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April 12, 2024

The Budget Passed, Now What?

Introduction The transition from a Continuing Resolution (CR) to a full-fledged budget brings a mix of relief and urgency for federal agenci...

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July 18, 2023

How Ineffective Analysis Leads to Compliance Issues

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July 18, 2023

How to Align Portfolio Strategy to Agency Mission

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May 19, 2023

Transforming Government Planning: The Power of Public Sector-Focused Software Vendors

Introduction As the world continues to grow more complex, the public sector faces significant challenges in delivering timely, effective ser...

Planning Digital Transformation
June 01, 2022

Air Force readiness requires stepping away from the spreadsheets

“When you do this with pencils and erasers and those kinds of things, it becomes challenging to really present options and present risk and ...

Planning Prioritization
January 19, 2022

What is Integrated Planning? (And How to be Successful at it!)

What is Integrated Planning? Integrated planning is a cross-functional process that ensures all stakeholders are involved at the right time ...

Planning
August 25, 2021

The Importance of Planning Across Multiple Time Horizons

The most effective planners track progress across multiple time horizons. These individuals are equipped to ensure the right investments are...

Planning
August 04, 2021

What is Strategic Planning? | The Strategic Planning Process Revealed

What is Strategic Planning? Strategic planning is a form of organizational management that helps an organization define what it is, what it ...

Planning
June 22, 2021

PPBE: Everything You Need to Know

What is PPBE? There are three processes (Acquisition, Requirements, and Funding) supporting the Defense Acquisition System. The Planning, Pr...

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May 12, 2021

Creating Excellence in Local IT Strategic Planning

How are different state and local entities handling the push for IT Centralization? What are some successes that have come about as a result...

Planning
February 10, 2021

5 Ways to Modernize your Science and Technology Planning

Now more than ever, S&T planners are tasked with the enormous challenge of rapidly solving for the world’s most pressing challenges and ...

Planning
November 17, 2020

The Need to Balance Warfighting Assets, and Systems that Enable Them

“To be successful, the U.S. Air Force must continue its future design work and accelerate the evolution and application of its operational c...

Planning
November 10, 2020

Visual Planning

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October 01, 2020

3 Hidden Business Impacts of Static Strategic Resource Planning

Project planning can be an exercise in futility. As soon as your best laid plans are mapped, a bump in the road steers you off course. Even ...

Planning
June 04, 2020

The Link From Planning To Execution

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May 28, 2020

How To Use GIS To Improve Capital Planning

Planning
April 02, 2020

Planning In A Virtual World

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March 20, 2020

Is Continuous Planning A Smarter Move For Your Organization?

Continuous planning is not only smarter than event-based planning, it's easier!!! Event-based planning creates an annual cycle of ramping up...

Planning
March 18, 2020

COVID-19: Why An Agile Planning Process Is More Important Than Ever

Written by John Saaty, CEO

Planning
August 19, 2019

When you have more information than resources: a QA with U.S. Air Force Academy Leader

Written by Jonathan Allen

Planning
August 12, 2019

The Top 4 Challenges with Stakeholder Engagement

Public sector planning is an art and a science. Part of the art is getting all the various stakeholders to effectively participate in the de...

Planning Prioritization
July 01, 2019

Give Your Planning Process Direction With These Criteria-Setting Best Practices

Written by Jared Smith

Planning
June 24, 2019

Transportation Challenges in Urban Areas, Solutions with Modern Software

Mass Transit has always been challenged by securing funding for all the maintenance, rehabilitation and new construction projects their comm...

Planning
June 17, 2019

Management Solution for Breaking Down Silos

Silos are necessary for companies to function and keep accountability and responsibility among each other. They tend to form when informatio...

Decision Making Planning
April 15, 2019

Structurally Deficient Bridges in the US Could Take 80 Years to Repair

More than 47,000 bridges in the US have been identified as “structurally deficient” and in need of urgent rehabilitation, according to a rep...

Planning Prioritization
March 25, 2019

Elevate Your Facilities Planning Process

Facilities Planning decisions are more complex than ever. The long-term implications that come with costly facility capital expenditures mak...

Planning
February 04, 2019

Participate in a More Innovative Government

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