2013-02-21 government contractors seminar
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Thrive. Grow. Achieve.
Government Contractors Financial
Systems Seminar Featuring Unanet & Microsoft Dynamics
Seth Zarny – Partner Donna Kilbourn - Senior Vice President Glenn Anstead – Senior Manager
February 21, 2013
WHAT’S ON TAP
• INTRODUCTION & AGENDA
• CHALLENGES FOR GOVT CONTRACTORS
• THE RAFFA/UNANET SOLUTION
• REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS
• KEY BENEFITS
• PRODUCT OVERVIEW
• CUSTOMER OVERVIEW
• SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION
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DO YOU NEED THE NEW SOFTWARE?
HINT – SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR SOFTWARE!
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SEMINAR AGENDA
• DECIDE WHAT SYSTEMS TO CONSIDER TO REPLACE YOUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM
• REVIEW PROCESS FOR SELECTING APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE
• PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES FOR GOVT CONTRACTORS
• PRESENT SOFTWARE DEMO
• ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
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ACCOUNTING SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE
1 TO 2 YEARS OLD - INFANCY • Limited features, missing modules • Bugs
3 TO 4 YEARS OLD - CHILDHOOD • Young product • 3rd party modules, bugs, early developer
team 5 TO 6 YEARS OLD – ADOLESCENCE
• Move to next technical version • Product Performance • Modules with different strength
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ACCOUNTING SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE (CONT)
• 7 TO 11 YEARS OLD - MATURITY • Maturity and Respect • Vertical focuses • Advanced features and capabilities • Strong Channel
• 12 TO 15 YEARS – OLD AGE • Technology is Achilles heel • Legacy functions • Client base not technical leaders
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STEPS FOR EVALUATING & SELECTING
• DECISION MAKING TEAM
• BUDGET
• TIME SCHEDULE
• CURRENT SYSTEM PROBLEMS • Requirements
• VAR OR SOFTWARE
• IT STAFF INVOLVEMENT
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STEPS FOR EVALUATING & SELECTING (CONT)
• REVIEW POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
• ELIMINATE OBVIOUS POOR CHOICES • Potential List of 2 or 3 products at most
• AVOID ANALYSIS/PARALYSIS • Evaluate Product Match to your Requirements • Accounting Library Used Here
• PRODUCT FEATURES
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STEPS FOR EVALUATING & SELECTING (CONT)
• ANALYZE REQUIREMENTS AGAINST FEATURES
• IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE RESELLERS
• PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS
• PROPOSAL REVIEW
• REFERENCES
• DECISION
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CHALLENGES FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
GENERATE KEY REPORTS WITHOUT USING & REKEYING IN EXCEL:
• Financial Analysis that provides ease of traceability of costs • Statement of Indirect Costs, including Fringe, OH and G&A • Project Status Reports • Financial Reports that provide detail for Audit analysis
COST CAPTURE BY COST OBJECTIVE MANAGING ALLOWABLE VERSUS UNALLOWABLE COSTS DCAA ACCEPTED
…AND RAFFA SOLUTIONS
OUT OF THE BOX CONTRACTOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
• Statement of Indirect Costs including Fringe, OH and G&A
• Financial Analysis that provides ease of traceability of costs
• Service Centers
• Project Status Reports
• Capture cost by cost objective
• Financial Reports that provide detail for Audit analysis
• Track Allowable versus Unallowable
PRE-CONFIGURED ALLOCATION METHODS
IMAGING/DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT TOOL THAT PROVIDES TRACEABILITY BACK TO SOURCE DOCUMENTATION
CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS…
CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN REVIEWING INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS?
OUT OF THE BOX, PROVEN FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE •Proven management of Indirect and Direct Costs •Integrated across Finance and Project Mgmt / Operations
•Business Process Automation •Setup Flexibility to meet business needs
BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
INDIRECT RATES • Monitor Trends via Management Reporter • More Accurate Cost Information for Bidding • More Accurate Historical Procurement Costs
TRACEABILITY OF SOURCE DOCUMENTS • Management Reporting Drill Down • On line Inquiry Screens • Transaction Level Detail • Imaging/Document Management
BENEFITS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
• CONTRACTORS LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS THAT CAN MANAGE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS AND COST POOLS. NEED TO SEPARATE INDIRECT COSTS FOR REPORTING PURPOSES • Time and Materials
• Fixed Firm Price
• Cost Plus
• INTEGRATED TIME AND EXPENSE TO FINANCIALS
• WEB BASED ACCESS FOR REMOTE EMPLOYEES
• EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
MIXED COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS
KEY REQUIREMENTS - COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
•Consistent Accounting Practices for Both Businesses
•Allocations must be the same
•Overhead, G&A, and Unallowable pools
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS
WHAT BENEFITS SHOULD OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGERS RECEIVE FROM MICROSOFT DYNAMICS?
•Superior Cost Control
•Real time visibility into committed costs
•Immediate access to supporting documentation via document imaging
•Earned Value Management visibility
THE DCAA AUDIT
HOW DOES MICROSOFT DYNAMICS STACK UP DURING THE AUDIT?
• Successfully completed years of DCAA audits
• Provides timely access to information
• Reduces the time required by internal staff during the audit process
DYNAMICS & UNANET INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
• Dynamics ERP
• Unanet • SharePoint
MICROSOFT & UNANET
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS
WHAT IS MICROSOFT DYNAMICS? • INTEGRATED FINANCIAL AND
OPERATIONAL/PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
• FAMILIAR TO YOUR EMPLOYEES • GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
INDUSTRIES: • Professional Services
• Contracting
• Manufacturing
• Distribution
• ACCEPTED BY DCAA
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS
FUNCTIONALITY PROVIDED BY MICROSOFT DYNAMICS •FINANCIALS
•ACCOUNTING
•FRINGE, OVERHEAD AND G&A RATE CALCULATIONS • Cost Segregation – Allowable vs. Unallowable
•JOB COSTING
•PURCHASING & REQUISITION MGMT
•MANUFACTURING
•INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
•SALES ORDERS
•SERVICE MANAGEMENT
•CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT
WHAT IS MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT?
A FOUNDATION FOR CONNECTED INFORMATION
• TEAM COLLABORATION
• DASHBOARD
• KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• DYNAMICS BUSINESS PORTAL
• INTEGRATED WITH PROJECT SERVER
WHAT WILL YOU GET FROM THE INTEGRATED SOLUTION?
• Organized flow of information • Project Management • Resource Allocation • Financial Reporting
• Seamless integration of information • One view of the data • Tools your team is familiar with…
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS DEMO
GovCon Challenges – The PM
• Project Status reports are too late to take corrective action; Need real-time information and self-service
• Is project on-target and profitable?
• Subcontractors costs/invoices lag
• My numbers don’t match Accounting
• I need an EVM solution to bid and win a opportunity
• Clients ask for project details – takes too long to create
• Cannot see incurred costs with forecasted costs for complete
picture
• Budgeting and forecasting in spreadsheets; too cumbersome
• Who is available with lcat and skills for upcoming Task Order?
• Budgeting and forecasting in spreadsheets; too cumbersome
UNANET
Feature Project Time
Project Expense
Project Tracking
Project Portfolio
Time Reporting and Leave Management
Project Budgeting, Management and Reporting
Basic Graphical Dashboards
Subcontractor Management
Integration Manager
Teamwork Collaboration and Document Repository
Expense Reporting and Non-Labor Costs
Project Costing
Billing, Invoicing and Revenue Recognition
Earned Value Management
Resource Requesting
Periodic Labor & Expense Forecasting and Budgeting
Skills Management
Forecasting and Periodic Reporting
Enhanced Graphical Dashboards
Resource Planning & Enhanced Project Management
Unanet Capabilities by License Type – Cloud & On Premise
THE GOVCON SOLUTION: UNANET – SL
Unanet Project Portfolio Skills Management (Labor Categories, Location, Skills) Resource Planning Resource Requesting Forecasting Opportunity Tracking Project Budgeting Timesheets, Expense Reports Subcontractor Interface Project Costing, EVMS Project Reporting Analytics
One UI, One DB, One App
Microsoft Dynamics SL
GL, AR, AP, Cash Indirect Rates, Cost Pools DCAA Compliance Payroll Project Controller Billing Labor Costing Contracts/Subcontractors Project/Task status alerts Purchasing Materials mgmt Sales Orders Financial Planning, Corporate Analytics
Employees, Projects, Tasks, Approval
Groups, ODCs
Approved Timesheets,
Expense Reports, Budgets
KEY BENEFITS FOR GOVCONS
ROBUST TIME AND EXPENSE REPORTING WITH DCAA
REAL-TIME REPORTING AND DASHBOARDS
ENTERPRISE VIEW OF PROJECTS AND RESOURCES
INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR BUDGETING, FORECASTING, RESOURCE PLANNING, TIME & EXPENSE, PROJECT ACCOUNTING & REPORTING, ALERTS, EVM AND COLLABORATION
SELF-SERVICE FOR PROJECT MANAGERS; ACCOUNTING FOCUSES ON THE NUMBERS; NO TAG UP TO RECONCILE
UNANET OVERVIEW
• Leading Professional Services Automation solution for GovCons: Unanet Project Portfolio
• Software Product Company since 1998
• 100% Developed and Supported in the US
• Dulles Headquarters; FL, CA, MI, TX Offices
• 900+ Customers; 60% are GovCons
• Cloud/On Demand and On Premise Delivery
Models
• Implementation and Training Team
• Unanet University
View Real-Time Metrics in Graphical Charts with drill down
Dashboards
Manage resource allocation across organization. Find resources with right skills and availability.
Resource Allocation
Easy, Fast Time & Expense Reporting with DCAA Rules and Per Diems
DCAA Time & Expense
Know your project and task status, actual to budget up-to-the-minute; view actuals with forecast for complete picture of EAC
Real-Time Project Status
Comply with ANSI 748 government requirements for EVM to manage contract cost and schedule. Will today’s EAC meet the budget?
Earned Value
• Resource Planning, Budgeting and
Forecasting
• Time & Expense Entry
• Real-Time Project Reporting and
Dashboards
Demo
DEMONSTRATIONS
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QUESTIONS?
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THANK YOU!! SETH ZARNY , [email protected], 301-279-6500 DONNA KILBOURN. [email protected], 703-689-9752 GLENN ANSTEAD, [email protected], 301-279-6503