DNC's Portfolio, Program & Project Management practice leverages industry standards and time-tested methodologies, tools, and processes toward project goals, program benefits and organizational mission. We have the experience and methodologies that cover the initial establishment of a Program Management Office (PMO) through the successful management of a portfolio of projects and individual projects. We believe our success in managing programs to expected results is partially because our program management practices are based on a disciplined adherence to the practices detailed in the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK™), and our expertise and experience in helping organizations achieve a rating in Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (SEI CMMI).
We recognize that customers have unique goals and requirements for Program Management Support. Therefore, we offer services and solutions based on proven methodologies and practices that are tailored to meet their needs. Our Program Management Support Services are comprised of repeatable, uniform processes developed over twenty years of hands-on experience.
DNC’s approach to providing Program Management Support recognizes the need to build from the outcomes of Strategic Planning. We know the value of basing Program Management decisions and activities on the business objectives established at Investment Planning time. Whether we are supporting the acquisition of a complex system, the management of an integration or development effort, or providing Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) services, we understand the importance of relating system requirements, progress milestones or IV&V metrics back to the business objectives. At every step in a Program Management effort, DNC personnel look for the opportunity to validate ongoing activities against the ultimate goal of supporting and improving the organization's operations and business.
Because DNC has always been focused on business objectives in our Program Management role, the introduction of Performance Based Contracting was second nature. We normally initiate acquisition support engagements by developing a clear understanding of the business objectives to be achieved. With this understanding we are able to prepare a performance based or functional requirements based acquisition to achieve those objectives. Once these business objectives are clearly established, the development of work packages in an Earned Value Management (EVM) system, the development of test and evaluation scenarios, and assessing / managing program risk are significantly simplified.
Our Company's offerings in this practice include:
- Portfolio Management
- Strategy and Investment Alignment
- Portfolio Governance
- Portfolio Risk Management
- Program and Project Management
- Scope and Schedule Management
- Financial Management/PPBE Support
- Acquisition Management and Support
- Earned Value Management
- Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
- Configuration Management
- Quality Management
