| Agenda
and Speaking Faculty |
| Day
One: Monday, February 21, 2005 |
| 8:30 |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Developing Performance Measures for R&D Programs
Learn to define and measure end and intermediate outcomes,
as well as align program strategies to performance measures.
Hear how the Logic Model methodology creates measurable end
outcomes for your program, while ensuring against the traditional
pitfalls.
Robert Tettelbach, VP, Consulting &
Training, Performance Institute |
| 10:00 |
One
Model Doesn’t Fit All: Measuring Basic vs. Applied Research
The Academy of Program Project Leadership (APPL) is responsible
for all of Langley’s research and development project
management training. As Mr. Maturo will point out, one methodology
model does not fit all. He will divide the room into groups
for an application session, supplying different scenarios
for a project case study.
Tony Maturo, Deputy, Academy of Program
Project Leadership, Langley Research Center, NASA |
| 11:00 |
Mid-Morning
Break |
| 11:15 |
Evaluating Project Performance Midstream
Precarn Inc. funds, coordinates and promotes collaborative
research conducted by Canadian industry, university and government
researchers. Hear how they implement a performance measurement
model (output, reach, outcome and impact) to set mission and
operational objectives. Precarn Inc. also uses a performance
evaluation framework and uses its results for continuous project
improvement.
Paul Johnston, Vice President, Operations, Precarn
Inc. |
| 12:15 |
Networking Luncheon |
| 1:15 |
Leadership Guidance from OMB:
Defining Success for R&D Programs
Learn how OMB is defining a successful R&D program,
with agency examples of top performance and failed attempts.
Use overall
performance planning lessons learned from a Program Examiner
to help you benchmark your programs. Also, hear the future
of PART
and its affect on R&D budgeting.
Dave Trinkle, Program Examiner, Science
& Space Programs, Office of Management & Budget |
| 2:15 |
Delivering R&D Results
DOE is one of the largest sponsors of R&D, supporting
thousands of projects annually. In order for science to advance,
it is critical to
share R&D results. By taking advantage of technology and
fostering collaboration across the nation’s science
agencies, OSTI has developed and implemented a suite of Web
tools to enhance delivery of R&D results to the DOE community,
academia, international science community and science-attentive
citizens.
Walter Warnick, Director, Office of Scientific
& Technological Information (OSTI), Department of Energy |
| 3:15 |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 |
Using the Spiral Management Model
for Increased Performance
Research and development poses unique challenges
for performance-based management. The Spiral Management Model
is one way to manage risk and tie in key stakeholders of your
program. Hear how R&D programs are undergoing constant
development to keep their focus on performance.
Terry Little, Program Director, Kinetic
Energy Interceptors, Department of Defense |
| 4:45 |
Adjourn |
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| Day
Two:Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
| 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Risk Mitigation for R&D Projects
One method of mitigating risk for your R&D efforts
is a diversification strategy. Learn the diversification options
for in-house, grant,
contract and partnership R&D programs. Also, understand
the single versus multiple platform diversification strategies.
Emory Miller, Senior VP, Government Affairs,
Robbins-Gioia |
| 10:00 |
Comprehensive Research / Resource
Management Process
The National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)
uses a research project management process that is composed
of a project system and an Activity-Based Costing capability.
This provides a comprehensive summary of personnel and dollar
resource commitments for all NCTR projects and provides the
backbone for annual operational performance planning and budgeting,
trend analysis, biannual program reviews and external agreement
management. By employing this comprehensive process, NCTR
supports the President's Management Agenda’s (PMA) goal
of budget and performance integration to achieve streamlined
management and better defined resource utilization.
Jeanne Farr Anson, Associate Director,
Office of Planning & Resource Management, National Center
for Toxicological Research,
Food & Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human
Services |
| 11:00 |
Mid-Morning Break |
| 11:15 |
Campaigns of Experimentation: A Roadmap to Transformation
Organizations of all kinds are adapting to the challenges
of the 21st Century by transforming what they do and how they
do it. The
Department of Defense's (DoD) transformation is both a response
to emerging security challenges and a desire to take advantage
of
information age concepts and technologies. Research contributes
to efforts to transform by informing decisions regarding the
co-evolution of mission capability packages and by creating
new capabilities. Increasingly the issues that need to be
addressed are complex and the research that is needed is multi-disciplinary.Research
initiatives need to do more than fund
individual research efforts. Campaigns of experimentation
are DoD's approach to focusing and orchestrating research
activities
to contribute to both the body of knowledge and deliverance
of new capabilities. Dr. Alberts will describe the nature
of a campaign of
experimentation and DoD's efforts to conduct such campaigns.
Dr. David Alberts, Director of Research,
OASD, Networks & Information Integration, Department of
Defense |
| 12:15 |
Adjourn |
| 12:15 |
Networking Luncheon for Workshop Attendees |
| 1:15 |
Afternoon Workshop |
Using the Logic Model to Map Your R&D Project & Tie
in Performance Measures
Mr. Tettelbach will walk you through the Logic Model
methodology in a hands-on application workshop. Learn how
it supports PART and helps establish an institutionalized
performance management program.
• Logic Model Application Session
Learn how to define and measure outcomes and intermediate
outcomes through aligned program strategies to performance
measures and program outputs by selecting workload
and efficiency measures.
• Using the Logic Model to Support PART
• Program Purpose & Design
Ensure that your program is pointed towards success by formulating
a strong and defensible mission.
• Strategic Planning
Learn how to establish a valid, cohesive strategic plan that
will set practical long term goals while establishing a foundation
for the future.
• Program Management
Learn how to accurately collect performance information as
well as estimate and budget for your operation costs.
• Program Results
Establish targets and actual goals for performance and effectiveness.
Learn how to reach performance goals annually while continuing
to plan for the future. |
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Or
by calling us at
703-894-0481 |
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| Venue |
| The
Government R&D Performance Summit will be
hosted at The Performance Institute in Arlington, Virginia, just
one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the
D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building.
Continental breakfast and a catered lunch will be provided for
delegates on each day.
The Performance
Institute
1515 North Courthouse Rd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0481
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| Hotel |
| A
limited number of rooms have been reserved at a discounted rate
of $115 at the Quality Courthouse Hotel, located two blocks from
The Performance Institute. Please mention Performance Institute
to guarantee this rate and ask to be put in the main tower, which
has been recently renovated. In addition, a limited number of
discounted rooms are also available at the Hilton Crystal City
at National Airport at a rate of $159, or if available, the prevailing
government per diem rate. A complimentary shuttle is available
both before and after the conference.
Please call the hotel directly to make reservations and be sure
to ask for The Performance Institute conference rate.
Quality Courthouse
1200 N. Courthouse Rd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-524-4000
Hilton Crystal City
at National Airport
2399 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA 22202
703-418-6800 |
| Tuition |
| Tuition
rates for the Government
R&D Performance Summit
are as follows:
Summit: . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .$1095
Summit plus Workshop . .$1395
Reduced
tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more
are also available by calling Melvin Hall at 703-894-0481 or emailing
him at [email protected]. Be sure to use program code P505
when you register.
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| Group
Discounts |
For
more information about available group tuition discounts, please
contact Melvin Hall at 703-894-0481 or
via email at [email protected].
Administrative Note:
A $150 service fee will be charged
on cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of
the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount,
which can be used for a future Performance Institute conference.
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