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Welcome to the June issue of our newsletter, Pivotal Insights. Pivotal Insight is a business research and intelligence firm providing government decision makers with analysis to reduce the risk of buying services and technology. This issue focuses on PART - the Program Assessment Rating Tool that is becoming an important part of the Federal budget process. There is also analysis on current trends in other Pivotal Domain areas such as Strategy, Program Management, HR, and Acquisition Management. Through our newsletter, free reports, and subscription services, we provide timely information that addresses the significant business and technology challenges facing the public sector and includes our latest analysis on hot industry topics, relevant events and tools, and information on Pivotal's current research.


The Skinny on PART

Integration of budget and performance, the fifth element of the President's Management Agenda (PMA), is now formally implemented. The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) is in its third year of evaluating a program's purpose, design, planning, management, results, and accountability . See Full Article


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Acquisition Management

The recent trials of EDS on the NMCI contract raise questions about the federal government's role in ensuring the success of contractors on large engagements. See Full Article

Program Management

Any organization that is thinking about doing a CMMI appraisal should begin by answering the questions below. See Full Article

Strategic Management

EVM is a powerful program management tool, but there are some common EVM pitfalls that all managers should avoid. See Full Article

 

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