Tools & Assets

The resources below are provided as a collection of useful industry methodologies, implementation guides, templates and other informational links for professional and technical educational purposes.  Contact us for more information.

VIDEOS

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TEMPLATES

• NDIA IPMD Intent Guide Appendix Compliance Map Template
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Studies

• Project Management Institute Pulse of the Profession, May 2018
• Project Management Institute Pulse of the Profession, May 2017
• Project Management Institute Pulse at Work, May 2017

Industry guides

• Defense Acquisition University (DAU) EVM 262 White Card
• Department of Defense Earned Value Management System Interpretation Guide (EVMSIG), February 2015
• Department of Defense Standard Practice Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for Defense Material Items (MIL-STD-881C)
• Department of Energy (DOE) Earned Value Management Systems Interpretation Handbook (EVMSIH) 2.0, August 2016
• GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, March 2009
• GAO Schedule Assessment Guide, May 2012
• HHS, ASPR, BARDA 7 Principles of Earned Value Management Tier 2 System Implementation Intent Guide, December 2011
• NASA Earned Value Management (EVM) Implementation Handbook (SP-2012-599), February 2013
• NDIA IPMD Earned Value Management System Acceptance Guide, September 2016
• NDIA IPMD Earned Value Management System Guideline Scalability Guide, November 2016
• NDIA IPMD Guide to Managing Programs Using Predictive Measures, September 2014
• NDIA IPMD Industry Practice Guide for Agile on Earned Value Management Programs, March 2016
• NDIA IPMD Integrated Baseline Review Guide, February 2015
• NDIA IPMD Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG), March 2016
• NDIA IPMD Surveillance Guide, July 2015
• Office of the Secretary of Defense The Program Managers' Guide to the Integrated Baseline Review Process, April 2003

whitepapers

• GAO Report GAO-12-681, Software Development - Effective Practices and Federal Challenges in Applying Agile Methods, July 2012
• NDIA PMSC Earned Value Management in a Production Environment and Production White Paper Addendum 
• NDIA PMSC Services Contracts and Earned Value Management (EVM)
  

Important links

• AACE International's Body of Knowledge, Second Edition
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide), Fifth Edition
• College of Performance Management (CPM) Website
• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
  • EVMS Policy, DFARS 234.201
  • Notice of EVMS, DFARS 252.234-7001
  • Earned Value Management System, DFARS 252.234-7002
  • Contractor Business Systems, DFARS 252.242-7005
• Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02
• Energy Facilities Contractors Group (EFCOG)
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), EVM FAR Clauses: 34.2, 52.234-2, 52.234-3, and 52.234-4
• NASA FAR Supplement (NFS)
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Circular No. A-11, Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget
  • Capital Programming Guide V 2.0 - Supplement to OMB Circular A-11 Part 7  
• OUSD AT&L (PARCA) Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Implementation Guide, February 2016