The Responsibility Assignment Matrix, or RAM, is one of the fundamental charts or matrices used on an ANSI/EIA-748 project. It articulates the translational point from where detail cost, schedule and technical performance data is summed from and reported to internal and Government agencies. Additionally, this is the point at which Control Account Managers (CAMs) are […]
The Work Package
The Work Package During the process of creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) you want to keep a “blind eye” toward project activities. Only after the WBS is thoroughly decomposed, do you consider the activities or efforts required to produce those WBS elements. Let’s take a closer look at this. One of the seven habits […]
Deltek Insight 2019
Deltek is holding its annual Deltek Insight 2019 conference on Nov 18-21. Deltek Insight 2019 will be a four-day celebration of Deltek’s products and solutions and attracts over 4,000 delegates from multiple industries; ranging from construction, oil & gas to health care and IT. With over 70 tracks aimed at project & program management, Deltek […]
Why You Should Use Earned Value Management (EVM)
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a systematic project management process which helps managers to measure project performance. EVM is a technique that is used to track the performance of a project against the project baseline and is very effective assuming the project baseline has been accurately calculated. Earned Value Management works by assessing work progress […]
EVMP Symposium 2019
The Earned Value Management Practitioners Symposium (EVMP Symposium) are holding their annual forum over two days, on October 9-10. In its’ ninth year, the EVMP Symposium 2019 is held in association with Federal Publication Seminars (FPS) and is going from strength to strength. EVMP is organized by EVM application users to share best practices and […]
EVAS is Now DECM and v3.3 Has Been Released
Over the past few years, the DCMA has been moving towards Data-Driven Earned Value Management metrics to ensure contract compliance. This approach involved a name change from EVAS (Earned Value Analysis System) to DECM (DCMA EVMS Compliance Metrics). And, a couple of months ago, the DCMA rolled out their v3.3 metrics. For those eager to […]
Book – An Introduction To The DCMA 14-Point Assessment
Free eBook Ten Six’s own Steve Montgomery has just published a rather useful book titled ‘An Introduction To The DCMA 14-Point Assessment’. This free eBook is for those who want to better understand what the DCMA 14-Point Assessment is all about. This is a free eBook with no registration required….you just simply download it via […]
What is the DCMA 14-Point Assessment?
The DCMA 14-Point assessment is used to ensure schedules are of high quality, complete and improve the probability of a successful outcome. The DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) introduced it in 2005 to ensure projects worth over 20 million dollars were following best practice guidelines. The US Defense department has thousands of contracts submitted every […]
IPMR Format Reports Explained
I’ll start with a little background and history to give you some perspective about the IPMR Format Report formats for earned value metrics. And this discussion focuses largely on the formal reports that are a contractual requirement for Department of Defense when you win projects that are above a certain value. In short, there are […]
Why Use Earned Value Management (EVM)?
If you’re a project manager and aren’t familiar with Earned Value Management (EVM) you may want to learn more about it. It has been around since 1966 when it became a requirement to fulfill certain Air Force contracts. In the government world, it has changed little over the years with the EIA-748-D standard currently consisting […]