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Federal IT Reform
In a radio interview with host Francis Rose, R-G President and COO Mike Sledge provides insights on the latest OMB guidance for managing IT projects and recommends best practices for program managers. "In Depth with Francis Rose," Federal News Radio 1500AM, June 29, 2010
Federal News Radio, May 11, 2009
Contracts Awarded
This article briefly describes a recent Robbins-Gioia contract win for $2.6 million with the Army (Logistics Modernization Program effort at Letterkenny Army Depot).
The Washington Post, May 11, 2009
Read All About It…
This article by Austin Russ, senior executive consultant and chief enterprise architect with Robbins-Gioia, provides an overview of “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You,” by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten.
Projects@Work, April 20, 2009
Management Issues
This radio interview focuses on a panel that Emory Miller, senior vice president of government affairs at Robbins-Gioia, was to lead at the Interagency Resources Management Conference (IRMCO) on April 19-22 in Cambridge, Md. The panel was to discuss the issues of openness, transparency, and accountability that government managers face today.
Federal News Radio, April 1, 2009
Fed 100 Winner: Emory Miller
This article profiles Emory Miller, senior vice president of government affairs at Robbins-Gioia and one of the 2009 Federal 100 Award winners. The article highlights his work on a study exploring program managers’ perceptions on the growing trend of program failures. The report “proposes groundbreaking legislative and policy changes that could yield better results from federal programs.”
Federal Computer Week, March 23, 2009
The First 90 Days
This book review by Robbins-Gioia Senior Executive Consultant and Chief Enterprise Architect Austin Russ examines Michael Watkins’ The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels. The book provides new leaders with advice and frameworks for analyzing their situations and developing a customized transition plan in their new positions. Austin takes a look at the book’s ten transition challenges and ways to overcome them within the first 90 days on the job.
Projects@Work, March 16, 2009
Successful Programs Require Independent Management and Oversight
In his byline, Robbins-Gioia’s Emory Miller examines how the government can effectively manage outsourced programs with a shrinking acquisitions workforce. He suggests that the government should use stringent criteria when selecting a contractor to help manage a program’s cost, schedule and technical performance; these criteria include avoiding conflict of interest, selecting contractors with program management as a core competency, and applying performance-based contracting.
Federal Computer Week, March 5, 2009
Virtual Virtues
This blog entry briefly details an article originally posted on Projects@Work. The entry discusses working with virtual teams in various geographic locations and how to use a virtual presence to bridge the gaps. The initial article and blog entry cite trusting in your employees and establishing an electronic communications standard as some of Jon’s best practices.
@task, February 19, 2009
Why Software Development Projects Fail, Part III: Methodology
This third in the series of articles on software development discusses how the choice of methodology can lead to either project success or failure. Jon Hughes observed that clients often have their method selected before engaging R-G. “We usually comply with what they ask for unless we realize that there is a cultural inhibitor to doing a spiral or agile development that will make it unsuccessful,” he said. “If someone wants to do a spiral development methodology, but is not willing to commit resources (and) time to periodic reviews, there is a fundamental problem.”
CIO Update, February 18, 2009
Why Software Development Projects Fail, Part II: Requirements
This is the second in a series of five articles that examine software development, specifically, the reasons for failure and how to avoid them. This article addresses the importance of defining requirements and ways to accomplish this. One best practice is to interview end users. “Ideally it would be best to assemble all users in one room: executives who will use the system for reporting and decision making along with those who will be using the software to do their jobs,” said Jon Hughes, vice president of Robbins-Gioia’s Technology Solutions Group.
CIO Update, February 11, 2009
Pre-Check, Please
This article briefly details the importance of completing a project pre-check during the initial stages of any project, featuring Stephen Hawald, director of process refinement and optimization practice at Robbins-Gioia.
Projects@Work, February 4, 2009
Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution Webcast Series
This blog entry briefly details a Robbins-Gioia and Microsoft webcast on Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) solutions for government.
Project Server Blogs, January 30, 2009
John Gioia: Innovative, caring executive
“He was a man way ahead of his time in technology and program management,” said John Marselle, Robbins-Gioia CEO, about R-G co-founder John Gioia.
Washington Technology, January 14, 2009
Gold Standard for a New Order
This article is adapted from a graduation speech given by Emory Miller, senior vice president at Robbins-Gioia, to the 2008 graduating class of the CIO University at General Services Administration (GSA). Emory offers seven management tips to the new graduates.
Federal Computer Week, January 12, 2009
John Gioia: Program management innovator
This appreciation about John Gioia quotes Emory Miller, a senior vice president at R-G, who said that John established and expanded the company just as the discipline of program management was maturing in the federal government.
Federal Computer Week, January 12, 2009
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