Even though the official holiday season is over, there is still one more gift-giving day on the horizon - Valentine's Day. And we all know buying the perfect present doesn't come easy. You oftentimes have to fight crowds of shoppers, wait in long lines, and pay extra for gift wrapping. The cloud – four years ago it was the buzzword heard around government, now the cloud is in many ways the norm, but buying the cloud is still a bit trick...

Developing Winning Proposals, a one-day course designed to provide you with the nuts and bolts you need to review a request for proposal (RFP), put a proposal team together, and develop the detailed cost estimates you need to convince a customer that you can best satisfy their needs. This seminar is designed for everyone involved in the development and response to an RFP. In addition to contract management professionals, this program also bene...

Synopsis: Companies and agencies concerned with implementing new ideas/processes have to contend with the federal budget cycle. One of the great challenges of both the government desiring new, innovative technologies or great service provider companies that are entering the market is the need to obtain funding. The issue becomes: how do new technologies/services become integrated into the government budget cycle? This course will provide an ov...

Understanding how the government evaluates contractors’ proposals is a key step in pricing a deal to win. In this unique course, we review how the government contracting officers analyze contractors’ costs and prices; how they acquire their data; what reviews are performed; how data is validated; and how strategies are changed depending on the type of contract. Armed with this information, contractors can avoid the pitfalls that ca...

Synopsis: If putting a 1500 page FAR under your pillow hoping for brain penetration through the night isn’t working and you need a basic understanding of the FAR, this course is for you. The course provides a quick overview of the FAR to help you understand how to find things and a review of the main topic areas and how they can impact your organization. Armed with this information, you’ll know when you need to refer to the FAR to...

Power Seminars and KM Systems Group - a nationally acclaimed Earned Value Management expert – presents a Program Management One-Day Training Workshop: When: Friday, August 22nd 2014 Where: 1331 G ST, NW Washington DC, 20005 Government programs are increasing their effectiveness and efficiency through Agile Development and Earned Value Management. These Government programs are now requiring industry-recognized standards and regulations. L...

Register for our Earned Value Management (EVM) Series in August – Take one and get the other 50% off This two day training workshop is offered by Power Seminars and KM Systems Group - a nationally acclaimed Earned Value Management expert. You can choose either a one day option or two full days. EVM is arguably one of the most important tools you will need to execute a project correctly so don’t miss out on this great opportunity. P...

DON'T MISS THIS GREAT WORKSHOP AND CHANCE TO LEARN ALL YOU CAN ABOUT: PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR $350 OR if you really want to SAVE take both days for $500. This class can be used as a FAC-COR & P/PM Level II or III elective This is a course every federal employee and industry BD sepcialist should take This class on the development of Performance Work Statements (PWS) and is intended for employees in both industry and gover...

Government Cloud Brokerage: Who, What, Where, When, Why? The Administration’s establishment of the Cloud First policy opens the door for agencies to take full advantage of cloud computing in order to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility and responsiveness, and minimize cost. As agencies seek to combine different cloud services or legacy systems, they need a seamless form of integration. The result is the exploration of C...