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Robbins-Gioia Helps PEO C3T Defog the Enterprise
Microsoft Project 2002 Implementation Will Provide Greater Visibility
November 13, 2002, Alexandria, Virginia—The U.S. Army’s Program Executive
Office for Command, Control, and Communications - Tactical (PEO C3T) has a huge
job: to revolutionize the U.S. Army by applying state-of-the-art information
technology to the modern battlefield. The process started in 1994 with a series
of advanced warfighter experiments. These efforts showed that digitization
reduces the “fog of war” and decreases decision-making time by optimizing the
flow of information.
Recently, the PEO C3T wisely realized it needed to lift some of the fog around
its own processes to have greater visibility into the enterprise. PEO C3T
leaders needed to see integrated information across the agency’s various
divisions/programs to enable them to track progress, variances, and potential
impacts relative to key performance indicators. But the PEO C3T faced some
obstacles, including stove-piped program schedules, lack of common approach and
reliable information, and scheduling tools inadequate to support increasing
program volume. Luckily, the same pioneering culture that had envisioned the
digitized battlefield decided to explore establishing a sustainable enterprise
management solution using Microsoft Project 2002 (MSP 2002).
Robbins-Gioia, LLC, a prominent program management firm that has been at the PEO
since the inception of digitization six years ago, offered to investigate the
new tool and develop a demonstration to the PEO to show its capabilities. Early
this fall, Robbins-Gioia’s contract with the PEO was expanded to include MSP
2002 integration. Susan Bopp, Robbins-Gioia associate account manager at Fort
Monmouth, said the new tool will help engender enterprise management
visibility. “The new capability will enable the PEO to not only provide a
consistent read on the health of their engagements but also maximize management
focus on the real challenges that effect program performance such as contractor
performance, impacts of scope changes, and program risks and issues,” she said.
“With this capability in place, the PEO can make informed decisions using
what-if scenarios and as a result better allocate the appropriate resources to
mitigate delays and costly surprises.”
The Robbins-Gioia approach to implementing an enterprise solution begins by
understanding the requirements and right-sizing the solution based on its
experience at the PEO by focusing on key needs first. R-G will work with the
PEO team to track the effort as well as integrate current programs to begin
establishing a sustainable enterprise management solution using MSP 2002. “We
are in the process of rolling out the first ‘must haves’ into the PEO
organization and thus far have received tremendous support and feedback on how
these initial capabilities are paying off?both in saving time spent in chasing
down data as well as providing critical and reliable management information,”
said Bopp.
“With the expansion of the current contract, Robbins-Gioia continues to be a key
member of the PEO C3T,” said Emerson Keslar, CIO, PEO C3T. “By helping us to
leverage Microsoft Project 2002, we will have an integrated approach to support
informed management decisions at all levels.”
About Robbins-Gioia, LLC
Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions
to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies for 20 years. Robbins-Gioia
combines thought leadership, disciplined processes, industry-based knowledge,
and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business
processes, accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality
improvements to transform their businesses.
About U.S. Army—Program Executive Office, Command, Control, and
Communication?Tactical
The product and project managers and directors of the PEO C3T provide a wide
and integrated array of systems, products, and capabilities designed to meet
the needs of today’s warfighter, while continuing to evolve to meet tomorrow’s
requirements. They encompass everything from tactical satellite communications
and intelligence gathering systems to devices used by the combat soldier in the
field. For more information, visit
www.monmouth.army.mil/newpages/vCpeoc3s.html.
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