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High-Growth Government Contractor News is published regularly by Pleasant Valley Business Solutions (PVBS) for fast-growing companies that provide services and/or sell products to the Federal Government. Submit articles to newsletter@pvbs.net. Contact PVBS at sales@pvbs.net.
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In this Month’s Newsletter
We hope your summer is going well. We have some excellent articles from our partners in this month's newsletter that I'm sure you'll find compelling.
Tim Di Guiseppe of TD Government Solutions has provided assistance to hundreds of government contractors before, during and after DCAA audits. In this article, Tim lists the 11 minimum audit planning steps any government contractor should know to survive their next audit.
PVBS Earned Value Management partner Integrated Management Concepts, Inc. (IMC) submitted an article on how EVM solutions are moving to the cloud and the benefits for growing government contractors. George Whitehouse of Payroll Network listed six important items to consider when evaluating a Payroll Service Provider.
In his second article for this newsletter, CIO Partner's Bob Mitchell writes about the requirements process when preparing for ERP Product Evaluation and Selection. And Mark Bronfman of Sagemark Consulting provided a critical article for government contractor business owners debunking the 10 Myths of Succession Planning for Middle Market Businesses.
Sincerely,
Bernard Mustafa
CEO, PVBS
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 How to Survive a DCAA Audit
Tim Di Guiseppe of TD Government Solutions has provided assistance to hundreds of large and small government contractors before, during and after DCAA audits. In this article, he discusses what issues most often trigger problems that may result in costly findings. He lists the 11 minimum audit planning steps any government should know to survive their next Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit.
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 Earned Value Management in the Cloud
Increasingly, contractors are seeing the requirement to have an ANSI-748 compliant earned value system as part of the procurement process. PVBS partner Integrated Management Concepts, Inc. (IMC) is a recognized leader in implementing earned value management (EVM) for organizations around the world. IMC President Mark Tillema writes about how EVM solutions are now moving to the cloud and how this benefits growing government contractors.
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 Six Ways to Evaluate a Payroll Service Provider
About 10-20 percent of businesses switch payroll service providers each year, often to get better customer service. Ensuring payroll is delivered on time and accurately is imperative to the successful operation of every organization - large or small. In this article, George Whitehouse, founder of Payroll Network, discusses six factors to consider when evaluating a payroll provider.
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 Preparing for ERP Product Evaluation and Selection
Bob Mitchell is a Partner with CIO Partner, Inc. Bob has over 20 years of leadership experience with direct experience leading ERP implementations, software development, and as a CIO of a public company. This article is part two in a continuing series designed to help government contractors as they implement new ERP solutions.
In my last article, I presented an overview of how to set the stage for a successful ERP implementation. The key takeaway was to manage this as a long-term corporate process change initiative rather than a one-time IT project by having clear senior executive support, all business process owners identified and on board, and the key business reasons for the upgrade identified. In this article, I will cover the keys to a solid requirements process, starting with the requirements process prior to the product selection.
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 10 Myths of Succession Planning for Middle Market Businesses
Owners of middle market companies are always slaying the dragons of scarce resources: scarcities of talent, cash and confidence that the business will survive the owners and founders. Succession planning offers the strategic weapons of executive compensation,
capital structure and exit planning strategies to overcome these scarcities. Mark Bronfman of Sagemark Consulting discusses 10 Myths of Succession Planning that will help any business owner have a clear vision of a powerful exit.
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