1. A Solution for Schedule Integration
on NASA Programs
Stuart Trahan
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
NASA PM Challenge
February 7, 2007

2. Founded in 2000
Specializing in Microsoft Office Project EVMS Solutions
EVM Systems as per requirements of OMB 300 and ANSI 748.
Support effective systems integration
Financial Accounting Systems
Scheduling Systems
Earned Value Management Systems
Examples: SAP, Primavera, wInsight, MPM, Cobra, and other internal legacy
systems
Experience in multiple industries including
Aerospace
Defense
Treasury
National Research Foundation
Telecommunications & Technology
Offices in
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dallas, Texas

3. Our Customers
Solutions for EVMS compliance and project data integration with Microsoft Project.

4. A Solution for Schedule Integration on NASA
Programs
What are your schedule integration issues?

5. #1 Reported Issue is Data Integration

6. Our Partner in Integration
Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc.
Manassas , Virginia
www.pinnaclemanagement.com

7. Pinnacle Background
Founded in 1993
Specializing in Enterprise Management Solutions
Earned Value Management
Project Portfolio Management
Enterprise Project/Resource Management
Experience in multiple industries including
Aerospace & Defense
DOE & Public Sector
Finance & Insurance
Healthcare
Engineering & Construction
Telecommunications & Technology
Offices in Northern Virginia and United Kingdom
Primavera Premier Service Partner

8. Sample Pinnacle Clients

9. Schedule Integration - Definition
In general, integration refers to importing, exporting or
updating data from one system to another
Schedule integration can be performed a number of
ways for different business reasons
Primavera has tools to satisfy some schedule
integration needs
Import/Export .MSP format
Read/write/update MS Excel
ProjectLink
The Primavera API allows for development of more
robust integration solutions

10. Enterprise Database
The most simple form of schedule integration requires
importing multiple schedules to a single database – such
as Primavera
Generally done for review only – although Primavera
ProjectLink can be used for updates if users have access
Import multiple schedules into an Enterprise Project
Structure (EPS) to look at summary schedule information

11. Enterprise Database - Challenges
Schedule data may come from a variety of sources (MS
Project, Open Plan, MS Excel) in a myriad of file formats
(.xls, .mpp, .xer)
Projects must be replaced with each update
Inconsistent coding of activities and WBS
Different levels of detail in each sub-schedule