program support

Monte Sano Research sustains Program Support across numerous programs for the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command (AvMC). Our staff has extensive expertise supporting Agencies such as Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Defense Finance Accounting Services (DFAS).

Cost Estimating

  • Cost Estimations and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for Missiles and Launchers
  • Life Cycle Cost Model Development
  • Cost Estimating Relationship (CER) Development
  • Risk Analyses
  • Cost and Budget Integration
  • Baseline Assessments
  • Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools (ACEIT), Crystal Ball, SEER-SEM, Cocomo, Excel-based Models

Earned Value Management

  • Develop Earned Value Management (EVM) Systems (EVMS) and tools, support or lead reviews such as Implementation and Validation Reviews, and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs)
  • Support the development and operation of Government In-house EVMS to generate earned value data in support of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Performance Based Budget requirements
  • Develop, document, maintain, and implement EVM processes, procedures, standard practices, and EVM guidelines
  • Develop and maintain EVM training materials
  • Work Breakdown Structure development and maintenance
  • Analysis of contractor submitted EVM data

Project Scheduling

  • Develop, maintain, and update Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Programs using Microsoft Project, Milestones Professional and DCMA 14-Point Assessment Tools.
  • Analyze and identify opportunities to improve program schedule execution
  • Support Integrated IBR to provide insight into cost and schedule performance issues
  • Support IBR planning including assessing the quality of the plan; identifying, defining, reconciling and managing interfaces; integrating and optimizing the schedule; and identifying and assessing program risks to the baseline including assessing the quality of the plan

Quality assurance

  • Manage all aspects of quality control through vendor acceptance reviews that include reviews of all quality documentation, quality and inspections , documentation of requests for variance, complete as-built configurations, and packaging and shipping configurations
  • Manage the final customer review verification and sign off for delivery to the end user of program hardware

Financial and Budget Analysis

Monte Sano Research provides tracking and processing of fiscal and budget transactions using customer databases and systems such as General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS). A range of financial management systems are used to support the administration of financial accounts and cash flow and monitor anticipated resource requirements and actual expenditures. Monte Sano Research generates and submits financial documentation to satisfy reporting requirements such as Obligations and Disbursements and detailed analysis to all key stakeholders.

Program Management

Subject matter experts support the establishment of program plan requirements ensuring that strategic decision-making is based on a comprehensive understanding of mission priorities, technical requirements, and fiscal restraints. Monte Sano Research supports the development of budgets and schedules to measure contractual and program performance against plans throughout the life-cycle of the program.