When Execution Becomes the Differentiator
Over more than a decade of partnership, SMA has helped Parker strengthen program planning, execution visibility, and governance maturity.June 2, 2026
How Competitive Advantage Emerges in Federal Procurements
Understanding competitiveness requires examining the structure of government procurements themselves.May 26, 2026
Project Online Migration Risks and How to Avoid Them
Migrating your projects from Project Online can represent real risk to ongoing operations, reporting, and data continuity.May 19, 2026
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
