This document summarizes the services offered by SM&A Tech Team to address common problems organizations face with lack of visibility, lack of automation, and information silos. They provide program management, business intelligence solutions, and custom application development leveraging Microsoft SharePoint and other off-the-shelf technologies. Their approach embraces data and existing systems to build centralized dashboards and reporting that give leaders visibility and agility to make timely decisions.

1. Edward KmettSM&A Tech Team Services

2. Your ProblemsProgram Management

3. Lack of Visibility

4. Lack of Automation

5. Information SilosProgram ManagementProject management is like juggling three balls [...] Program management is like a troupe of circus performers standing in a circle, each juggling three balls and swapping balls from time to time.— Geoff Reiss

6. You know where you’re going

7. but it can be hard to see the road

8. time spirals awaywhile you wait for reports

9. and without agility…

10. your metrics can freefall.

11. You need a dashboard

12. But it can be hard to see the road a real dashboard

13. suitable for mission critical systems

14. so you can move quickly

15. build to specification

16. and deliver your product.

17. When you need software built,Why turn to SM&A?

18. Embracing the DataIntuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data. —John Naisbitt

19. but not every company has that intuition

20. Embracing the DataWe at SM&A have been working in the competition management and program services business for more than 20 years.We know not only the specification, but also why you need it.We understand your business.

21. Our SolutionsEmbracing the DataLeveraging Off-The-Shelf TechnologiesMicrosoft Office SharePoint ServicesDundas ChartsMicrosoft Project ServerwInsight DashboardMicrosoft Excel ServicesYour Existing DatabasesCustom Dashboards and Applications

22. Leveraging Off-The-Shelf TechnologiesDecreases total cost of ownershipProtects you from vendor lock-in (even from us!)Many of the tools are likely already installed in your space:Project ServerwInsight

23. BusinessIntelligenceCollaborationPortalBusinessProcessContentManagementSearchMicrosoft Office SharePoint ServerWindowsSharePointServicesserver-based spreadsheets plus BI portals built on SSASe-mail, project management, version control blog and wikisportal aggregation, personalization, user site creationserver-based forms and workflow with smart client and browser interfacessearch people and domain specific business dataintegrated document, records and web content management

24. Dundas ChartsDundas provides a wide array of reporting tools that we can wire up your existing data sources

25. Microsoft Office Project Server 2007Enterprise Program ManagementIntegrates SharePoint out of the boxThis is the vehicle by which most of our clients find themselves running SharePointProvides web based access to your programs IMS

26. Deltek wInsight DashboardwInsight reporting is a common contractual requirementDeltek wInsight Dashboard integrates wInsight with SharePoint

27. Microsoft Excel ServicesYour users already use ExcelMoving Excel into SharePoint gives you a central repository for dataFrom there, Excel Services lets you embed an excel spreadsheet with live data sources in a webpage

28. Your Existing DatabasesBoth Excel Services, and Microsoft Reporting Services can be used to access third party databases and present the information in dashboard form.You can leverage this to get all of your data in one place, so your analysts can spend more time analyzing, and less time pulling reports!

29. Our SolutionsEmbracing the DataLeveraging Off-The-Shelf TechnologiesMicrosoft Office SharePoint ServicesDundas ChartsMicrosoft Project ServerwInsight DashboardMicrosoft Excel ServicesYour Existing DatabasesCustom Dashboards and Applications

30. Custom SharePoint DevelopmentBuy when you can, but build when you must. Some pieces don’t fit together out of the box.SharePoint provides a number of layers that can be used to tailor applications to your needs.Not everything is SharePoint development! We have developers with experience in a wide array of environmentsfrom Enterprise Java, Perl, PHP, Python or Oracle to Cold Fusion and even formal verification techniques.

31. CustomDevelopmentAutomationDashboardsIndustry-specificprocessesEV, program log, slide deck generationCustom Tracking AppsService RequestsAsset TrackingSharePoint Designer/Reporting ServicesStructured Ad HocCustom Form ActionsEmail NotificationException HandlingDocument ProcessesSpecification Review sWeekly Status ReportsTracking ApplicationsIssue trackingAction itemsOut-of-the-Box (with customization)Routing and ApprovalReviewApprovalWorkflowsOffice Server FeaturesList ModerationPublishing ProcessDocument ExpirationCustom SharePoint Development

32. “If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.”Automation— Frank Lloyd Wright

33. Our SolutionsEmbracing the DataLeveraging Off-The-Shelf TechnologiesMicrosoft Office SharePoint ServicesDundas ChartsMicrosoft Project ServerwInsight DashboardMicrosoft Excel ServicesYour Existing DatabasesCustom Dashboards and Applications