Neil Albert

Presentation 1 of 2: Implementation of ISO Standards for Work Breakdown Structures and Earned Value Management – What impact will they have on the community and the use of current standards?

Abstract: This presentation will discuss the upcoming new International Organization of Standards (ISO) Earned Value Management standard and Work Breakdown Structure standard. These standards have been in development for the last three years and will soon be released. They have been developed to further support ISO 21500 Standard for Programme/Project Management. The presentation will discuss the concept of their development, the approach taken, as well as their relationship to PMI’s Work Breakdown Structure Practice Standard and Earned Value Management Practice Standard; EIA 748 – Earned Value Management System Industry Standard as well as MIL STD 881 Work Breakdown Standard for Defense Materiel Systems. The presentation will show how these standards work together, but also whether the new ISO standards may replace existing US standards that are currently in place.

PMI Talent Triangle Skill: Technical Project Management


Presentation 2 of 2: Panel Discussion:Technical Performance Measures: When is Done “Done”?

Abstract:  Technical Performance Measures are the secret to any successful program control system.  All too frequently tasks are planned without clearly defining when the work is complete.  Tasks fall prey to ongoing effort in a schedule and as a result do not provide a clear picture of project progress.  No critical path can be assessed and the forecast finish date can not serve as a prediction of when the project will complete.  This panel session will discuss what constitutes a good technical performance measure and what can go wrong on projects with poorly documented technical performance measures.

PMI Talent Triangle Skill: Technical Project Management


Biography: Neil F. Albert is President/CEO of NFA Consulting, LLC a consulting firm supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), other Federal Agencies, and industry in strategic planning, cost estimating and analysis, program management, acquisition support, project performance measurement, cost and risk analysis. Prior, for 18 years, Neil was the President/CEO of MCR, LLC a company specializing in strategic planning, cost/schedule analysis, acquisition management, and program assessment. Neil spent 29 years at MCR starting as an analyst and eventually rising to the position of CEO. Other organizations Neil worked for were Textron Defense Systems where he was responsible for life cycle cost analysis, Design-to-Cost, economic analysis, and cost estimating, pricing, and negotiations for all programs including subcontract and prime contracts. In addition he worked for Computer Sciences Corporation providing cost, financial, budget, and program management support to the Department of Energy. He supported numerous other organizations including the Corps of Engineers, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security, and NASA.

Mr. Albert is considered a leading expert in Work Breakdown Structures. For almost 30 years Mr. Albert has been the principal author for the Department of Defense’s Military Standard on Work Breakdown Structures (MIL-STD 881: Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Materiel Items Standard Practice). He wrote the WBS Standard for the Department of Energy, was a key contributor to the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Work Breakdown Structure Practice Standard, 1st and 2nd edition and supported the Japanese MOD in developing their WBS definitions.