Warrenton, VA – November 2nd, 2020 – Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc., a leader in program and project management consulting and training services, announced today that Jason Kinder has joined the executive team in the role of Director of Marketing.
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Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. Hires New Director of Marketing
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Michael Breuker Named as President of Pinnacle Management Systems
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Southlake, TX – January 7th, 2020 – Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc., a leader in program and project management consulting and training services, announced today that Michael Breuker has been promoted to the role of President, effective immediately.
Implementation or Configuration Consultant?
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Often these two terms are used interchangeably, but they mean very different things to those of us who have been implementing project management and project controls systems.
Schedule Analysis, Part 3: What Does It Mean To Me?
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In Part 2 of this series, Schedule Analysis, Part 2: Why Should I Do It?, it was stated that schedule analysis increases confidence in the schedule and its results. It provides information as to where the schedule needs to be improved and how it needs to be improved.
Schedule Analysis, Part 2: Why Should I Do It?
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In Part 1 of this series, Schedule Analysis, Part 1: What Is It?, provided a brief introduction to schedule analysis. This article discusses why a schedule analysis should be performed. But first, a point of clarification. Schedule analysis and Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) are two different things.
Revised EVMS Threshold Requirements
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At the most recent NDIA Integrated Program Management (IPM) Division Meeting, John McGregor, Director of Earned Value Management for OSD Performance Assessment & Root Cause Analysis (PARCA) took the stage to discuss the latest updates related to EVM threshold requirements for DoD contracts. During the presentation, John clarified that DoD Instruction 5000.02 is finalized, signed and in full affect, even though the document looks like it may be in draft form.
Schedule Analysis, Part 1: What is it?
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A schedule is a time-model of how you as the supplier or manager plan on executing your project. It represents the project scope, resources, assumptions and constraints of the project. Like a cost model, the time model or schedule should respond to changes.
Deltek MPM to Sunset, Part 3: Factors to Consider When Selecting a Replacement
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For many years, Deltek's Micro-Frame Program Manager (MPM) has been the backbone of many Earned Value Management systems. It provided a simplistic cost engine for a single program environment that could be integrated with scheduling data to meet the needs of even government programs.