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Our project consulting services offer quick, thorough, candid, and cost-effective assured results to our clients.
Some of our challenging projects . . .
Developed a comprehensive value-chain market assessment for a nation-wide I.P. based time-critical data collection service for the new business development division of a very large telecommunications company documenting their risk and potential returns.
Guided reorganization of a large privately held final assembly & fulfillment center into three semi-autonomous operations in less than six months while coordinating layout of the facilities for smooth material flow, efficient storage and flexible shipping options.
Directed multi-site logistics and coordinated development of site preparation schedules for relocation of a 300-employee manufacturing company including engineering design, product assembly, system test and administration from North Carolina to Texas.
Managed development and early implementation of a job-shop project control system that reduced average work-order completion time from 41 days to 16 days for a large manufacturer of custom designed equipment employing more than 1,100 technicians.
Orchestrated the rescue of a Canadian high-pressure aluminum die-casting company with 325 employees and sales of $35 million by improving its Q-1 rating 27 points to retain its largest customer and secure $4.5 million new sales as interim president.
Created and installed a process capability monitoring system that enabled a powdered-metal products company to sustain production with 60% less raw material on hand.
Managed a major new business systems selection and implementation program ahead of schedule and under budget for a large aerospace manufacturer.
Orchestrated a major improvement in product quality that earned qualified supplier status from two large computer manufacturers and increased sales by 20%.
LCSI MULTI-PROJECT SUPPORT SYSTEM
First, we start by documenting the higher order goals of the organization.
Improve Total Labor Productivity
Reduce Waste (% of Total Output)
Improve Quality (% Rejected at Final)
Improve On-Time Delivery Performance
Next, we facilitate the identification and ranking of barriers to be removed.
Next, we identify the relative contribution of each item to a long term goal.
Next, we install a disciplined approach to applying resources to each item.
Next, we install a structured approach to tracking progress on active items.
Finally, we install an "instrument panel" to provide feedback on progress.
As needed we prepare helpful training aids to accelerate improvement.
For example:
Acronym
D e f i n i t i o n
A C
(ACWP) = Actual Cost of Work Performed
A C W P
Actual Cost of Work Performed (recognized cost)
B A C
Budget At Completion (total budget)
B C W P
Budget Cost of Work Performed (earned value delivered)
B C W S
Budget Cost of Work Scheduled (earned value expected)
C A M
Cost Account Manager (cost performance control point)
C A R
Contract Approval Review (What is in the contract?)
C C B
Change Control Board (for all baseline changes)
C P I
Cost Performance Index = ( EV / AC ) or ( BCWP / ACWP )
C P M
Critical Path Method (du Pont)
C P R
Cost Performance Report
C S ** 2
Cost/Schedule Control System
C S S C
Cost Schedule Systems Criteria (DOE)
C V
Cost Variance = ( EV - AC ) or ( BCWP - ACWP )
C V %
Cost Variance % = ( CV / EV ) * 100 or ( CV / BCWP ) * 100
E A C
Estimate At Completion = ( AC + ETC ) or ( ACWP + ETC )
E A C
Estimate At Completion = ( BAC / CPI ) if ETC is not provided
E T C
Estimate To Complete = ( EAC - AC ) or EAC - ACWP )
E V
(Earned Value) or (BCWP) = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
E V R
Earned Value Report
F T E
Ful1-Time Equivalent (employees)
G E R T
Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique
G F E
Government Furnished Equipment
I P S
Integrated Project Schedule ( IPS <= Tiers II & III )
L O E
Level of Effort (no measurable discrete accomplishment)
M R
Management Reserve (budget not designated for specific tasks)
O B S
Organization Breakdown Structure
P E R T
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (Polaris)
P M B
Performance Measurement Baseline
P M C S
Project Management Control System
P M O
Project Management Office
P S N
Project Summary Network (Gantt chart with dependency arrows)
P V
(Planned Value) or (BCWS) = Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
R A M
Responsibility Assignment Matrix ( WBS & OBS )
S C
Schedule Correlation = (Cum Sched Variance) / (Current Period PV)
S O W
Statement of Work
S P I
Schedule Performance Index = ( EV / PV ) or ( BCWP / BCWS )
S V
Schedule Variance = ( EV - PV ) or ( BCWP - BCWS )
S V %
Schedule Variance % = ( SV / PV ) * 100 or ( SV / BCWS ) * 100
T C P I
To-Complete Performance Index = ( BAC - BCWP ) / ( EAC )
V A C
Variance At Completion = ( BAC - EAC )
W B S
Work Breakdown Structure
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