Contract Management articles from April 2004

Contract Management archives from April 2004

Being in contracts in today's world.(President's Forum)
April 1, 2004... It happened again just last weekend. Another party, another introduction. The inevitable questions--"Where do you live?" "What do you do?" This is followed by the ever so frequent response: "Oh, so you're the one responsible for the $500...

Proactive contract management for environmental professionals: to prevent problems with environmental work, take a proactive contract management approach--it will make all the difference.(Professional Development)
April 1, 2004... Many of us in environmental management either perform work under contract to private industry or government, or are employed by these organizations and manage contracts as part of our assigned duties. I have had the opportunity during my career...

Global project management: best practices; As projects are becoming increasingly complex, professional project management is vital to achieving successful results in both the public and private business sectors.
April 1, 2004... This article is an extract from Managing Complex Outsource Projects by Gregory A. Garrett, published by CCH Inc., Chicago 2004. As more and more companies and organizations conduct work on a multinational or global basis, the need to define...

Basics in scheduling: it is important to have a baseline schedule against which to measure project progress. Understanding the basics of scheduling is important to everyone involved.
April 1, 2004... As a contract administrator, you have seen schedules. In fact, they are a part of our daily life. We include schedules with our proposals, our discussions with our customers, and even use them to manage our contract status. Are we on schedule?...

Performance sunrise: blending contract management with project management; Organizations that segregate project management and contract management activities make a mistake. These activities are interrelated and interdependent.(the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and Project Management Institute are providing opportunities for organizations to look at new ways of connecting contract and project management delivery)
April 1, 2004... These are exciting times for both the contract and project management fields. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and Project Management Institute (PMI) are providing tremendous opportunities for all organizations to take advantage...

Sarbanes-Oxley: does compliance require earned value management on Projects? The latest legislation demands an accurate assessment of the true current status of costs, which is possible to calculate.
April 1, 2004... There are numerous ways corporate executives can put a "positive spin" on their financial reports. Some methods are legal, others are blatantly illegal. The illegal ways are now being addressed by a number of groups, including the U.S....

Ethics in contracting.(Special Section)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... UPHOLDING HIGH STANDARDS and values in the workplace has become an increasingly important issue--especially given recent events. Ethics in the contracting profession is a hot topic across the spectrum of work in the field. [ILLUSTRATION...

Ethical decision-making: issues for contract managers and educators; Analyze the ethical environment in your workplace--see how managers and educators can help narrow down important issues and guide others toward the best decisions.
April 1, 2004... This article is adapted from lectures and materials from a Defense Systems Management College ethics course for contract management educators in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Ethics is not just a subject that is studied in the classroom; it...

Good ethics is good business: recent high-profile scandals, such as WorldCom's and Enron's, have eroded the public's trust and spawned charges for more government oversight of private industry. The solution? A return to good, old-fashioned ethics.
April 1, 2004... In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville came to the United States to find out what made this brash, upstart, new nation so progressive and prosperous. He traveled all over the country and talked to people of all walks of life. He then went back to...

Tightening Contractor ethics standards.(the 2003 Contractors Accountability Act asks for a database to be maintained which dates back as far as five years)
April 1, 2004... This article was reprinted with permission from the Daily Briefing at GovExec.com (July 18, 2003). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This past July, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation that would make it easier for agencies to...

Sarbanes-Oxley introduces sweeping reforms.(Ethics)(Sarbanes-Oxley Act)(corporate governance)
April 1, 2004... On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed the Corporate Auditing and Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107-204). The act, known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, introduces sweeping changes to corporate governance...

Workplace ethics: it starts with you.(Ethics)
April 1, 2004... Ethics--a word that should have new meaning today, after some of the country's major business executives have made headline stories. Ethics can be defined as how one deals with customers, employees, co-workers, and business practices....

Ethics update: April 2004.(the proposed bill to amend Chapter 137 has gained seven cosponsors to look at ethics in government)
April 1, 2004... Legislation Procurement ethics remain a hot-button issue for Congress--although in light of last year's major initiatives on corporate responsibility, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, it appears there is little interest in further legislative...

Prompt payment discounts.(Case Commentary)
April 1, 2004... The Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) (1) issues brand-name supply bulletins (BNSB) to suppliers of groceries, toiletries, and household goods. These suppliers fulfill delivery orders placed by commissaries worldwide. The BNSB, an...

Privia's end-to-end execution system enterprise applications.(Information Technology)
April 1, 2004... This product was reviewed in January 2003. Privia, Inc., a software development company located in San Mateo, California, has developed some truly unique enterprise applications that go well beyond the typical business progress reporting...

GSA Services Schedules: responding to customer needs.(GSA Case Study)
April 1, 2004... GSA Services Schedules make a real difference for several agencies, including the Marine Corps Systems Command and their Acquisition Center for Support Services (ACSS). The ACSS supports 1300 acquisition professionals using a performance-based...

When contract managers wear many hats.(Book Review)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project by Tom Kendrick ISBN: 0-8144-0761-7; 354 pp. AMACOM, $32.95 To order: www.amacombooks.org [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In recent years,...

NCMA national education seminar (NES) series.
April 1, 2004... Service Contracting: An Integrated Approach It is widely known that the federal government spends more on services than it does on products. This one-day course will directly address the uniqueness of service contracting and discuss the...

Final Edition: April 2004.
April 1, 2004... Legislation Bill Regarding Buy American Act Introduced in House Representative Sherrod Brown introduced a bill in the House of Representatives, titled the "Buy American Improvement Act of 2004." The bill would amend 41 U.S.C. [section]...

2004 NCMA events.(National Contract Management Association)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... April 26-28, 2004 World Congress 2004 Renaissance Orlando Resort at Seaworld * Orlando, FL July 15-16, 2004 42nd Annual Aerospace & Defense Contracting Conference (Formerly known as: West Coast Conference) Hyatt...

NCMA celebrates Contract Management Week: April 25-May 1.(NCMA Association News)(National Contract Management Association )
April 1, 2004... The NCMA Board of Directors has declared April 25-May 1, 2004, to be Contract Management Week. The purpose of CM Week is to call attention to the contract management profession and its members' accomplishments. In April, activities to...

Contribute to contract management.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Contribute to your profession... write an article for Contract Management (CM) magazine, NCMA's flagship publication for people and businesses working in the buying and selling communities of both the public and private sectors. When...

CM magazine 2004 editorial calendar.
April 1, 2004... August -- Articles Due: May 1, 2004 Contract Law and Negotiations Information security, digital signatures, online contracts, online payment, taxation of online commerce, mediation, arbitration, limited liability corporations, contract...

Presenting NCMA's very first certified commercial contracts managers.(NCMA Association News)(National Contract Management Association)
April 1, 2004... NCMA and the Contract Management Certification & Accreditation Board are extremely pleased and proud to present the first Certified Commercial Contracts Managers (CCCMs) to have passed both the newly revised Commercial Knowledge module and the...

Members around the world.(Chapter Bulletin Board)
April 1, 2004... Feeling on top of the world--Rich Abele, LA/South Bay Chapter, celebrates his successful ascent of Penabone Peak in the Andalucia region of Spain. He trekked there last fall. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Picatinny chapter.(Chapter Bulletin Board)(photo caption)
April 1, 2004... This chapter hosted a luncheon meeting with Dr. Kenneth Oscar in November. Featured here (left to right) are Kendra Archbald, Eric Holder, Dr. Oscar, Judy Yellen, and Lori Deara. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]