secure?

SMA Principal Associate and cyber risk expert Sarala Rajeshuni emphasizes the need to protect digital identities during COVID-19 teleworking
June 17, 2020