TOOLS AND METHODS

LMI was founded to bring the most talented and creative minds to bear on solving the government’s most complex problems. Not only does this mean having the ability to understand the way things are, but also to see how they could be. Over the years, we have created many tools, models, and methods to help move new ideas related to the financial management community into action:

earned Value compliance assessment methodology

Federal agencies employ this tool to ensure Earned Value Management accountability and quality when managing large capital asset projects.

I-PASS™

An integrated method used to benchmark the performance of a supply chain, identify strengths and weaknesses, assess options for improvement, and create a plan of action for improving performance.

LEAP™

This enterprise architecture practice—modeled after the Federal Enterprise Architecture—helps government agencies see how information technology and business changes impact an entire agency, not just one business area. It includes an end-to-end, top-down approach, which results in business-driven architectures that link process and data models and drive toward interoperable data and service-oriented architectures.

Program Risk Evaluation

This tool—derived from the software risk evaluation model developed by the Software Engineering Institute—is for systematically identifying, analyzing, communicating, and mitigating the risks of complex IT development projects and programs.

PRIME-CHOICE™ Decision support method

This six-step process combines state-of-the-art financial and risk assessment tools to help decision makers select the best among a set of competing alternatives. The method is particularly useful when the decision is critical and qualitative factors obscure the best choices.

STATE-OF-THE-ART SURVEYING

Using the latest data collection technology and methods, our proven approach integrates statistical sample design and sound data analysis to produce clear, thorough, and practical reports for management action. The associated web survey tracking tool offers unique flexibility, permitting easily customized and quickly deployable survey instruments.

COST ANALYST’S COMPANION

Written by LMI's Dr. David Lee, this publication is considered the leading and definitive source for all cost analysis.