A Little Respect
“When people know you can manage effectively, they’re not going to question your abilities,” Maureen said.
“They are likely to respect your decisions even if they don’t like them.” (Unfortunately, this article is not
available online. It is from a special publication sent only to PMI members. If you belong to PMI, please read
this article and share it with your coworkers!)
PMI Leadership in Project Management, December, 2006
IT Project Managers Will Be in Demand in ‘07
Marcus Simms, vice president of strategy at Robbins-Gioia, noted that industry is starting to see a real mass
adoption of PM. He added that enterprise resource planning projects, with their notorious schedule slips and cost
overruns, are the place where project managers are most often needed.
Baseline, December 13, 2006
Seven Steps to a Successful EVM Implementation
Dennis writes, “The primary initial benefit of EVM is an improvement in common project management practices.
If an organization follows these steps, it is well on its way to maximizing capabilities to meet organizational
goals.”
DM Review’s DM Direct, December 12, 2006
GSA’s Proposed Merger of Policy Shops May Create Political Tensions
Robbins-Gioia’s Emory Miller noted that the merger would open the channel for communication about cross-agency initiatives.
Government Computer News, December 11, 2006
Business Performance Management—Lessons from the Field
Steve writes, “Using a structured measurement methodology and framework with your performance measure will help
with front-end planning and focusing your management energies on future trends and potential problems, risks and
issues of the organization's data management function. In that way, senior management can make the necessary and
appropriate actions in a timely manner.”
DM Review’s DM Direct, December 8, 2006
Chain Reaction
This article, based on an interview with Robbins-Gioia CEO John Marselle, Robbins-Gioia’s chief executive officer,
discusses the philosophy, events, and opportunities he has used to create his career. “I've always been results-oriented
and that's why it's such a great fit for me here at Robbins Gioia because we have a very great results culture,” said
Marselle. “We are the preeminent honest broker helping customers achieve their objective and results today.”
Projects@Work, December 7, 2006
New At the Top
This article focuses on critical chain project management, featuring insights on CCPM implementation at Warner
Robins Air Logistics Center from Robbins-Gioia’s Dawn Morgan. “The method eliminates all individual tasks from
being date-driven,” Dawn explained. “When people are given actual dates, they tend to miss them more often than
not. Now, we eliminate all dates except for a drop deadline and particular large key deadlines along the way.”
The Washington Post, November 20, 2006
USDA Selects Prime Project Managers
This article focuses on the project management training program that Robbins-Gioia developed with the USDA and provides
a case study of the project. “With such a huge investment in IT projects, there is an inherent risk that those dollars
could be not managed well if you don’t have people with good project management skills in charge,” said Chris
Niedermayer, USDA associate CIO for information and technology management. Robbins-Gioia’s Jennifer Stanford went
on to discuss the program’s ultimate goals, stating, “We want to achieve an organizational transformation using the
tools that program management offers.” Among the program’s benefits, “There’s now a much larger universe to draw upon
when we’re looking for someone to run a big project,” Niedermayer said.
Projects@Work, November 20, 2006
Ethics Starts Here
This article focuses on ethics and chief information officers and discusses how many CIOs are responsible
for creating an ethical culture at their agencies. It includes comments from Corey Booth, SEC CIO. “You can’t
rely on the letter of the law in all cases to enforce ethics,” Booth said. “At the end of the day, more important
than training is having leadership of the organization asking the right kinds of questions and creating the right
kind of cultural environment, pushing on conventional wisdom, challenging assumptions.”
Federal Computer Week, November 20, 2006
High Culture
This article, which consists of interviews with government and industry executives, focuses on the
role that leadership plays in shaping agency culture. One common theme is that stable and adaptable
leadership fosters effective agencies. “If your agency has a core value of being innovative, but every
time you bring a new idea to your boss it gets shut down, that’s not a good alignment,” said Mike Sledge,
president of Robbins-Gioia, LLC.
Government Leader, November 14, 2006
Grow Your Own Contracts Staff
This article by Robbins-Gioia’s Andrea White focuses on how organizations can build their own contract
management teams by creating in-house internships. She explains the way Robbins-Gioia executes this program
to show how other companies can implement a similar strategy.
Contract Management, October 1, 2006
Human Resources: Building a Plan for Your People
In this article, industry experts give advice on federal workforce planning, even more critical as
federal employees retire at a greater and greater rate. Paula Pierce, Robbins-Gioia senior consulting
manager for strategic human capital management, commented on two of the suggested strategies: make sure
there is buy-in at the top and put the plan into action.
Federal Times, September 25, 2006
Dollar Wranglers
This article focuses on how to manage the budget for IT projects and provides tips and tools that can help
project managers stay on track. Douglas Brown, head of the IT Project Management Office for the Securities
and Exchange Commission and Robbins-Gioia customer, offers advice.
FedTech, August 2006
Power in Pairs
This article focuses on the relationship between contracting officers and program managers, offering
suggestions to help them reach their goals from Andrea White, vice president for contracts and business
support at Robbins-Gioia.
FedTech, August 2006
Six Steps in the PM Evolution
This article by John Madej, division president for civilian agencies and homeland security at Robbins-Gioia,
focuses on six significant advances in project management over the past 25 years.
Projects At Work, July 27, 2006
Charter-ing Your Courses
This article focuses on how to create and follow through on a charter for a corporate university, using Robbins-Gioia University
as the example. (This article shows R-G’s thought leadership and innovation in educating its employees.
Note: After you click on the link, enter “charter” in advanced search to display the article.)
Training, July 2006
PGA TOUR Teams up with America Supports You and USO of Metropolitan Washington to Raise Funds for U.S. Troops and Their Families
This press release announces Robbins-Gioia’s sponsorship of the America Supports You charity golf tournament on September 11, 2006.
BusinessWire, July 17, 2006
Robbins-Gioia Renews Partnership with Learn.com and Highlights a 50% Increase in Student Enrollments Using LearnCenter
Based on a Learn.com press release, this announcement publicizes the extension and expansion of Robbins-Gioia’s
partnership with Learn.com. “LearnCenter and Mentor have revolutionized the way Robbins-Gioia delivers training
and our success is demonstrated by a 50% increase in employee enrollments,” said Ann Sachs, manager of Robbins-Gioia
University.
PR Web, July 15, 2006
See the Forest and the Trees
Recent project overruns, GAO concerns, and the OMB mandate have propelled Defense agencies to
renew their commitment to EVM. “The biggest difficulty with doing EVM successfully is doing it
properly, and to a large degree, that means doing it with the right amount of vigilance,” said Tom
Bowman, EVM practice director at Robbins-Gioia LLC.
Defense Systems, July/August 2006
The Strategy Lifecycle
This article by James Picard, executive consultant and director of assessments and quality
assurance at Robbins-Gioia, describes the essential tasks and major components needed for
strategic planning.
Projects At Work, July 17, 2006
Get Smart
This article focuses on business intelligence and how it can highlight how and where improvements need
to be made within a company or project. Bruce Anich, PMP, vice president of operations at Robbins-Gioia,
said, “There’s a limit to the amount of information that humans can process, and business intelligence
helps them sort out what is important from what is not.”
PM Network, July 1, 2006
ICF International Announces Program Management Award with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This article announces ICF International’s BPA win from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It briefly
details Robbins-Gioia’s inclusion on the ICF team, which will supply professional and program management support
services to all components of the DHS.
TMCNet, June 26, 2006
Limp Kites and Unfulfilled Projects
This article by Emory Miller, Robbins-Gioia’s senior vice president for government affairs,
focuses on the use of project management in government projects. Emory introduces eight critical
program management principles that form a basis for good governance.
Public CIO, June 2006
Making EVM Matter
This article focuses on the Federal Information Resources Management’s 11th annual Emerging Issues Roundtable
discussion on earned value management. Robbins-Gioia’s EVM Practice Area Manager Dennis White was one of the 10
participants. “I think one of the biggest benefits in earned value is it forces us to focus on the scope of the
work,” Dennis said.
Federal Computer Week, June 19, 2006
A Healthy Agency is Key to Leadership Continuity
This article by Emory Miller, senior vice president for government affairs at Robbins-Gioia,
identifies 12 key attributes of a healthy organization and how they contribute to successful
continuity of leadership.
Government Leader, May/June 2006
Ten Things the Marines Taught Me about Project Management
This article by Zane Crockett, consulting manager at Robbins-Gioia ties rules for small-team infantry
units to PM principles.
Federal Times, May 22, 2006
Vendors Pitch Software to Take Over Routine Tasks
This Chief Learning Officer press release cites Jennifer Stanford’s byline, “For Chief Learning Officers, Alignment is Key,”
in the March 2006 edition of CLO. The article explains that without equal participation between the learning and corporate
strategy organizations, workforce alignment will not occur.
Federal Computer Week, April 24, 2006
CLO Feature Illuminates the Benefits of Goal Alignment Models: Robbins-Gioia Management Architecture Sustains Entrepreneurial Spirit
This Chief Learning Officer press release cites Jennifer Stanford’s byline, “For Chief Learning Officers, Alignment is Key,”
in the March 2006 edition of CLO. The article explains that without equal participation between the learning and corporate
strategy organizations, workforce alignment will not occur.
Yahoo! Finance, May 16, 2006
Step Up to Results
This article by Robbins-Gioia’s Jennifer Stanford explains how agencies can combine project
management training with mentoring to create a results-driven culture, pointing to a four-pronged
workforce development approach—assess, develop, mentor, and measure, to achieve this transformation.
FedTech, May 2006
Congress Blamed for Poor E-Gov Performance
This coverage focuses on the recently released Executive Branch Management Scorecard for the second quarter of
this fiscal year, which revealed lowered e-government scores for agencies, with downgraded scores for nine
agencies due to a lack of progress in instituting e-government initiatives. OMB said agencies often have
difficulty getting congressional approval for funding needed to cover the cost of e-government services.
Austin Russ, chief enterprise architect at Robbins-Gioia, noted that the score cards measure performance on
five initiatives, but the most dramatic change appears to be in e-government.
Federal Computer Week, May 15, 2006
GAO Chief Takes His Message to Town Hall USA
This coverage focuses on the financial message of Comptroller General David Walker, warning about the danger of ballooning budgets and massive deficit. Emory Miller, senior vice president of government affairs at Robbins-Gioia, remarked,
“Program and project management and managing toward delivering results is a proven and effective tool.”
Federal Times, May 10, 2006
MyTechnologyLawyer Radio Show
Tricia Davis-Muffett, R-G marketing VP, and Austin Russ, R-G enterprise architecture practice area
manager, were interviewed by radio host Scott Draughon regarding the upcoming ArchitectureGov conference.
Tricia and Austin discuss the value of PM in addressing enterprise architecture in government and the
experience Robbins-Gioia brings to this initiative. The show is listed next to the date 4/22/06; you can
hear Tricia and Austin 54:27 minutes into the audio.
MyTechnologyLawyer Radio Show, April 22, 2006
Executive Spotlight with Michael Sledge
This interview with Robbins-Gioia President and COO Michael Sledge reviews his background
as well as what’s new at Robbins-Gioia and in the industry.
Potomac ExecutiveBiz, April 20, 2006
Applying Project Management to Your Data Integration Project
This article by Robbins-Gioia’s Cheryl Strait and John Volpe points out that PM methodologies can be used
to break down a data integration and/or warehousing project into three manageable events: developing a business
case, securing executive support, and planning and initiating the project. The authors cite A Practical Application
Guide for the PMI PMBOK, Version 1, by Robbins-Gioia’s Robert Lorenz, as one of their references for the article.
DM Review’s DM Direct, April 18, 2006
Federal Government Making Progress on Management Scorecard
This coverage announces a report by Robbins-Gioia revealing the results of a historical analysis of the
Executive Branch Management Scorecard—citing consistent progress in some areas and uneven advances in others.
Projects At Work, March 23, 2006
It’s All in the Technique
This article by Cheryl Strait, Robbins-Gioia practice area manager for PMOs and core PM, discusses how records
information management professionals can use PM tools and principles to create or improve their companies’ records
management programs.
PM Boulevard, March/April, 2006
For Chief Learning Officers, Alignment is Key
This article by Jennifer Stanford, Robbins-Gioia’s director of professional development, examines how chief learning officers can
earn a seat at the C-level table if they can demonstrate their contributions to the organization’s strategic goals.
TECHLEARN INSIDER, March 2, 2006
CBP Awards $112M Contract to Robbins-Gioia
This article details Robbins-Gioia’s five-year, $112.5 million blanket purchase agreement from Customs and Border
Protection. It also describes the work Robbins-Gioia will be doing for the agency, specifically noting the first
task order for $3.9 million.
Federal Computer Week, March 20, 2006
Agencies Seek Cure for Project Management Woes
This coverage focuses on project management issues raised at the Information Processing Interagency Conference
last week. The article highlights insights provided by Mike Sledge, Robbins-Gioia’s president and COO, during
the conference. He cited statistics indicating that 18 percent of IT projects fail completely and an additional
53 percent exceed their budgets, experience schedule delays or perform poorly.
Government Computer News, March 20, 2006
Invest in Employee Education—and Make Sure it Pays Off
This article by Jennifer Stanford for the Federal Times Commentary page examines how agencies seeking project
management training must look past the “check-the-box” mentality if they want to achieve real success.
Federal Times, March 17, 2006
First Take: Yes, Mr. Johnson, Agencies Really Do Make Progress
This article focuses on a report created by Austin Russ, Robbins-Gioia practice area manager for enterprise
architecture, that charts the quarterly President’s Management Agenda scores since the 2001 baseline. The report
also provides the score histories for each of the 30 measured agencies.
Government Computer News, March 21, 2006
Do More With Less
This article examines how organizations are using enterprise resource planning to manage projects
better, quoting Robbins-Gioia’s Bob Woodruff.
Program Management Institute, March, 2006
A Stronger Role for the CIO
This article examines the shifting role of the federal CIO from technology expert to more of a business
strategist, quoting R-G customer and SEC CIO Corey Booth.
Federal Times, March 2006
Case Study: Back On Track
This case study discusses the materials management division project that Robbins-Gioia
recently worked on with the Anniston Army Depot.
Projects@Work, March 2, 2006
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Anniston Army Depot: Kicking Learning into High Gear
This story highlights the Anniston Army Depot’s commitment to training and delves into recent learning programs it
has developed.
Chief Learning Officer, February, 2006
Talk To Me!
This article by Bruce Anich, Robbins-Gioia’s vice president of operations, civil division, focuses on how mentors
can help build effective communication channels through on-the-job training.
Projects@Work, February 16, 2006
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You Can Keep that Long-Term Project on Track—Here's How
TThis article examines best practices for keeping long-term projects on track. Gino Marchetti,
Robbins-Gioia site director for the Homeland Security Department’s Customs Border Protection (CBP)
Modernization Office, spoke about the importance of identifying project risks and clearly understanding
project requirements.
FED TECH, February, 2006
Smooth Moves
This article focuses on IT relocation projects and how to achieve a successful move through detailed planning.
Robbins-Gioia consultants John Long and John La Jeunesse, who worked together on the major IT relocation of the
Veterans Benefits Administration, offered their insights.
FED TECH, February, 2006
Become a Better "People Person"
This article examines the importance of communication in managing successful projects. Jack Cline,
deputy commander at the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) and Robbins-Gioia customer, discussed how listening
enabled the success of the recent installation of a new IT system at ANAD.
FED TECH, January, 2006
FileNet to Highlight Risks of Non-Compliance With Records Management Regulations During Nationwide Mock Trial Tour
FileNet announced its sponsorship, along with Fujitsu Consulting, Network Appliance, and Robbins-Gioia, of a nationwide
mock trial tour to show what happens when companies fail to retain and dispose of corporate documents properly, including
electronic records.
PR Newswire, January 19, 2006
Opportunity Knocks for CIOs
This article examines the advanced education and training opportunities developing for chief information officers
as their responsibilities shift and change. This education and training comes in the form of graduate-level classes,
as well as short intense programs, such as the CIO Boot Camp offered by the Center for Excellence in Government
which Securities and Exchange Commission's CIO Corey Booth participated in last autumn.
Federal Computer Week, January 9, 2006
7 Habits of Highly Effective CIOs
This article is modeled after the book, "7 Habits of Highly Effective People," and examines seven habits of highly
effective CIOs. Corey Booth, CIO of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Robbins-Gioia customer, is quoted in
the article.
Federal Computer Week, January 9, 2006
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