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Earned Value Management

DoD Earned Value Management Guide

The DoD Earned Value Management Interpretation Guide (EVMIG) provides guidance to be used during the implementation and surveillance of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) established in compliance with DoD Guidelines. Part I of this guide provides guidance for understanding EVMS concepts describes objective guidelines for EVMS, and provides guidance in interpreting those guidelines for use […]

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Requirements Development

Step 3: Check Completeness

Requirements Development Process Step 3 “Check Completeness” is to check that a complete set of requirements have been developed and documented that defines all system functions that are needed to satisfy the stakeholder needs with their associated performance, environmental, and other non-functional requirements. Visit: Requirements Evaluation Requirements designers should go back to Stakeholders with the

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Proposal Development

Unsolicited Proposal

Unsolicited proposals are written proposals received by the government from a contractor that is not in response to published Requests for Information (RFI), Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), or Requests for Proposal (RFP). Definition: An Unsolicited Proposal is a written application for a new or innovative idea submitted to a Federal agency on the initiative of the

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Earned Value Management

Schedule Variances – What Does it Mean, and How do I Figure it Out?

Schedule Variance (SV) indicates how much a project is ahead or behind schedule. It measures whether a project is on track by calculating actual progress against expected progress. SV is used by the Program Manager (PM) and program personnel to determine how best to utilize their remaining resources. Monitoring SV will keep you apprised of

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Proposal Development

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

The Statement of Objectives (SOO) is a government-developed document that identifies the broad, basic, top-level objectives of an acquisition/procurement and is used as a focusing tool for both the Government and potential contractors.  In place of a government-written Performance Work Statement (PWS), a solicitation will include an SOO as part of a Request for Proposal

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Statement of Work Checklist

The Statement of Work (SOW) is a document that enables offerors to clearly understand the government’s needs for the work to be done in developing or producing the goods or services to be delivered by a contractor.  It defines (either directly or by reference to other documents) all work (non-specification) performance requirements for a contractor.

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Sole Source – Justification and Approval

A sole source procurement (called an Other than Full & Open Competition) is when the government enters into a contract with a contractor without going through the typical competitive process as required by law because it deems that the contractor is the only source available to meet government requirements. What is a Justification and Approval

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Requirements Development

Step 1: Gather & Develop Requirements

  Requirements Development Steps Step 1 in the requirement development process is to Gather and Develop requirements data from key stakeholders, project objectives, and already developed requirements. A number of typical sources used to gather requirements data are: Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Defense Federal Acquisition Requirements Supplement (DFARS) Earn Value Management Requirements Federal Acquisition Requirements

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Proposal Development

Software Source Selection Considerations

  Software Source Selection Consideration for Computer Systems & Software (CS&S) tasks includes: Creating CS&S Request for Proposal (RFP) content Accomplishing Software Proposal Evaluation It’s should be the objective to select developers with sound approaches; applicable domain experience in the development of software-intensive systems; proven program management, systems engineering, and software engineering processes; and successful

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