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CPM Announces the Keynote Sessions for This Year's IPM Workshop

By Sara Marks on Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Categories: Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Training

The College of Performance Management (CPM) recently announced the Keynote Sessions for the IPM Workshop in November this year. 

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The First Annual Empower User's Group (EUG) Does Not Disappoint

By Lia Briggs, PMP on Thursday, September 13, 2018

Categories: Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Training, Encore Analytics Empower

Tool. Check. Training. Check. After an organization has invested in technology and trained its users it is often assumed the job is done.  But that is just the beginning. 

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EVMS Roles and Responsibilities: Control Account Managers (CAMs)

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Thursday, August 30, 2018

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Deltek PPM, Government & Public Sector, forProject Technology

This article is part of a series on the roles and responsibilities involved in performing Integrated Program Management. Other articles included in this series are:

The Control Account Manager, or CAM, plays a critical role in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS). 

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Deltek Launches New Costpoint Contract Management Software

By Sara Marks on Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Categories: Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Deltek PPM, Government & Public Sector, Training, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

On June 28th, Deltek announced the release of their newest government contract management software - CostPoint Contract Management. 

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Encore Analytics Announces The Final Schedule for Their First Annual Empower Users Group Workshop

By Sara Marks on Friday, June 29, 2018

Categories: Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Training, Enterprise Project Management (EPM), Encore Analytics Empower

Pinnacle is pleased to attend the very First Annual Empower User's Group Workshop by Encore Analytics. 

This event will be held on Wednesday July 18th - Thursday July 19th, 2018 at The Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach, CA.

Lia Briggs, one of Pinnacle's management consultant's will be in attendance.  

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PMI's Study Reveals Valuable Insight Regarding Recent Trends in Project Management

By Sara Marks on Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Categories: Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Training, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

Project Management Institute (PMI) has been publishing their Pulse of the Profession® study, a global survey of professionals who provide project, program, or portfolio management services, since 2006. 

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Save Time and Limit Opportunity For Errors with Oracle's Newest Release

By Sara Marks on Friday, June 8, 2018

Categories: Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Earned Value Management (EVM), Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

With two new enhancements released in the most recent update to Oracle's PPM software, I am sure many of you are asking if you should update your system. Below we will discuss these new features and the benefits they can provide you if you do decide to update. 

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Improve Project tracking with Oracle's new evm capability to Unifier

By Sara Marks on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Engineering & Construction, Earned Value Management (EVM), Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector

Oracle's Primavera Unifier is a cost control, capital planning, and project phase delivery tool. Oracle Construction and Engineering has now enhanced their already great Unifier tool with added Earned Value Management (EVM) capabilities. 

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