The 14th annual EVM Practitioners’ Forum in partnership with Federal Publications Seminars will be held on October 30-31 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC.
On May 20- 21, 2024, Samos Advisors had the privilege of attending the inaugural DOE IP2M Maturity and Environment Total Risk Rating (METTR) Facilitator Certification Training Program in Destin, Florida. Barry Levy and Basil Soutos from the Samos Advisors team passed the culminating exam to become DOE IP2M METTR facilitator leaders or co-leaders on a future DOE EVMS Review.
The facilitator training program marked a significant milestone in DOE’s journey towards enhancing the application of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) in project management.
Over a period of two years, our team at Samos Advisors collaborated with DOE leadership, faculty from Arizona State University (ASU), and EVMS colleagues from industry and government agencies. Together, DOE and a diverse group of EVMS Subject Matter Experts (SME) drafted the model’s content and tackled numerous challenges to complete this innovative approach for assessing EVMS maturity and the environment.
Use of EVMS as a Project Management Tool
For more than half a century, EVMS has been a trusted process in both industry and government for assessing a project’s cost and schedule performance information. A mature EVMS enables project teams to plan the work scope, develop an integrated project schedule, budget resources, apply a consistent methodology for assessing project performance, implement effective monitoring and control practices, and forecast the execution of contract/project cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives against the baseline plan.
IP2M METTR Training Objectives
The primary objective of the DOE I2PM METRR Facilitators Training Program is to certify DOE personnel and industry SME’s to use IP2M METTR on large DOE projects that utilize EVMS. ASU led the facilitation certification training course along with DOE PM-30, which focused on understanding the application of IP2M METTR, learning efficient facilitation and problem-solving techniques, and practicing IP2M facilitation skills in a group learning environment.
The IP2M METRR assessment model comprises two primary components: the “Environment” in which EVMS operates and the “Maturity” of the EVMS.
The training course concluded with a comprehensive exam. Successful candidates who passed the IP2M METR exam are eligible to lead or co-lead an actual IP2M METRR assessment and submit a final report within one year of the training course. Due to high demand, DOE leadership and ASU plan to schedule additional training courses in 2024 and 2025.
ASU IP2M METTR Information
More information about the IP2M METTR origin, environment, and maturity models, is available at the ASU Engineering website.
Samos Advisors Use of IP2M MET
We invite you to read our success stories about how Samos Advisors prepares DOE support contractors for DOE’s IP2M METTR environment and maturity assessment.
Samos Advisors has begun the design and development of how to apply IP2M METTR framework to non-EVMS programs. Since EVMS and project management principles are closely aligned, the IP2M METTR environment (culture people, practices, and resources) can be adopted to most types of projects.
Samos Advisors will be attending the 2024 Empower Users’ Group (EUG) Workshop, May 22-23 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida.
The agenda includes a number of great speakers from government organizations and industry who use Empower for program analytics, data-driven audit support, VAR collection, and Corrective Action Tracking. There will also be a number of technical sessions hosted by the Encore Analytics staff to cover advanced topics.
Building on last year’s successful showcase, this annual conference is the perfect place to interact directly with top tool vendors and discover the latest innovations in the PM software market, including EVM cost engines, schedule analytics/exporters, schedule risk management, FlexFile reporting, IPMDAR validation, and EVM program analytics/reporting.
Empower version 4.6.8.123 was released on June 21 and version 4.6.9.124 on June 27. These versions include the first round of enhancements requested by customers at the May Empower Users’ Group Workshop such as:
A full list of enhancements included in this release can be found at: https://lnkd.in/d6CgJEHD. Customers should contact support@encore-analytics.com to obtain a patch update.
Register today to secure your spot! The NDIA Spring 2023 Integrated Program Management Division Meeting will be held in person from May 17-18, 2023, at Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Maryland.
Featured speakers
Details and registration information are available now at the NDIA website.
Samos Advisors’ dedicated team of professionals is marking 10 years of success supporting government and industry earned value management system (EVMS) projects. Samos Advisors has provided EVMS leadership to DoD, DOE, CMS/HHS, Navy, NASA, and aerospace.
Work highlights include:
Samos Advisors provides EVMS solutions to a range of clients working on government contracts. Services include proposal management services, project management services, and earned value management services.
The company provides clients with just in time solutions and long-term support that transforms the way companies capture and manage EVMS and projects.
Samos Advisors is a management consulting company dedicated to helping clients capture more business and execute more efficiently and effectively. Samos Advisors professionals combine technical expertise with business pragmatism in highly regulated markets. In the process, the team has become trusted advisors to the world’s top businesses, governments, and institutions.
The Samos team includes industry recognized leaders with a broad diversity of educational and professional backgrounds who share a passion for problem solving and a drive to have significant impact for clients. The multi-disciplined team has experience across sectors, industries, and agencies.
Learn more about how to partner with Samos Advisors to tap into a complete range of proposal and EVMS and project management services at the Samos Advisors website, https://samosadvisors.com.
Basil Soutos, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
703-409-5941
bsoutos@samosadvisors.com
The Winter 2022 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Integrated Program Management Division Meeting will be held both in-person and virtually on January 26-27, 2022. Registration is now open.
The event will be at L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida. In-person seating is limited.
The Integrated Program Management Division is the primary forum for exchanging views and information to promote and communicate integrated program management best practices. The IPMD actively works to foster a mutual understanding and effective working relationships between industry and government regarding the development, documentation, and maintenance of effective integrated program management processes.
NDIA is offering on-demand online recordings of presentations from the Virtual Fall 2021 Integrated Program Management Division (IPMD) Meeting. You must register to access the presentations. This is a great way to gain valuable insights from the IPM community on your own schedule.
The NDIA Integrated Program Management Division will host their fall meeting on Tuesday, September 21. The IPMD meeting will be an online event and registration is open.
Get updates on cybersecurity maturity model certification, CAPE and much more. This event is always informative for earned value management project managers and other federal project managers.
Samos Advisors LLC has completed a successful 3rd Party EVMS (Earned Value Management System) Self-Certification Assessment for C-HIT (Chenega Corporation – Information Technology & Services).
C-HIT is a software development and consulting company that delivers comprehensive solutions for healthcare clients. A key federal client is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The company hired Samos Advisors to be able to serve additional U.S. government agencies and to expand its existing program management capabilities.
Samos Advisors conducted an independent assessment of the existing EVMS practice. C-HIT did not have an EVMS that has been determined by the Cognizant Federal Agency (CFA) to be compliant with the guidelines in Electronic Industries Alliance Standard 748 (EIA-748) as outlined in FAR clause 52.234-4 Earned Value Management System.
Basil Soutos, Samos Advisors’ CEO with over 35+ years of EVM system implementation experience, conducted a comprehensive review of C-HIT’s existing EVMS policies and processes. He also evaluated the implementation practices of two C-HIT contacts with an EVMS reporting requirement.
Samos Advisors used widely accepted NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association) guides and DoD EVMS Self-Certification practices to determine EVMS compliance. The thorough assessment involved C-HIT stakeholders such as corporate leadership, control account managers, financial and project controls staff members, to determine EVMS Self-Certification.
The review included:
For more information about how your company can benefit from a 3rd Party EVMS Self-Certification or implement a EVM system complaint practice, contact Basil Soutos, Samos Advisors, at 703-409-5941 or bsoutos@samosadvisors.com.
14th annual EVM Practitioners’ Forum
/in Events, EVMSThe 14th annual EVM Practitioners’ Forum in partnership with Federal Publications Seminars will be held on October 30-31 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington DC. Details and registration information are now available.