Featured Papers - November 2006
- The Changing Face of Today’s PMO - by Terry Doerscher
- DCAA – What is it? How Can You Comply? - by Curt Finch
The Changing Face of Today’s PMO
by Terry Doerscher
The world of project management has changed. Have you adapted?
Management techniques historically grounded in construction and manufacturing have quickly become obsolete in today’s fast moving, technology-oriented service organizations. For many Project Management Offices (PMOs) the message is clear: evolve or die.
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About the Author:
Terry Doerscher
Terry Doerscher has more than 24 years of experience in practical process development, project management, PMO, business strategy, and work and resource management in construction, nuclear and IT fields. Mr. Doerscher is the Chief Solution Architect for Planview, an Austin-based software company dedicated to creating project portfolio management solutions. Terry is responsible for developing Planview PRISMSTM Adaptive IT Management Best Practice. More information about Planview can be found at www.planview.com.
DCAA – What is it? How Can You Comply?
by Curt Finch
What is DCAA? The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), under the authority, direction, and control of the United States under the Secretary of Defense, performs all contract audits for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DCAA also provides contract audit services to some other government agencies. Today, the DCAA consists of approximately 4,000 people located at more than 300 field audit offices throughout the world. Much more data is available at www.dcaa.mil.
The purpose of the agency, simply, is to avoid the purchase of $300 hammers and $1,000 toilet seats. Business services companies, such as software and management consultancies, that sell project management and other services to government agencies, need to comply with a number of DCAA requirements if they want to avoid failing an audit. US taxpayers should all be thrilled that the US government has put processes in place to avoid overpayment and fraud.
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About the Author:
Curt Finch
Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx (http://pr.journyx.com), a provider of free Web-based software located in Austin, Texas, USA that automates billing, payroll & project management by tracking time, expenses and mileage. Finch is a software industry veteran. In 1997, Curt created the world's first Internet-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offering. Curt has managed development teams creating enterprise-level software solutions since 1985, with a focus on distributed workforce management. In 1992, Finch led the team porting Tivoli's product line to the AIX operating system, which led to the company's acquisition by IBM. As a member of the executive team, Curt helped launch The Kernel Group (TKG), a venture-backed firm that grew to 50 employees and $7.5 million in sales during his tenure. Curt has a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech University in the USA. Curt Finch can be reached at curt@journyx.com.
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