19th Annual Integrated Program Management Conference
Tools Track
Program Coordinator: Efrain Pacheco
TT 01 Using Primavera to Meet Earned Value Management Requirements
Jamie Cardman, Primavera
Margo Visitacion, Primavera
TT 02 Simple, Streamlined Earned Value Management for Microsoft Project
Stuart Trahan, forProject Technology, Inc.
TT 03 Ensuring adherence to PM Standards through Integrated Tools
Scott Innis, PSGGC
TT 04 Effective Assessment Tools – EVM and PROJECTRx®
Ted Williams, ProjectRx, Inc.
Kerri Wszolek, ProjectRx, Inc.
TT 05 AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS), Acquisition Community
Connection (ACC) and EVM Community of Practice (EV CoP)
David Bachman, Defense Acquisition University
TT 06 The Finer Points of Risk Management: How to Improve
Methodologies as Modeled through Primavera Pertmaster
Dan Patterson, Primaver Pertmaster
TT 07 How to Review Portfolio/Program Project Performance
Mark Infanti, Planview, Inc.
TT 08 Schedule Analysis with the PM Metrics Schedule Detective
John Krahula, PM Metrics
TT 09 Portal-based Implementation of a Custom EVMS
Marty Doucette, Pilgrim Companions, Inc.
TT 10 The Emerging Art & Science of Schedule Quality
Brian Leach, Steelray Software
TT 11 Measurement-Driven Earned Value Using Performance Based Techniques
Donald F. Baxter, Distributive Management
TT 12 Earned Value using Safran for Microsoft Project
Nicholas Pisano, Safran North America
TT 01 - Using Primavera to Meet Earned Value Management Requirements
Increased scrutiny from OMB on large projects and programs requires organizations to implement greater project schedule and cost management disciplines to ensure continued funding. Best practices are essential to ensure accurate earned value reporting, however, without integrated tools, the process is highly manual, and, is at greater risk of inaccurate reporting. Primavera Systems’ P5 enables organizations to meet OMB requirements by supplying robust data and ANSI-748 compliant reporting. This presentation will discuss through demonstration and case studies how Primavera helps organizations remain compliant.
Jamie Cardman
Voice: (610) 949-6981 Fax: (610) 949-6957 E-Mail: jcardman@primavera.com
Jamie has over ten years dedicated to servicing the complex needs of customers who are challenged by issues revolving around project, program and portfolio based schedule, resource and cost management controls. She has applied her strong analytical abilities and excellent communication skills to a wide range of industries within the public and private sectors for engineering and construction, new product development, aerospace, high tech and information technology.
As a Solution Architect, Jamie uses her project management experience to assist the sales team in shaping Primavera’s Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solution to suit the needs of potential customers. Prior to on-site demonstrations, Jamie talks with prospects about their current state of project management and discusses future requirements to insure the right fit. In addition, she performs on-site proof-of-concept configuration and support.
Margo Visitacion
Voice: (610) 949-6209 Fax: (610) 949-6957 E-Mail: mvisitacion@primavera.com
Margo is an Industry Market Manager, responsible for developing and executing Primavera’s go to market strategy for the public sector and aerospace & defense market. In addition to her marketing duties, Margo regularly contributes to industry magazines and speaks at thought leadership events. Margo has over 20 years of experience in IT, specializing in the development and implementation of best practices in project management and QA organizations. Prior to joining Primavera Systems, she was a Vice President of Research with Forrester Research, where she was the leading analyst covering the project management industry, publishing syndicated research reports, as well as speaking at various key business and industry events. At Forrester, and as a Research Director at Giga Information Group, Margo advised clients in both the public and private sector on best practices in software selection, implementation and project management best practices.
Before joining Giga, Margo was assistant Vice President of the project office at BHC Securities, where she was responsible for creating its project office and quality assurance organizations, as well as managing the project implementation and testing of the company's client/server and Internet trading systems. Prior to working for BHC, Margo was a manager of quality assurance for Automatic Data Processing-BISG, where she was responsible for developing a new testing methodology for ADP's flagship front-office brokerage product. She led teams responsible for the testing and deployment of other leading-edge brokerage front-end systems and the lead the quality program that was instrumental in the project rollout of almost 25,000 client desktops.
TT 02 - Simple, Streamlined Earned Value Management
for Microsoft Project
Explore the latest software solution from forProject Technology, Inc. (FTI) providing “Simple, streamlined earned value management for Microsoft Project”.
Although Microsoft Project is by far the most widely-used planning and scheduling tool, there are some who believe that it cannot support an effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) process. We beg to differ.
This presentation will demonstrate how FTI’s forProject™ software expands the capabilities of Microsoft Project to support government and industry Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) guidelines including ANSI 748-A and OMB A-11. We will also address the reasons organizations sometimes struggle with EVMS implementation using Microsoft Project and show how our tools and implementation approach help to address these issues.
Using both desktop and web-based modules, the forProject™ software works seamlessly with Microsoft Project to support EVMS requirements. With forProject™ software, your organization can quickly implement EVMS capabilities using the Microsoft tools you already know, avoiding an expensive migration to so-called “high-end” EVMS tools. The result? Faster implementation, reduced training and deployment costs and higher user acceptance are the benefits you can achieve.
Whether your organization is facing new EVMS requirements or you are looking for ways to simplify or streamline your existing EVMS process, you will be interested to see our latest technology and to learn how you can implement an effective EVMS using Microsoft Project.
Stuart Trahan, forProject Technology, Inc. – Irving, Texas
Voice: (972) 759-7124 Fax: (866) 822-4664 Email: stuart.trahan @forproject.com
Stuart P. Trahan is Chief Technology Officer of forProject Technology, Inc. With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Trahan is considered a leading subject matter expert in Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) and project management software design and implementation.
An expert in the application of Microsoft Project, Mr. Trahan was the founder of Compliance Software Technology, Inc. (CSTI) and the original designer of the forProject™ software suite. He has implemented IMS and EVMS solutions for clients such as United Defense, Teledyne Ryan, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Honeywell, ITT Industries, Computer Sciences Corporation, Lockheed Martin and many more.
TT 03 - Ensuring adherence to PM Standards through Integrated Tools
Customers experience many challenges during the project management lifecycle. Project initiation, planning, execution, management, and reporting often requires differing methods, skill-sets, and tools. In this session, PSGGC will discuss and demonstrate an integrated end-to-end toolset, based upon core Microsoft technologies, which can be used to better integrate project teams within the context of a project management methodology.
This session will provide insight for CPM members into collaborative, integrated toolsets that support project planning and management in alignment with a standardized.
Scott Innis, PMP
Phone: (703) 637-0067 Fax : (703) 842-8478 E-Mail: sinnis@psggc.com
Scott Innis is a senior manager at PSGGC, a premier project and portfolio management solution provider. Scott has managed numerous successful client roll-outs of project management methodologies and toolsets, both in the Federal government and commercial sectors. Clients have included the Department of Homeland Security, General Dynamics, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Coca-Cola. By providing in-depth analysis of client business needs with a strong background and familiarity with best practices and toolset implementation, Scott provides clients the guidance and experience needed to drive successful efforts involving organizational change.
Prior to coming to PSGGC, Scott worked in the commercial sector focusing on software integrations in the telecommunication and financial industries. Scott’s area of focus during these engagements was relating to business requirements and quality assurance, which lead to Team Lead and Project Management roles.
TT 04 – Effective Assessment Tools - EVM and PROJECTRx®
Project assessments, health checks, and audits can provide significant benefits in helping to monitor delivery results and manage project risk. Why then are they still not a standard practice?
Three common reasons are: 1) Awareness – Project Stakeholders do not possess a basic understanding of the purpose, mechanics, outcomes, or benefits of project assessments. 2) Fear – Project Assessments, sometimes referred to as Project Audits, they can put fear into the heart of even an experienced Project Manager or Sponsor. 3) Framework – An appropriate assessment structure or framework for providing project oversight does not exist.
During this presentation, you will discuss EVM and the role of assessment tools within a project oversight framework, receive an overview of the PROJECTRx® product suite, and preview the new PROJECTRx® content offerings for PMBOK® Third Edition and COBIT® 4.1.
This presentation will provide attendees with a first-hand view of how project assessment tools can bring the assessment framework pieces together. The presentation will leverage the project assessment lessons learned and best practices discussed in the “Integrating EVM into Project Assessments” Practice Symposia.
Ted Williams, ProjectRx, Inc.
Phone: (908) 520-2283 Fax: (908) 292-1060 E-Mail: ted@projectrx.com
Ted is the President and Founder of ProjectRx, Inc., a New Jersey based consulting company specializing in the development and deployment of effective project assessment frameworks. Ted has over 30 years of IT experience, more than 20 years with hands-on management and oversight of large business critical programs and projects, and 10 years conducting project audits and assessments. ProjectRx provides clients with project oversight solutions that integrate proven processes and a world-class product with the appropriate education, training, and mentoring.
Prior to ProjectRx, Ted was employed by Pennsylvania Power & Light, CSX Transportation, PHH, and Cendant Corporation, where he served as Group Vice President for the Corporate Project Audit Group. He was instrumental in the development of processes, tools, and standards for project management audits which were successfully deployed and thrived in a constantly changing and decentralized environment.
Ted holds a BS in Commerce and Engineering Sciences from Drexel University, MS in Business – Information Technology from Johns Hopkins University, and PMP Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) where he is a member of the College of Performance Management and Troubled Projects Special Interest Groups. In addition to PMI, Ted is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
Kerri Wszolek, ProjectRx, Inc.
Phone: (908) 520-2283 Fax: (908) 292-1060 E-Mail: kerri@projectrx.com
Kerri has more than 5 years of experience with project assessment applications, databases, and providing project audit support. Kerri was previously employed by Fidelis Care New York and Cendant Corporation. She holds a BS in Health Services Management from SUNY Utica/Rome, and CAPM Certification from the Project Management Institute.
TT 05 - AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS), Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) and
EVM Community of Practice (EV CoP)
The Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS) was launched in October 2002 to replace the Defense Acquisition Deskbook. The AKSS serves as the central point of access for all Office of the Under Secretary Defense for AT&L policy guidance. The AKSS has undergone a variety of upgrades in the past year and has evolved to become the primary repository of AT&L policy guidance.
The Acquisition Community Connection is closely related to the AKSS and offers authoritative AT&L information and access to experts and peers working on critical AT&L processes. The ACC continues to evolve and currently includes fourteen communities of practice (CoP) and twenty-four special interest areas (SIA). One of the most popular ACC CoPs is the Earned Value Community of Practice with 70,000 – 80,000 hits a month. In this presentation, we’ll examine the types of information available on the AKSS and ACC 24 / 7 at no cost.
David Bachman
Performance Learning Director for EVM Curriculum
Defense Acquisition University
Phone:(703) 805-5259 E-Mail: david.bachman@dau.mil
Dave Bachman is a retired military officer who has worked in industry and government. He is currently the Performance Learning Director for Earned Value Curriculum at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and the editor of the Acquisition Community Connection’s Earned Value Management Community of Practice. His duties include knowledge management, curriculum development, acquisition research, and consulting. He recently managed the development of a new DAU scheduling course and EVMS validation and surveillance course.
His industry experience includes work as a Senior Program Analyst with Engineering Management Concepts, Inc., providing Earned Value Management support to the Missile Defense Agency.
Dave’s military background includes extensive experience as a Navigator, Rated Staff Officer, JCS Intelligence Officer, and as a member of the Acquisition Corp. He started his acquisition career as an “Education with Industry” student at Hughes Aircraft Company. He was twice assigned to the GPS Joint Program Office, first as the project officer for the B-52 – GPS integration, and then as the Nuclear Detonation Detection System’s Program Manager.
Dave completed his military career at the Defense Systems Management College in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he was the course manager for the Intermediate Earned Value Management Course. Dave has a Masters in Education from Marymount University, an MBA from Rutgers University, a BS in Ceramic Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and he won the 2005 United States Distance Learning Association’s silver award for excellence in teaching.
TT 06 - The Finer Points of Risk Management: How to Improve Methodologies as Modeled
through Primavera Pertmaster
This presentation demonstrates by example how Primavera Pertmaster is today being used extensively within the public sector for managing both cost and schedule risk.
Techniques for accurately risk loading schedules are discussed including Pertmaster’s unique Templated Quick Risk and integrated Risk Register. From this, risk adjusted schedules are analyzed using a Monte Carlo simulation with accurate determination of project contingency. Further, the concept of mitigation planning and cost effectiveness is discussed in detail with a technique for conducting cost/benefit analysis.
Closely tied to the risk analytics is Pertmaster’s schedule checking capability that through a series of schedule maturity criteria, assists with addressing common scheduling pitfalls.
The presentation concludes with a view of Pertmaster’s probabilistic cash flow capabilities for long term strategic and portfolio planning.
Dan Patterson, PhD PMP, Director, Primavera Pertmaster
dan@pertmaster.com 713 595 7661 Phone
Dan Patterson is Director of Sales & Marketing for Primavera Pertmaster – a global leader in project risk management. Dan has over twelve years of project management experience and is an expert in PPM product development, specifically in the field of project portfolio & risk analytics. A thought leader in enterprise project management, Dan has published numerous papers and materials on the topic. Before joining Pertmaster, Dan was responsible for the overall development and product marketing of project management applications for Welcom, a project management software company in the US.
Other areas of expertise and interest include construction management, project collaboration, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for planning and control. Dan lives in Houston TX, is a certified PMI PMP and holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.
TT 07 - How to Review Portfolio/Program/Project Performance
This presentation will show how to determine confidence levels regarding the success of project cost and schedule. It will answer questions like; ‘How do managers at different levels determine the portfolio/program or project performance against their goals?’
This presentation will show ways to analyze a project or a portfolio of projects. Including;
- Which metrics give you the best performance information at the portfolio/program level.
- Which metrics are best for the organization or Resource manager
- How to present this information to company executives and to customers
This presentation will end with methods for disseminating this information. You will see how to create a standard report from the database(s) that can be scheduled for delivery every Monday morning (or every month, quarter, etc.) in an email as a PDF (or Excel, HTML, Text, etc.) format. In other words, the executive no longer has to go to a scoreboard to pull information; it is now delivered to them.
The discussion will be supported by the demonstration of Planview’s MPM version 3.2 and the MPM Performance Manager.
Mark Infanti
Federal Performance Management Account Manager:
Planview, Inc.
Mark is an Account Manager that works with MPM clients to determine their best practices to suggest enhancements to the MPM product an make sure that the customers are happy. He has 30 years experience as a practitioner and consultant designing and implementing project management processes and supporting software.
Mark’s experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) started in 1975 in the aerospace industry. Subsequently he provided EVM consulting services to DOD, NASA, DOE and their contractors. As a Project Controls Manager at a leading engineering and construction company, he was responsible for project management on major infrastructure projects and used EVM for project management.
As a consultant, Mark presented hundreds of training classes to companies and government agencies in the USA, Australia, and Canada. He has done public seminars, video and remote presentations on EVM. In the 1980’s, Mark wrote a book on EVM that was used to train a project management software company team.
Mark was a charter member of the Performance Management Association (EVM professional association) that was merged with PMI in 1999. Mark has a BA degree in Business Management from the University of Texas at El Paso.
TT 08 - Schedule Analysis with the PM Metrics Schedule Detective
I have been a scheduler for 14 years and I hate it when someone knows more about my schedule than I do. I also hate being reactive instead of proactive. Putting on my analyst hat, when a schedule or many schedules come my way, how do I make sense of them quickly? More important, how do I come up with the questions I will need to ask? Over the years I have developed the Schedule Detective to help me do a better job. It runs hundreds of test, in seconds, and gives me the information I need to analyze a schedule regardless of whether I am the scheduler or the customer.
This presentation will show the large amounts of information that is available in the schedule and how to sift through it to see the “Forest for the Trees”. Analysis requirements are different from project to project and within the same project from phase to phase. The Schedule Detective does the grunt work by extracting a wide spectrum of information from the project schedule. Hundreds of queries can be performed on thousands of activities in less then a minute. The information is organized into multiple levels from a health score card to supplying detailed problem reports to points of contact. Most analysis is based on a single dimension, the snapshot of the project at one time. The Schedule Detective, however, also discerns trends over time and extrapolates performance into the future.
Even though the Schedule Detective currently analyzes only MS Project Schedules, the presentation is filled with a large amount of information that every scheduler or manager can use.
John Krahula, PM Metrics
e-mail: johnmtnair@aol.com or info@pmmetrics.com
John has over 18 years of project management experience in major commercial and government contracting environments. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing project management control systems in diverse and demanding business environments such as aerospace and defense, energy, telecommunications, and municipal governments. He is an expert in planning and scheduling, developing tools for extracting data for analysis and reporting, and earned value management systems. John has a wealth of practical project management knowledge with strong technical expertise in a wide variety of software tools.
TT 09 - Portal-based Implementation of a Custom EVMS
The intent of the ANSI 748-B Guidelines is to provide organizations the freedom of designing and implementing an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) that best reflects that organization’s normal business practices. With that said, the burden is upon the organization to prove that each applicable Guideline is adequately reflected within the characteristics and the policies and procedures in each of nine performance-based management processes (also referred to as subsystems).
This presentation introduces a recently launched solution called, “EVMServices.com”. EVMServices.com offers organizations a portal-based system that combines performance management applications, training and certification, and expert online EVMS consulting services that together guide and support organizations in their adaptation of EVMS characteristics and documentation into their existing management processes. This patent-pending synthesis of Performance Management and Advanced Distributed Learning systems provides organizations that are new to EVM a performance-based culture and business environment in which they may successfully design, implement and conduct their day-to-day EVMS activities.
Marty Doucette, Exec. VP & CTO, Pilgrim Companions, Inc.
Phone: (317) 259-4849 Fax: (317) 259-9133 E-Mail: martydoucette@evmservices.com
Marty is the architect and primary developer of EVMServices.com. He is the author of Microsoft Project for Dummies and co-authors with Eleanor Haupt in the writing of Earned Value Management for Dummies, scheduled for release in 2008. Marty is also the developer and producer of numerous earned value management learning and performance aids. He is the developer of wInsight Companion Suite™, a series of virtual help tools for users of wInsight™ and wInsight Administrator™ in their analysis and reporting responsibilities. In addition, Marty was the producer of Humphreys & Associates EVMS Virtual Learning Lab.
Since 2000, Marty has assisted in EVMS implementation both within organizations and via online services. Throughout the ‘90’s, Marty focused primarily upon project management assistance and production services to organizations such as the American Institute of Architects, the Department of Justice and others. Marty is a Deltek Partner and also partners with Susan Wood and Eleanor Haupt in the offering of EVMServices.com to organizations new to EVMS. He is a member of the College of Performance Management.
TT 10 - The Emerging Art & Science of Schedule Quality
Earned value techniques and formulas, when applied to the information in a project schedule, can provide a clearer picture of how much value a project has delivered so far. In concert with interpreting the results of earned value formulas, it is helpful to assess and understand the caliber of the project schedule itself. Are scheduling best practices being followed? Conversely, are practices that are frowned upon being followed? Is there a systematic way to examine how the schedule itself has changed over time? How can an organization define, assess, audit, and report internal schedule quality standards? This presentation will delve into the emerging art and science of schedule quality, or the degree of excellence exhibited by the structure and content of a project schedule. A closer look will be taken at how earned value measurements are integrated into schedule quality assessment. Finally, a methodology will be presented that will show how a PMO or senior PM team can establish schedule quality standards for their organization, vendors, and contractors.
Brian Leach, PMP, Steelray Software
Phone: (404) 806 0160 x420 Fax: (404) 806 6245 E-Mail: brian.leach@steelray.com
Brian Leach is the founder and Managing Director of Steelray Software, a leading provider of project management software solutions. Brian has managed projects for over 20 years and brings industry experience gained in the Computer Hardware (Harris, IBM), Automotive (Ford Motor Company), Telecommunications (Motorola), and Open Source (Cygnus, Red Hat) industries and sectors. At Motorola, he was an integral part of the team that developed the world’s first two-way wireless text messaging device (Pagewriter 2000), which was the first wireless messaging device added to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Brian has performed research and development on project schedule visualization and analysis since forming Steelray Software in 2000. Brian has presented to PMI, MPA, and the Software Industry Conference.
TT 11 - Measurement-Driven Earned Value Using Performance Based Techniques
The Performance-Based Earned Value® (PBEV™) methodology, developed by Paul Solomon, is a proven practice that expands traditional earned value (EV) techniques to factor in risk and quality considerations in order to better meet technical, schedule and cost performance guidelines.
Join Distributive Management’s Don Baxter as he closely examines a real-world project management scenario based on Solomon’s PBEV™ practices using Distributive’s DataDrill EXPRESS measurement and management reporting application.
The presentation focuses on the deployment and use of a core set of PBEV metrics linking technical performance measures, product metrics, requirements management and quality factors with traditional earned value management and designed to enable objective, quantified earned value assessments.
At the heart of the demonstration is a project that finds itself in trouble and the critical information status and analysis instantly available to the manager as he considers recovery options. PBEV™ practices come alive in Distributive’s DataDrill EXPRESS as we use quantifiable measures to show both the quantity of work accomplished and the quality of work products. Dashboards, alarms and status alerts combine with metrics graphs to provide the manager with the best decision-making tools possible to investigate the project environment and develop realistic recovery plans.
For EV Practitioners, Program Managers, Systems Acquirers, and Process Engineers, this presentation will offer practical examples of PBEV™ using the best practice measures from leading systems engineering companies in an integrated technical, quality, schedule, and cost measurement and management reporting system.
Donald F. Baxter – Distributive Management, Fredericksburg Va.
Voice: 540-891-8811 Fax: 540-891-8885 Email: dbaxter@distributive.com
Don Baxter is a senior manager with Distributive Management with over 18 years experience in establishing, deploying and maintaining process improvement and measurement programs. He has worked with numerous global, world class companies to implement quantitative management practices based on the solutions developed by Distributive Management. He helps clients achieve maximum returns on their investment in process improvement tools.
Prior to helping found Distributive Management, he worked for SYSCON Corporation where he developed a thorough understanding of software development process improvement strategies and served on several Process Action Teams and Metrics Splinter Groups leading to successful process assessments for the AEGIS program.
He is a founding member and past President of the Central Virginia Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineers (INCOSE) and participates in the INCOSE Measurement Working Group as well as other groups involved in the standardization of measurement practices. He has a B.S. in Business Administration from Mary Washing College and a M.S. in Information Management from the George Washington University.
TT 12 - Earned Value using Safran for Microsoft Project
With increasing competition within all industries and professions, organizations worldwide are embracing project management as a way of successfully completing projects, meeting business objectives and achieving organizational goals. With the right tools managers will be better equipped to make informed decisions and achieve all project objectives.
The first stop to improved project execution is to tighten project control. Safran for the Microsoft Project ® platform is an add-in (as opposed to add-on) application that extends the functionality of Microsoft’s premier planning and scheduling application to give the user the information, the performance reports and the forecasts needed to effectively and successfully track and manage projects. Earned Value Management tracks a project’s progress measured against its estimated cost and schedule, and allows you to effectively spot trouble before it gets out of control and solve problems faster before minor snags run into major problems. Implementing Safran helps you monitor and improve project planning and execution and fully implement an Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) for your projects, all based on Microsoft Project ®.
The session will provide a live presentation of the highly touted Safran for Microsoft Project ® demonstrating its scalable and intuitive solution that facilitates an organization meeting ANSI 748 EVM requirements and to do so within a shorter implementation and learning period than any other application on the market. Safran inhabits over 90% of the northern European Union commercial shipbuilding and energy market. It now brings that same successful solution to the U.S. market.
Nicholas Pisano, Safran North America – Albuquerque
Voice: (505) 265-2229 x101 Fax: (505) 265-0229 E-Mail: npisano@safran.com
Nicholas Pisano is currently the President and CEO of Safran North America, LLC, the exclusive representative of Safran Software Solutions of Norway for sales, support and marketing serving the United States, Canada and Mexico. He is internationally recognized as a developer and co-developer of several project management techniques and methodologies. In recognition of his contributions to acquisition research he was awarded the 1997 U.S. Defense Acquisition University Acker Award. Prior to civilian life he served in the United States Navy for over 22 years specializing in information technology, acquisition, project, and business management. During his duty he received numerous personal awards, citations and commendations. He completed his career on the staff of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology where he developed new project management processes and participated in the development of acquisition policy.
Mr. Pisano holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland, an M.S. in management from Pepperdine University, an M.A. from the Combat Studies Institute of the Army Command and General Staff College, and is a graduate of the senior executive program of the Colgate-Darden School of Business of the University of Virginia. He is also a former board member of the PMI College of Performance Management.
