What is Competitiveness in Federal Contracting?
Despite the importance of government procurement competitions, competitiveness in federal contracting is poorly defined.May 14, 2026
Project Online Is Being Deprecated: What PMOs Should Do Next
Protect your project data and operations: September 30th is the deadline to migrate your projects from Microsoft Project Online.May 12, 2026
Why Traditional Metrics Fail to Measure Competitiveness in Federal Contracting
Revenue rankings, win rates, and new bookings don’t reveal which companies actually outperform competitors in government procurements’April 28, 2026
What Actually Drives Best-Value Decisions
Our new white paper that challenges a widely held assumption that staying within a ~10% price range determines best-value outcomesApril 24, 2026
Federal Contracting Competitiveness: Why Traditional Metrics Fail and How to Fix it
Why traditional metrics fail and how to fix it. Use the the SMA Competitive Index to assess your company’s performance with competitorsApril 15, 2026
When SVG Text Breaks: The Hidden Font Problem
SVG works everywhere—until the wrong font breaks it. Learn how Office cloud fonts like Aptos cause text substitution in SVG files and how to build a portable, searchable graphics library using open fonts like Roboto.February 17, 2026
Is It Real? The Ethics of Photographs in Proposals
With AI now capable of generating photorealistic images indistinguishable from reality, proposal professionals face a new ethical challenge: how to maintain evaluator trust in an era where seeing is no longer believing.February 12, 2026
The Constellation-Class Frigate Tragedy
The U.S. Navy’s cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate program was a failure of governance and institutional resolve.February 2, 2026
Why Everyone Believes They Will Win
…and How Pgo, Pwin, and Pwhen separate the winners from those who only think they will. Find out why in this White Paper.January 27, 2026
SVG: One Image File Format to Rule Them All?
Is the SVG image format the only one you need for proposal graphics? Let’s look at the alternatives to discover their pros and cons.December 22, 2025
Integrated Program Management 2.0: Transitioning DoD to Realtime Program Insights
Transitioning the Department of Defense to realtime program insights as part of acquisition transformationDecember 19, 2025
Encore Analytics Empower™: Filtering Project Data Interactively, Part 3 of 3
In his final part of this series Alan describes the Gantt Filters, including Scale, Mode, Links, Critical Tasks, Milestone, and Detail filtersDecember 3, 2025
