Government*Horizons Inc. Training Series™

Developing Performance Work Statements Workshop
A Two-day, Hands-on Workshop Designed to Improve Performance Outcomes

February 5-6, 2009
Arlington, VA

Bundle this workshop with our Performance Based Acquisitions Workshop (Feb 2-4) for a 5-day in-depth training on Performance Based Acquisitions and save $200 on registration. See registration for details.

This workshop is recommended for 16 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) toward DAWIA, FAC-C and FAC-COTR requirements. A Government*Horizons Certificate of Completion will be provided to all attendees upon conclusion of the workshop. For information on fulfilling core, elective and continuous learning requirements, click here.

“Very confident and informed of her material. Great course!” - C.L. Rush, SR Contract Specialist, US Army, CCE

“Very energetic and kept us engaged!" - Ron Davis, Subcontracts Officer, Battelle

“Ms. Willetts is very knowledgeable and professional ,an asset to her employer and students.” - Jaime C. Tudor, Contract Specialist, CCE Contracting Center of Excellence

Registration: 8:00 AM (Day One only)
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-Up: 4:30 PM

Course materials, continental breakfast (coffee and pastries) and refreshments included.

About This Course:

Based on a series of legislative acts and the changing perspective and emphasis in Congress, trying to achieve stronger performance is not merely “nice to have”, but becoming the modus operandi for agency programs. Yet, doing a better job of defining and measuring performance has been an “eternal” challenge in federal activities. Given the mandate to develop and implement the “pieces” for effective performance management, this two-day workshop will create synergy as proof positive that performance management can work and work better. Attend and learn a step by step approach you can use to get both stakeholder buy in and performance you and your organization require. Live examples, case studies and best practices will enable accountability to increase among the contract, program, strategic planning, investment, budget and enterprise architecture domains.

A new government report recommends contract training to achieve better federal contracting results. Click here to download the Managing the Government’s Technical Experts to Achieve Positive Contract Outcomes report by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board dated December 2005.

Who Should Attend:

• Agency Program Managers
• Budget and Financial Officers
• General Counsel
• Contracts Administrators
• Contracting Officers
• Procurement Executives
• Personal Services contractors
• Federal support contractors
• Federal product and services suppliers, systems integrators

Previous Attendees Include:

Creative Corrections LLC, Business Development
Defense Continuity Crisis Management, Logistics Management Specialist
Defense Information School, IT Operations Manager
Department of Energy, Security Specialist
Indian Head Div., NSWC, Mechanical Engineer
IRS, Financial Management Analyst
ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences, Sr. Contracts Administrator
Knowledge Connections, Inc., Principal Analyst
National Guard Bureau, Contracting Officer
National Science Foundation, Program Manager
ODASA-CE, Operations Research Analyst
PEO EIS, Contract Specialist
U.S. Agency for Int'l Dev. (USAID), Contracting Officer
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan, Procurement & Contracting Supervisor
U.S. Marine Corps, Contracting Officer
U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Business Manager, Antiterrorism & Force Protection

Course Outline:

• Policy on Contracting
  o Goals
  o Roles and Responsibilities
  o Applicable Statutes and Regulations
   
• Market Research and Analysis
  o Previous sources
  o Industry marketing
  o Sources sought
  o Informational requests for proposal
   
• Job Analysis
  • Work Analysis
    o Analyze the requirement
    o Develop the work breakdown structure
  • Performance Analysis
    o Develop performance standards
    o Determine acceptable quality levels
    o Identify incentives
    o Create a performance requirements summary
  • Evaluation Analysis
    o Establish performance measurements
  • Cost Estimation
     
• Writing the Performance-Based Work Statement
  o Do's and don'ts
  o Application of performance-based goals
  o Typical problems with PWSs
  o Steps in preparation
  o Legal writing requirements
  o Active voice statements
  o Task-oriented statements
  o Clear, concise wording
  o Precise terms
  o Measurement of outputs

About Your Instructor:

Laura Willetts

Ms. Willetts has over 12 years of federal acquisition experience in the disciplines of contracting, financial management and A-76 studies. She is the President of Alura Consulting and Training, a small business, acquisition training and consulting firm headquartered in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Previous to founding Alura Consulting and Training, Ms. Willetts was Vice President of Contracts at ManTech Information Systems and Technology. While at ManTech, she also was the Chief of Acquisition Consulting and Training for AcqCenter, a division of ManTech Information Systems and Technology. AcqCenter provides government customers turnkey, full service acquisition solutions including consulting, training and software applications.

Ms. Willetts was a warranted contracting officer for the Central Intelligence Agency where she supported a diverse set of customers, including the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). As a contracting officer, she assisted and conducted several best value competitive source selections, performed cradle to grave contract administration functions and worked on the Agency’s contract automation working group. Upon leaving Government service, Ms. Willetts joined the acquisition-consulting field where she has provided acquisition-consulting services to a variety of customers including NSA, CIA, DLA, NRO, USPS, FAA and DESC. She has assisted in document development including Source Selection Plans, Evaluation Guides, Statements of Work, proposal instructions, etc. Prior to joining ManTech, she provided acquisition support throughout all phases of the A-76 study including: market research, assisting with the development of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), assisting with the transition phase and providing support throughout the Administrative Appeals Process to the DLA and other customers.

Ms. Willetts is also a senior instructor, researcher, writer and consultant for The George Washington University’s (GWU’s) Educational Services Institute International. Ms. WiIlletts received a Master in Science, Contract and Acquisition Management from Florida Institute of Technology. She is also a Certified Professional Contracts Manager. 

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