1. Derek Regan, PP&C Director
www.cortacgroup.com
P R E P A R E D F O R P R E P A R E D B Y
CORTAC Group
General Audience
Program Planning & Controls (PP&C)
Overview and Capabilities

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Our Core Capabilities
Proposal
Development
Providing winning
proposal leadership
Program & Project
Management
Delivering successful
outcomes
 Project Leadership/PMO
 Program Planning & Controls
 Business Transformation
 Readiness Planning
 Communities of Practice
Business
Development
Helping grow your business
and expand your markets
 Competitive Strategy
 Business Planning
 Pipeline Qualification
 Capture Plan Execution
Mergers &
Acquisitions
Achieving Efficiencies &
Realizing Value
 Due Diligence Execution
 Integration Planning
 Integration Management
Office (IMO)
 Value Driver and
Scorecard Development
 Positioning to Win
 Strategy-Driven Proposal
Development
 Win Rate Improvement
 SharePoint/MS Project Environments
 Business Intelligence/ Analytics

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Our Client Base

4. Program Planning and Controls Practice
Program Planning
CORTAC turns the strategic vision into an
executable program plan. Using a systems
engineering approach, we help develop a
complete, integrated program structure
required for program success.
SharePoint Development / Integrated
Digital Environments (IDE)
CORTAC helps you develop a dynamic
information environment that support your
business processes and provides immediate
access to required information.
Program Scheduling
CORTAC brings proven leadership and
disciplined methodologies to program
scheduling. We believe a comprehensive,
resource-loaded, integrated schedule is at the
heart of every successful program.
PM Tools Implementation
CORTAC helps you implement on-premise or
cloud-based program management tools that
align with your business processes. We have
the skills and experience to support
implementations of any size and complexity.
Integrated Performance Management
CORTAC helps you manage project risk by
bringing integrated performance management
processes to manage cost, schedule and
technical performance at every phase of the
program lifecycle.
Performance Metrics & Dashboards
CORTAC develops real-time performance
metrics and dashboards that align with
program objectives. Integrated with your
project management tools, we help design a
standard format for project status reporting
which is easily viewed and shared with
program leadership.

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Turning Strategic Projects/Initiatives into Successful Outcomes
Program Planning & Controls Force Multipliers
…A rigorous, scalable, flexible approach with corresponding capabilities
The CORTAC PP&C framework leverages specialized capabilities, as
required, to drive towards the desired outcome.
Integrated Risk Management
Program Planning
Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis
Resource Loading
Change Management
Metrics, Analysis & Forecasting
Tools Implementation
PP&C
Framework

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Top-down approach ensures strategy drives program plans
Program Planning
…systems engineering method to program architecture and planning
 CORTAC implements a systems engineering approach for
Management and Integration of tasks crucial to the success of
program execution.
 The Program Plan begins with the identification of top-level
contract, project milestones and deliverables which represent the
program strategy.
 Dependencies and Risks are identified and coordinated
between stakeholders for completeness of a program plan
then incorporated into the Program Plan.
 The Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) is defined to the level of detail
necessary for execution of the program using Critical Path and
Performance measurement methodologies.
 The IMS clearly demonstrates the program is structured
and executable within an acceptable level of risk.
 The IMS aligns with customer Program Management Office (PMO)
strategies.

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Risk Management ensures that risk is appropriately considered
and is integrated with performance management
Integrated Risk Management
… formal risk assessments as well as assessments of the schedule’s
health
Program Risk
 Implementation of PMO Risk and
Opportunity board.
 Implement a practical approach to
Risk Management that is integrated
with existing management
processes.
 Provides registries of risk and
opportunities, improving information
for decision-making.
 Incorporates Mitigation activities.
 Reduces risk of costly surprises.
Project Risk
 Assessing inherent schedule risk
based on activity level evaluations
of probability.
 Health assessments assist in
identifying risks and opportunities
through evaluation of :
 Relationships
 Constraints/Targets
 Durations
 Critical Path
 Activity Types
 Schedule maintenance , status,
control.

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Managing resource demand with availability is vital to program execution
IMS Resource Loading
…Resource Loading allows the IMS to track cost and expense against
allocated budgets
 Basic resource types used are; Labor and Non-Labor.
 IMS project configured, Project Start, Calendars, Work Times, tasks and
milestones are incorporated and logically linked.
 Calculated task durations based on resource data.
 Resource leveling to
address over-allocation of
assigned resources.
 Cost and Schedule data
integrated.

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SRA analysis provides a level of Program Management confidence
Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis
…Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) provides insight into the plans
credibility and probability for success
 Program / Project scope of work is defined and agreed upon by the program stakeholders.
 Resources are a fully incorporated into the Integrated Master Schedule and Risk software.
 Risk parameters are documented as three-point durations and a level of confidence (High, Medium, and Low).
 A Schedule Risk Assessment is performed against the entire project or against specific events/milestones.
 Cost & Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA)
predicts the probability of project completion by
contractual or internal dates.
 SRA serves as tool for program management
in assessing the probability of overrunning the cost and
schedule requirements.
 Risk analysis provides a validation of
schedule margin and management reserve
to the program management team.

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Integrated Plan Control Minimizes Cost and Schedule Overruns
Change Management
…Provides a process to control changes to the plan
 Cost and schedule change control process is used to establish, analyze, communicate
and record approved changes to the plan.
 Maintains relationships between scope and program project plan.
 Plan changes may be deemed necessary as a result of contractual changes or
modifications, addition of new risks, application of budget, the use of management
reserve, and/or re-planning.
 Provides insight into cost and schedule performance with relationship to scope changes
 The impact of changes can derail a executable plan without strict program controls. A
PMO Review Board is vital to maintaining a solid baseline.
 The PMO Review Board is the point for initiation and approval of baseline change
requests.
 Results in cost, planning, technical and PM teams aligned with expectations and
impacts throughout the change process.

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Leading Indicators Provide Proactive versus Reactive Insight to
Program Execution
Metrics, Analysis and Forecasting
… Metrics and Analysis provide Program Leadership a set of Leading
Indicators to track and understand the Program Plan
 Relative key time-phased metrics
 Start Performance
 Finish Performance
 Program Aging Starts
 Program Aging Finishes
 Scheduling Forecasting Accuracy
 Critical Path Margin/Float Usage
 Critical Path Length Indices (CPLI)
 Baseline Execution Indices (BEI)
 Critical Path Velocity
 Understand drivers for future
forecasts
 Assess troubled areas for corrective
action and mitigation opportunities
 Dashboard displays for stakeholder reviews

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Our Project Management Tools
…Seamlessly integrate communication, collaboration, planning, and analysis across the
enterprise
CORTAC evaluates existing business tools and processes and
implements a solution using standardized project management tools
Track &
Analyze
•Project Status
•Issues / Risk
•Metrics
Communicate &
Collaborate
•Dashboard Reporting
•Share Documents
•Integrate Information
Plan
•Build Schedules
•Assign
Resources
•Allocate Budgets
Planning Tools
• MS Project
• MS Project Server
• Project Web App
• Primavera P6
Communication Tools
• MS Outlook
• MS Lync
• Webex
Collaboration Tools
• SharePoint
• SharePoint Server
• SharePoint Online
• Basecamp
Analysis Tools
• MS Office
• Monte Carlo Risk Analysis
• SteelRay Schedule Health
Analyzer
• Acumen Fuse Project Analyzer

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Integrated Tool Suite
Collaborative
Environment for
Multiple Users
Throughout the
World
• Office 365 Platform
• Internal/External Management Capability
• Customized by Business Organization
• Full SharePoint Functionality
• Document Share / Edit
• Permissions Control
• Flexible Page Design
• Enterprise MS Project Interface / Management
• Fully Networked Master Schedules
• Individual Team Schedules
• Enterprise Management of Project Views and Fields
• Compilation of All data into master tables
• Seamless Metrics & Dashboard Creation
SharePoint Online
Project Online
Business Intelligence
Full IntegrationFull Integration

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Why CORTAC
. . . . to ensure you land & deliver your strategic projects and initiatives
 Unique Capabilities – CORTAC has unique competencies in
competitive strategy, proposal development and mergers and
acquisitions, in addition to core project management.
 Proven Industry Experience – Delivered successful projects across
multiple high tech markets. Understand the industry dynamics &
motivators as well as strategic drivers and constraints.
 Outcome Focused Methodology – Scorecard driven culture focused on
improving competitive position, winning critical opportunities, realizing
intended value in acquisitions, and delivering on business objectives.
 Strong Talent & Practice Development – Proprietary internal
methodologies and frameworks to guide what we do. Established and
exclusive employee talent pool that delivers consistent value from
project to project.