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NDIA Program Management Systems Committee (PMSC)
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7:30 AM - 8:00 AM 30 Registration / Coffee / Networking All
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM 15 Call to Order, Welcome, Introductions & Agenda Review Mr. Joe Kusick, PMSC Chair
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM 30 Welcome Deltek
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM 30 PMSC Update Ms. Tracie Thompson, PMSC Vice-Chair
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM 30 Current State of External Environment Mr. Wade Smith
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM 15 Break
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 45 PMSC Relevant Special Topics (ICPM, PCW, PPSS) Ms. Carol Boser
Industry Only Meeting
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM 15 Clearing House Update Mr. Pete Wynne
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM 15 ANSI Standard Update Mr. Dan Butler
Linking and Streamlining the Defense
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM 30 Mr. Neil Albert
Requirements, Acquisition and Budget Process
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM 15 PMSC Board Election Update Mr. Gary Humphreys
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 60 << LUNCH >>
Panel Discussion: Use of EV Data to make Informed decisions
to increase confidence in performance Facilitated by
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 60
Arthur Ibers, Lockheed Martin; Al Gaydos, Raytheon; Bob "Too Mr. Gary Humphreys
Tall" Kenney, Bell Helicopter, USMC
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM 30 Value of Distributed Schedule Margin Discussion Mr. P.J. Pietrandrea
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM 10 Voting Results Mr. Gary Humphreys
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM 20 << BREAK >>
PMSC Working Group Sessions
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM 90
CAIWG, Contracts, Clearing House, Guides, Production, PM Outreach, Risk & Opportunity, XML Working Group
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM 30 Summary / Discussions & Adjournment Mr. Joe Kusick, PMSC Chair
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7:30 AM - 8:00 AM 30 Registration / Coffee / Networking All
Call to Order, Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, Working
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM 10 Mr. Joe Kusick, PMSC Chair
Group Highlights
8:10 AM - 8:25 AM 15 Welcome & Keynote Introduction Deltek
Keynote Address: Better Management and Efficiencies in a Ms. Elizabeth McGrath, OSD Deputy
8:25 AM - 9:15 AM 50
Challenging Environment Chief Management Officer
Ms. Janice Menker, NDIA Procurement
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM 10 Presentation of Cork Award Committee Chairwoman and Ms. Ruth
Franklin, NDIA
Joint Government/Industry Meeting
Panel Discussion: Implementing Affordability as a Team
Facilitated by
9:25 AM - 10:20 AM 55 (Ms. Carol Boser, LM; Mr. Gordon Kranz, PARCA; Mr. Dean
Mr. Gary Humphreys
Peebels, USAF; Mr. David Ricci, NGC)
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM 20 << BREAK >>
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM 40 PARCA Update Mr. Gordon Kranz
Panel Discussion: EVM Challenges in a Fiscally Constrained
Environment
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 60 (NASA, FAA, MDA, Navy) Facilitated by Mr. Wade Smith
Mr. Jerald Kerby, Ms. Matoka Forbes, Mr. Dave Melton, Mr.
Beau Willis
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM << LUNCH >>
Action Plans from 2 April 2012 Federal Agencies Meeting on Program
1:20 PM - 1:50 PM 30 Dr. Robert Rovinsky
Management and EVMS
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM 40 DCMA EVM Implementation Division Update Mr. David Kester
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM 15 IC Community Update Mr. Ivan Bembers*
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM 15 << BREAK >>
Keynote Address: Current Government Climate and the Impact Mr. Alan Chvotkin, Professional
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM 60
on Industry Services Counsel
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM 30 Summary / Discussions & Adjournment Mr. Joe Kusick, PMSC Chair
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Topics - Day One - Tuesday, 8 May 2012
The Chair and Vice Chair call the meeting to order, welcome all attendees,
Call to Order, Welcome, ensure introductions of the Committee At Large are accomplished and the
Introductions and Agenda Review Agenda is reviewed.
Deltek will welcome the Committee and provide information regarding facility
accommodations / exits identified and any security requirements
Host Welcome
communicated.
The PMSC is the principal industrial body that interfaces directly with the US
Government on matters relating to Performance Measurement and Earned
Value Management. This presentation is designed to provide PMSC Member
PMSC Update Company representatives with an overview of activities since the previous
PMSC meeting.
Mr. Wade Smith will provide an update on various activities external to the
Current State of the External Environment PMSC which affect or impact our members.
Ms. Carol Boser will update the PMSC on the initiative between PMSC
representatives and DCMA representatives for collaboration on topics
NDIA / DCMA Collaboration Update including: 1) DFARS Business Systems Rule; 2) EVM System Acceptance;
and 3) EVM System Surveillance.
Ms. Kathryn Flanigan will summarize any open issues which should be
Clearing House Update brought forward to PARCA for resolution.
Mr. Dan Butler will provide an update on the progress of the update of ANSI -
EIA 748 Earned Value Management Systems Standard.
ANSI Standard Update
Mr. Neil Albert will provide an update on the PMI Earned Value Standard
update.
PMI Standard Update
Mr. Gary Humphreys will introduce the candidates for Chairperson, Vice
PMSC Board Election Chairperson, and Member at Large and conduct the election.
Industry Program Managers will discuss the how they use EV data to manage
Panel Discussion: programs.
Use of EV Data to Make Informed Decisions To
Increase Confidence In Performance
Mr. P.J. Pietrandrea of Lockheed-Martin will lead a member discussion on the
Special Interest Discussion: use of distributed schedule margin as a best practice.
Value of Distributed Schedule Margin
This Group's charter is to analyze EVM practices and processes on production
contracts and provide a common understanding of terminology, processes
and Earned Value application used in a production environment. The planned
Working Group Session: output is: Documenting production EVM issues, typical company practices,
Production difference in production process versus typical development program process
(and/or outputs), and perceived expectations of production EVM process and
to consolidate individual issue documentation into a white paper summarizing
production EVM issues.
Topics - Day One - Tuesday, 8 May 2012
This Working Group is focused on resolving contract related EVMS issues.
The team is currently reenergizing its efforts but still awaiting some key
Government participants (PARCA, EVM Center, OSD PSA). The following
issues remain open and require Government participation and input to
achieve closure:
o Contract vs. EVM System order of precedence
o Subcontractor validation
Working Group Session:
o Subcontractor surveillance compliance and surveillance
Contracts
o EVM implementation challenges
o Use of a supplier’s previously-validated process at a new supplier site
o DCMA EV Standard Surveillance Instruction (SSI)
o Ownership and Control of Management Reserve
o Undefinitized Contractual Actions (UCAs) / Unpriced Change Orders (UCOs)
o Treatment of existing CAR’s when Business Systems DFARS is
implemented.
This Working Group is focused on resolving EVMS issues for member
companies. The team receives and reviews industry issues related to EVMS
Working Group Session:
and provides guidance. If necessary, the Committee will intervene to work
Clearing House
with government agencies to resolve conflicts.
The proposed charter of this Working Group is to “Review, document, and
communicate Government and Industry “successful practices” for effective
Risk and Opportunity (R/O) Management throughout the acquisition life cycle
of any Government program. Includes quantitative and qualitative processes
for planning, identifying, assessing, handling, and monitoring events that
could have a potential for causing a positive (Opportunity) or negative (Risk)
Working Group Session:
impact to program objectives. Consider and recommend changes to
Risk and Opportunity Management
applicable Government policies, practices and processes which, if
implemented, would enable or enhance the implementation of effective R/O
Management. Define the approach for effective integration of R/O
Management with other program management processes including, but not
limited to: Planning, Scheduling, EAC Development, and Cost Estimation”.
This proposed Group's stated to “Provide Industry and Government Subject
The Working objectives are mission is to promote best practices by sharing
common efforts that demonstrate real measurable value to the Civilian
Working Group Session: Agencies and Industry by an outreach to all segments of Project
Civilian Agency / Industry Working Group Management community.
(CAIWG)
This Working Group’s stated mission is to “broaden the focus and
membership of the PMSC to influence acquisition policy and share best
practices among program management professionals”. To date, this Working
Group has completed some suggested changes to the PMSC Charter, which
Working Group Session: reflect a broader program management focus. A Risk and Opportunity
Program Management Outreach Working Management Group was also initiated as a result of this Group’s
activity. Additionally, the Group successfully implemented an online
registration system for all PMSC meetings.
Topics - Day Two, Wednesday, 9 May 2012
The Chair and Vice Chair call the meeting to order, welcome all attendees,
Call to Order, Welcome, ensure introductions of the Committee at Large are accomplished and the
Introductions and Agenda Review , Working Agenda is reviewed. A brief review of any new initiatives from the Working
Group Highlights Groups will be presented.
Deltek will welcome the Committee and provide information about their
organization's operations, ensure all facility accommodations / exits
Host Welcome identified and any security requirements communicated.
Ms. Elizabeth McGrath, the OSD Deputy Chief Management Officer, will
address the Joint Government and Industry group regarding better
Keynote Address
management and efficiencies in a challenging environment.
Mr. Pete Steffes, NDIA Chair, and Ms. Ruth Franklin, NDIA Procurement
Chair, will present Mr. Joe Kusick with the Cork Award.
Cork Award Presentation
This is a joint Government / Industry roundtable discussion regarding
implementing EVM and Program Management in an affordable and effective
Panel Discussion:
manner. Panel participants will be asked to share their views on the
Implementing Affordability as a Team
environment and how Government and Industry are managing during this
time.
Mr. Gordon Kranz will present an update regarding current activities in the
Performance Assessment & Root Cause Analysis (PARCA) Office.
PARCA Update
Service and Civilian Agency panelists will discuss how their respective
Panel Discussion: organizations are managing in the current environment.
EVM Challenges in a Fiscally Constrained
Environment
Mr. Joseph Sweeney will present an update regarding current activities and
initiatives within the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Portfolio
DCMA Portfolio Management & Integration Update
Management & Integration Group.
Mr. David Kester will present an update regarding current activities and
initiatives within the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Earned
DCMA EVM Center Update
Value Management organizations.
Mr. Ivan Bembers will provide an update on EVM initiatives in the
IC Update Intelligence Community.
Mr. Alan Chvotin, Executive Vice President and Counsel for the Professional
Services Council (PSC) will discuss the current climate in government, how
Keynote Address industry will be impacted, and the concerns of sequestration, etc. as well as
legislative impacts that we can expect for the next year or two.
Speaker Directory
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Mr. Neil Albert Neil Albert is President of MCR, LLC and a Board Member of the PMSC. Neil is extremely
involved in many initiatives with the Government through various venues and is a key
contributor to the advancement of EVM and cost estimating.
Mr. Bill Altman Bill Altman recently returned to work at Battelle as a Program Manager for Special Projects.
He retired from Battelle in September 2010 after 23 years of service rising through the ranks
as Program Manager, Senior Program Manager and Vice President of the Program Management
Office in Battelle Corporate Operations (BCO). While leading project management at Battelle,
he was also responsible for the Proposal Operations Center. Bill provided interface to the
organization on issues that deal with proposal and project management. Bill brings over 30
years of experience in managing and conducting advanced development programs and in the
evaluation of major bid opportunities. He received certification as an Earned Value
Professional (EVP) from the AACEI.
Mr. Ivan Bembers Ivan Bembers is a senior Government executive with the Intelligence Community and has had
many increasing responsible positions in the fields of EVMS and Program Processes within
several of the "3 Letter Agencies". He is a noted Subject Matter Expert on EVMS and
participates in many of the Government Working Groups that develop guidance for policy and
implementation of this program management process.
Ms. Carol Boser Carol Boser is the Corporate Vice President for Program Performance at the Lockheed Martin
Corporation and a Board Member of the PMSC. Carol has had many increasingly responsible
management positions at Lockheed Martin, both in functional Software Engineering and
program management. Her long and successful tenure in the Lockheed Martin Company has
enabled her to provide the foundational guidance for the corporate team she is leading and
mentoring.
Mr. Dan Butler Dan Butler is former Chair of PMSC, and a vice president of programs with SAIC. Dan is the
SAIC focal point for EV, as well as a subject matter expert in numerous program and process
disciplines.
Mr. Eric Christoph Eric Christoph Vice President of L-3 STRATIS Center for Performance Management. Eric is a
PMSC Board Member.
Mr. Alan Chvotkin Mr. Chvotkin is one of the most knowledgeable and respected experts on federal acquisition
policy, legislation, and regulation. At PSC, he is responsible for the association’s legislative and
regulatory policy affecting PSC’s membership. Mr. Chvotkin is an active and founding member
of industry’s Acquisition Reform Working Group, which was established in 1993.
In his early career, Mr. Chvotkin served as professional staff to the Senate Budget Committee
and to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. He became counsel and staff director to
the Senate Small Business Committee, and then counsel to the Senate Armed Services
Committee.
Prior to joining PSC, he was a vice president of AT&T Government Services where he was
responsible for managing key AT&T programs and opportunities; earlier at AT&T, he was the
vice president responsible for the government contracts, pricing, compliance, and proposal
development organizations. From 1986 to 1995, he was corporate director of government
relations and senior counsel at Sundstrand Corporation.
Mr. Chvotkin is a member of the Supreme Court, American and District of Columbia Bar
Associations. He is also a member of the National Contract Management Association and serves
on its national board of advisors and as a “Fellow” of the organization. Mr. Chvotkin is also a
two-time “Fed 100” winner. He has a law degree from The American University’s Washington
College of Law, a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s in political science.
Speaker Directory
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Mr. Neil Albert
Ms. Kathryn Flanigan Kathryn Flanigan leads the PMSC Clearinghouse Member of the She is with General
Neil Albert is President of MCR, LLC and a Board Working Group.PMSC. Neil is extremely
Dynamic's many initiatives group.
involved in Program Controlswith the Government through various venues and is a key
contributor to the advancement of EVM and cost estimating.
Ms. Matoka Forbes Matoka Forbes is the FAA's Earned Value Management Focal Point.
Mr. Al Gaydos Al Gaydos is Vice President of Operations for the Raytheon Company Evaluation Team. Prior
positions include CFO of the Raytheon Integrated Information Systems (IIS) Business,
Operations Vice President of IIS, and various product line, engineering and leadership roles
within Raytheon and the former E Systems. Mr. Gaydos has successfully led many program,
site, and division "turn arounds" in his lengthy Industry career.
Mr. Kim Herrington Kim Herrington is the Vice President of Cost Management Integration at Bell Helicopter Textron
and a Board Member of the PMSC. Kim leads the Production Working Group for the Committee
and as such leads one of the key new initiatives for the Committee in documentation of
standard methodologies for EVM in the production environment.
Ms. Shannon House Shannon House is the Air Force EVM Lead Focal Point responsible for improving EVM across the
agency. She leads the AF EVM IPT, and coordinates all AF representation on DoD and Industry
EVM teams. Shannon is responsible for AF EVM policy, interpretation and reviews of AF
programs and EVM reporting.
Mr. Gary Humphreys Gary Humphreys is the CEO of Humphreys & Associates, Inc. As a consultant and Board
Member of the PMSC, Gary has provided technical support in all phases of project management
to clients in the United States and other countries. He has served as Vice Chairman and
Chairman of this NDIA PMSC, and President and Chairman of the Board of the Performance
Management Association, which has now become the Project Management Institute’s EVM
Community of Practice.
Mr. Art Ibers Art Ibers serves as Director of Criminal Justice Solutions for Lockheed Martin’s Information
Systems and Global Solutions (IS&GS). Art has over twenty-seven years of large-scale
systems integration, engineering, and Program Management experience. Art has served as the
Program Manager for multiple large-scale development efforts within Lockheed Martin. In each
case, he has driven effective Earned Value Management rhythms and usage into and through
the programs, resulting in improved performance and program recoveries. Additionally, he has
served as the Director of Program Performance for the IS&GS-National Product Line, where he
oversaw the Product Line’s program performance, defined program management training and
curriculum, and oversaw the Program Management Qualification board.
Mr. Bob "Too Tall" Kenney Bob "Too Tall" Kenney, is a retired USMCR Colonel, Sikorsky and Bell Executive. He believes in
and is a practitioner of EVM. Bob flew the CH-53, CH-46, UH-1, H-60, S-76, and several fixed
wing aircraft. He materially contributed to the VH-60N, VH-3D, CH-53E, MH-60S, MH-60R, HH-
60J (USCG Jayhawk), H-92, MV/CV-22B, UH-1Y, AH-1Z, and OH-58D+ programs and was the
Bell V-22 Program Manager as well as joint program office PM for the Bell/Boeing team. He
was most recently EVP for Government Programs at Bell Helicopter---- on each program
applied EVM best practices to produce favorable results.
Speaker Directory
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Mr. Neil Albert
Jerald Kerby Neil the past 22 years, Jerald has worked for NASA at the of the PMSC. Neil is extremely
For Albert is President of MCR, LLC and a Board Member Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
involved inhe is the NASA Earnedthe Government through various venues and is a key role,
Currently, many initiatives with Value Management (EVM) Program Executive. In this
contributor to the advancement of EVM andEVM Working Group (EVMWG) that supports the
he serves as the Chairperson for the NASA cost estimating.
implementation of EVM throughout NASA, along with the development of EVM policy and
handbooks within the Agency. He also is responsible for providing both classroom and hands-
on EVM and data analysis training to the project management community at NASA and MSFC.
In addition, Jerald served as project manager for the NASA EVM Capability effort where he led
the development of the Agency EVM Capability.
Jerald has served as a speaker at many Project Management Institutes (PMI) and NASA Project
Management conferences throughout the years. He was the keynote speaker at the University
of California’s Project Management Excellence symposium in 2004. In addition, he has co-
authored a chapter in the book entitled ‘Applied Project Management for Space Systems’. He
also was the co-author of an article that was published in the Spring 2005 edition of the
Academy Knowledge Sharing (ASK) magazine entitled ‘Putting EVM to the Test’.
Jerald has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Athens State University. He has a Master of
Science Degree from the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). He is also a Certified Public
Accountant (CPA).
Mr. David Kester David Kester of DCMA is the Director of the Earned Value Management Operations Directorate.
He reports directly to the DCMA COO, Ms. Marie Greening. Mr. Kester is the DCMA Subject
Matter Expert for EVMS, having held increasing responsible positions at NAVAIR and DCMA. He
fosters strong program management principles and is engaged in improving the EVMS skill sets
and application across Government and working with the NDIA and the contracting community
for improved program management.
Mr. Gordon Kranz Gordon Kranz is the Deputy Director for Earned Value Management within PARCA and is
responsible for the establishment of EV Policy and Procedures (DIDs); Creation, approval, and
maintenance of EV data plans for individual contracts; Collection, validation / quality
assessment of EV data delivered by contractors; Dissemination of data to qualified DoD users;
Auditing, verification and certification of EV procedures and institutions; EVM Ombudsman; and
Leadership of DoD / Industry EV Focus Group. Mr. Kranz has had a long, distinguished career
in both Government and Industry and has held key positions in Engineering and Senior
leadership.
Mr. Joe Kusick Joe Kusick is the Director of Raytheon Earned Value Resource Center for the Raytheon
Company and the current Chairman of the PMSC. In the capacity of Chairman of the PMSC,
Joe is the primary interface in the Committee's partnership with Government stakeholders. Joe
provides leadership and the strategic vision for the Committee's current and future initiatives.
Joe is an EVM Subject Matter Expert and Senior Specialist in program, project and process
methodologies.
Speaker Directory
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Mr. Neil Albert
Ms. Elizabeth McGrath Ms. Albert is (Beth) A. McGrath was sworn in as the Department’s first Deputy Chief
Neil Elizabeth President of MCR, LLC and a Board Member of the PMSC. Neil is extremely
involved in many initiatives with the Government through various venues and is a key 2010.
Management Officer, a Senate-confirmed and politically appointed position, on July 1,
contributor to the advancement of EVM and to better synchronize, integrate and coordinate
Ms. McGrath leads the Department’s efforts cost estimating.
DoD business operations and serves as the Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) and advisor to the
Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for matters relating to management and
improvement of business operations. Ms. McGrath is focused on achieving sustainable and
enduring improvements and efficiency and effectiveness in the Department’s business related
enterprise policies, processes and systems. She also serves as the DoD Performance
Improvement Officer and is responsible for formulating the legislatively mandated
Departmental Strategic Management Plan.
Ms. McGrath serves as the Milestone Decision Authority for numerous business-focused Major
Automated Information Systems (MAIS) and also executes the Department’s primary
governance body for business transformation, the Defense Business System Management
Committee; establishes performance goals and measurements for the Department’s business
operations; implements the Department’s Continuous Process Improvement efforts; and is the
Vice-Chair of the Performance Accountability Council that is responsible to the President to
reform the government-wide security clearance process. Her responsibilities require extensive
integration and coordination across the Department as well as with many Federal agencies,
such as the Office of Management and Budget, Director for National Intelligence and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Previously, Ms. McGrath served as the Deputy Director for Systems Integration, Defense
Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) where she created a financial migration strategy that
was executed with a collective budget of approximately $1B. She managed the entire financial
architecture supporting DoD-wide standard financial systems, integrating it with the
Department’s evolving target, enterprise architecture. Project scope included logistics,
personnel, medical, acquisition and financial missions including many information technology
solutions.
Prior to joining DFAS, Ms. McGrath served in a variety of program management roles
culminating in Program Executive Office-level oversight responsibility. She possesses extensive
knowledge of acquisition-related statutes, regulations and policies with over 20 years applied
acquisition experience with Major Defense Acquisition Programs and MAIS. She served as the
Business and Acquisition Manager on an international torpedo defense program with the United
Kingdom and held numerous other financial, acquisition and program management positions
within the Department of the Navy.
Ms. McGrath was awarded the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award for Fiscal Year
2008 and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award in October
2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from George Mason University, is a
Mr. Dave Melton Dave Melton is the Director, Earned Value Management and functional lead for approximately
35 EVM and scheduling folks in MDA. He is responsible for implementing EVM and ensuring a
consistent Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) process across 12 MDA programs and 18
contracts worth ~ $35 billion. Dave has worked in MDA for over 10 years following his
retirement from the Air Force. Prior to MDA, Dave was at Defense Acquisition University, Ft.
Belvoir, VA, where he was the Chair, EVM Department and supervisor of 12 professors. His
responsibilities included developing curriculum, teaching, conducting research, and providing
consulting in EVM to DoD Acquisition professionals. His Air Force career included positions in
program offices; HQ Air Combat Command; Air Force Cost Analysis Agency; and Air Staff,
Pentagon.
Speaker Directory
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Mr. Neil Albert
Dean Peebels Neil Albert is President of MCR, LLC and a Board Member of the PMSC. Neil is extremely
Dean Peebels is the Deputy Director, Infrared Space Systems at the Air Force
Space and many Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base CA. His duties include
involved in Missile initiatives with the Government through various venues and is a key
contributor planning for the next of EVM Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS)
acquisition to the advancement Space and cost estimating.
satellite contract and leading day-to-day business operations for the $18
billion program.
Mr. Peebels has over 24 years of acquisition experience and has worked on a
variety of Air Force and joint service acquisition programs including the
Military Satellite Communications System (MILSTAR), Joint Tactical
Information Distribution System (JTIDS), Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
(EELV), Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), F-15,
Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN), Unmanned
Combat Air System (UCAS), RQ-4A/B Global Hawk, plus over twenty automated
information systems. In addition to his Air Force active duty and civilian
service, Mr. Peebels served the Air Force for 10 years as an acquisition
support contractor and is a retired Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel.
Mr. P.J. Pietrandrea P.J. Pietrandrea is a Master Planner at Lockheed-Martin.
Mr. Ken Poole Ken Poole is a Senior Project Controls Specialist for NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, AL. He has over 20 years of experience with NASA. Ken has been involved in the
development and implementation of various agency handbooks and training courses in the
areas of Scheduling, WBS Development, and Earned Value Management.
Dr. Robert Rovinsky Bob Rovinsky is Director of IT Services (AES-1) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer
for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He directs an office of 25 professionals
responsible for reviewing and improving all IT investment decisions. He led the
implementation of Earned Value Management in the FAA, for which he received the first Gary
Christle Leadership Award from the Project Management Institute’s College of Performance
Management. Prior to coming to the FAA, Dr. Rovinsky directed the Office of Research and
Statistics for Fairfax County, VA. He holds a Doctoral degree in Operations Research and a
Masters degree in Mathematics, both from Cornell University, and has published widely on the
applications of Operations Research.
Mr. Wade Smith Wade Smith is currently the Senior Staff member of the RMS Program Management Excellence
(PMX) organization. He has more than 39 years of weapons design, development and
production experience with Raytheon, Hughes and General Dynamics. Previously he was the
Deputy Product Line Manager for Land Combat. In that role, he was responsible for providing
product line leadership in program execution of TOW (tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-
guided), Stinger, Javelin, Excalibur and Non Line of Sight Launch System. Prior to his role in
Land Combat, he was the Deputy Product Line Manager for Directed Energy Weapons, focusing
on the design and development of technologies for high power microwave and high power solid
state laser weapons.
Speaker Directory
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Mr. Neil Albert
Joseph E. Sweeney Mr. Albert E. Sweeney, a member and a Board Executive the PMSC. Neil is extremely
Neil Joseph is President of MCR, LLCof the Senior Member ofService, is the Director of Defense
involved in many initiatives with the Government through various venues and is a key
Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Portfolio Management & Integration (PM&I) Directorate
contributor to the advancement of EVM and cost estimating.
responsible for senior-level strategic customer acquisition enterprise engagements, customer-
related policy, training & tools, and integrated weapon system portfolio analysis. From April
2009 to Mar 2010 Mr. Sweeney served as Acting Executive Director of DCMA Naval Sea
Systems Division (and Deputy Executive Director from Apr 2007 to Mar 2009). Naval Sea
Systems was one of six Divisions within DCMA responsible for management of over 100,000
contracts valued at approximately $100 billion, more than 1,500 personnel, and 6 major
contract management offices that provide contract management services at over 4,500
contractor locations. From 2003-07 Mr. Sweeney was Deputy Commander of DCMA Space
Sensors & Communications which included contract management operations at Raytheon
Integrated Defense Systems, and Boeing C3 Networks. From 2000-03 he was Director of
Program Support & Customer Relations, DCMA East District. Other DoD assignments include:
Industrial Engineer/Program Integrator at DCASPRO Raytheon Company, DCMA Customer
Liaison at Air Force Materiel Command, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base,
and Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Industry assignments include: Industrial Engineer in
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Cost Engineering Department, IBM Corp, NY; and a Sales
Engineer, Advanced Materials, Raytheon Company, Research Division, MA.
Mr. Sweeney is a Member of the Defense Acquisition Corps and Navy Acquisition Professional
Community. He is Joint Professional Military Education qualified, and DAWIA Certified Level III
in 4 acquisition career fields: Program Management; Systems Planning, Research,
Development & Engineering; Life Cycle Logistics; and Production, Quality & Manufacturing. He
graduated with Distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Industrial
Engineering. He has a M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Western New England
College, and a M.A. degree in National Security & Strategic Studies, Naval War College. He is a
graduate of the Federal Executive Institute’s “Leadership for a Democratic Society” program,
the “Senior Executive Fellowship Program” at Harvard University, JFK School of Government,
and has an Executive Certificate in “Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management”
from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Mr. Sweeney is a CAPT in the Naval Air Systems Command Reserve. His personal awards
include the DCMA Distinguished Civilian Service Award, DCMA Meritorious Civilian Service
Award, DLA Meritorious Civilian Service Award, DLA Superior Service Medal, Navy Meritorious
Service Medals, Navy Commendation Medals, Joint Service Achievement Medals, and Navy
Achievement Medals.
Ms. Tracie Thompson Tracie Thompson is Alliant Tech Systems' Florida Earned Value and Program Controls Manager,
and the Vice Chairperson of the NDIA Program Management Systems Committee. She has over
25 years of earned value, program control, and management experience at defense
contractors including Honeywell, HTSI, and ATK.
Mr. Beau Willis Beau Willis is the Director at the Navy CEVM. Beau is a key Government advocate for the
Government participation with Industry. Beau was instrumental in the establishment of and is
a key contributor to the Production EVM Working Group.
FROM: NDIA PMSC Planning Committee
TO: GOVERNMENT ATTENDEES
SUBJECT: Meals for PMSC Participants
Deltek will provide a continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks each day for all
participants. The cost is not anticipated to be in excess of the allowable Government Per
Diem for the Washington D.C. area.
Please review this information and consult with your designated agency ethics official for
guidance on whether you can accept, or if reimbursement is required. If necessary,
payment can be rendered in cash or check (payable to Deltek) during the event.
Questions should be addressed to Tracie Thompson at 727-743- 3004
Acronyms
CAIWG Civilian Agency and Industry Working Group
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List
CRI Compliance Review Instruction
CPR Contract Performance Report
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
DIG DCMA Interprative Guide
DOD Department of Defense
EVMS Earned Value Management System
GASP Generally Accepted Scheduling Principles
ICPM Industrial Committee on Program Management
IMP Integrated Master Plan
IMS Integrated Master Schedule
MDA Missile Defense Agency
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command
NDIA National Defense Industrial Association
PARCA Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis
PMI Project Management Institute
PMI/ Project Management Institute/
EVM-CoP Earned Value Management-Community of Practice
PMSC Program Management Systems Committee
PPSS Program Planning and Scheduling Subcommittee
PASEG Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide
SCEA The Society of Cost Engineering and Analysis
SSI Standard Surviellance Instruction
SSOM Standard Survieillance Operating Manual
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Hotel and Meeting Location
HOTEL REGISTRATION AND RATE RULES FOR NDIA PMSC MEETING:
Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202-3505
Rate: $237.00 + tax per night
For reservations, Call (703) 920-3230 and reference code:
DDMDDMA - NDIA PMSC Meeting
Area Dining List
