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SVG: One Image File Format to Rule Them All

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
IPM 2,0

Integrated Program Management 2.0: Transitioning DoD to Realtime Program Insights

Transitioning the Department of Defense to realtime program insights as part of acquisition transformation
December 19, 2025
Empower Project Filtering

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 filters
December 3, 2025
IPM 2,0

IPM 2.0: Revolutionizing Program Controls for DOD Acquisition Reform

The defense acquisition ecosystem is undergoing rapid, unprecedented change. Integrated Performance Management (IPM) 2.0 doesn’t change the course of this reform, it puts it into practice.
November 24, 2025
Feature image. Group of people at a continuous learning function at Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin Centers Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing

This time last year, Parker Aerospace was given the Award of Excellence in the Practice of Management from the Peter F. Drucker School of Management at Claremont University Drucker School of Management at Claremont University.
October 28, 2025
ROI for PP&C Partnerships

Why Partnering for Program Planning & Controls Creates Lasting Value

Partnering with SMA for Program Planning & Controls does not just achieve cost parity, it delivers measurable returns.
October 28, 2025
Boldly Numbered Lists

To Boldly Number Lists…

How to create numbered lists in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint where the numbers are bold and the text is not (necessarily) bold.
October 14, 2025
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Why Program Controls Matter

Program controls are not just about tracking progress. They are about owning the narrative. Program controls professionals transform fragmented data into a story of discipline, foresight, and control.
August 29, 2025
Multiuser Collaboration in Microsoft Word

Multiuser Collaboration in Microsoft Word

Does Microsoft Word’s ability for multiple users to work on a document at the same time provide a benefit to proposal development? Wordman investigates…
July 29, 2025
Empower Filter 2

Encore Analytics Empower™: Filtering Project Data Interactively, Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of a more in-depth instruction in the use of Filters Interactively in Empower while analyzing project cost and schedule data.
June 30, 2025
Reinventing EVMS

Seizing the Moment: Mainstreaming EVM into the Future of Program Management

SMA COO Jacque Keats argues that now is the time to mainstream EVM’s core strengths (performance management, integrated metrics, trend analysis, and predictive insights) into the heart of modern program management.
May 30, 2025
Empower Filter

Encore Analytics Empower™: Filtering Project Data Interactively, Part 1 of 3

A more in-depth instruction in the use of Filters Interactively in Empower while analyzing project cost and schedule data.
May 16, 2025