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JPI establishes standard, repeatable, project management processes across several USCG directorates and critical modernization programs by leveraging proven tools like Electronic Program Management Office (ePMO), Primavera P6, and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
JPI’s Standard Template System (STS) enables the General Services Administration to manage the documents required to produce statements of work and contracts for their Public Buildings Service. By blending the power of Oracle Express and XML with the familiar usability of Microsoft Word, GSA project managers can create statements of work (SOWs) quickly and with the assurance that they are using the most current language to meet legal, engineering, and regulatory requirements.
JPI developed the Project Information Portal (PIP) for the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Public Building Service over ten years ago. Through it’s evolution, user access requests had become more cumbersome as the data contained in the PIP expanded to include many sensitive but unclassified documents. To address more strict access, a paper process was put in place to vet users. To expedite and monitor the process, JPI developed a paperless Automated User Request System (AURS). AURS allows users to directly link from the PIP to an electronic form which a user can sign with a secure, electronic ID for submission.
GSA hires leading architects and engineers to construct energy-efficient, innovative facilities at good economies to the American taxpayer.
Using PIP, GSA managers are able to track their projects starting with the formative stages, through the active state, until completion.
The PIP enables managers to chart planned value, earned value, approved baselines, and contingencies
Comprehensive and efficient management is key for managing complex projects in today's rapidly changing environment.
PIP enables GSA project managers to create and product a Comprehensive Project Plan (CPP) which consolidates and tracks all relevant project data.
The Prospectus is a formal document sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress to receive funding authorization for GSA building projects. It includes project scope information, budget, and schedule, in addition to a housing plan. If approved, this results in authorization letters from both the House and Senate that approve the project.
“...the PIP offers a graphically pleasing, highly intuitive user interface and easy-to-understand and easy-to-navigate architecture information... The GSA expects to save almost $2.4 million annually or about $12 million over a five-year period...[using PIP] by decreasing the time that project managers must spend to meet project reporting requirements.”
Mr. Stephen R. Hagan
U.S. General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
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