NSTec Earns EVMS Certification

January 14, 2009

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Mike Butchko, John Mallin (NSO AMSO), Steve Younger, and Al Rubalcaba are pictured with a commemorative plaque presented in recognition of NSTec EVMS certification. The presentation was made during an award luncheon recently that acknowledged the efforts of NSTec employees and their significant contribution to achieving EVMS certification.

National Security Technologies (NSTec) was certified by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Engineering and Construction Management (OECM) on December 1, 2008 for successfully demonstrating compliance of its Earned Value Management System (EVMS) with the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance (ANSI/EIA)-748.

EVMS certification is a key project management milestone that culminates an 18-month NSTec effort in developing and improving processes, systems tools, and qualification and training. The readiness for certification could not have been achieved without the strong partnership among NSO, NSTec, and NSTec’s corporate reachback. A certified EVMS externally validates that information used to manage enterprise projects is valid and reliable, which is essential in the NSTec’s quest for excellence in Project Management.

The director of OECM, in a letter to Steve Younger, NSTec president commended NSTec for attaining the EVMS certification. The letter also acknowledged NSTec for “demonstrating a performance measurement system that provides valid data and is effective in managing project performance.”

“This external certification gives our customers confidence that we are committed to data driven improvement in work scope delivery,” says Younger. “It also gives our project teams confidence in the cost and schedule performance data needed to successfully manage and deliver mission for our customers.”