Imagine Elon Musk in a meeting with Peter F. Drucker: undoubtedly a collision of minds, with a dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives!

We invite you and a guest to attend our West Coast Competitive Roundtable on December 7, 2023, at the Lyon Air Museum in Orange County

SMA is looking for a Senior Marketing Specialist to lead content development, plan campaigns, and execute initiatives to organizational objectives

Congratulations to Iridium Communications Inc. on their award of a 5-year base IDIQ contract plus one 5-year option by DISA and the US Space Force

We are sad to learn of the passing of former SMA Associate Charles E. Payne.

SMA is hosting its annual Competitive Positioning Round Table for Federal Contractors at the Army Navy Club in Washington DC.

Congratulations to American Rheinmetall Vehicles on their Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Phase III/IV contract award from the US Army.

Congratulations to Parker Aerospace on their award of a 5-year contract from AMCOM for overhaul and upgrades to UH‑60 Blackhawk helicopters

Join Dr. Bernie Jaworski for a discussion on key topics from “Creating the Organization of the Future” at SMA’s 6th Global Town Hall.

Last week, at APMP’s Bid and Proposal Conference (BPC) in Orlando, Florida, we rolled out the red carpet once again and made a huge splash!

Congrats to Arizona State University being selected by DOE to lead industrial decarbonization through the electrification of process heat!

Got Talent? Put It to Work at SMA! We are looking for salaried staff for our Management Consulting Practice based in Washington, DC.

Join Ajay Patel and Dr. Bernie Jaworski for a discussion on key topics from “The Organic Growth Playbook” at SMA’s 5th Global Town Hall.

Congratulations to Humana Military for their award for the TRICARE East Region managed care support contract from DHA

Congratulations to Bell Textron, Inc., on the award of the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) development contract!

The first four books in our Program Lifecycle Body of Knowledge series, distilling 40 years of experience into easy-to-read references

With profound sadness, we announce to our associates and friends that we recently lost a beloved SMA Associate, John “Monty” Montgomery.

This week we rolled out the red carpet as the main sponsors and revealed our books at APMP BPC (Bid and Proposal Conference) Dallas, Texas.

Members of our team ran the Orange County (OC) 5k this past sunny Saturday afternoon around the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California.

We are sad to announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Jeannie Ward, SMA Principal Associate.

Join us Thursday, March 24 for our 91st Town Hall Event. Our keynote speaker is Richard Aboulafia, Managing Director at Aerodynamic Advisory.

We offer free training across the entire program lifecycle. Led by our talented associates, the courses are available through live webinars.

One of our core values is career development. At every level, we are passionate about helping our teammates grow and excel.

Members of our Business Development team attended the 7th Annual SmallSat Symposium last week at the Computer History Museum.

Members of the SMA management team donated their business attire to Vanguard University’s “Samson’s Career Pop-Up” for students to use.

We are sad to announce the passing of John W. Carter, an SMA Principal Associate and veteran Proposal Manager

Join us for our next FREE Global Town Hall event on Thursday December 2, with Dr. Bernie Jaworski, the Peter F. Drucker Chair in Management at the Drucker School of Management (Claremont Graduate University). We will discuss Drucker’s “Five Most Important Questions”, addressing the most pressing challenges for leaders as we reimagine the post pandemic organization. If you missed our last

As a people-first organization, we are committed to ensuring the health and safety of your team and ours: all our associates are fully vaccinated.

Join us for our next FREE Global Town Hall event on Thursday December 2, with Dr. Bernie Jaworski, the Peter F. Drucker Chair in Management at the Drucker School of Management (Claremont Graduate University). We will discuss Drucker’s “Five Most Important Questions”, addressing the most pressing challenges for leaders as we reimagine the post pandemic organization. If you missed our last

Do you check if your consulting or staffing company complies with the increasingly complex worker classification regulations across the US?

Drucker’s Five Most Important Questions: Join us at our 4th Global Town Hall on Thursday, 2 December, for a few laughs and a discussion on the most pressing challenges for leaders as we reimagine the post pandemic organization.

See John Prior, our VP of Management Consulting, present “Making Winning Choices™: An Intellectually Agile Approach to Developing Successful Win Strategies” at the upcoming APMP Western Chapter Training Day on October 29 in Anaheim, California

Congratulations to our winners of a pair of Bose Frames audio sunglasses in our prize drawing at APMP BPC 2021 in Denver last week!

Would FREE proposal training help you win more contracts? We are the global leader in capture and proposal support, and yes, our training is now FREE. Visit us at APMP BPC Denver for more details.

Join us at our 3rd Global Town Hall on Thursday, 30 September, for a few laughs and a discussion on the next generation of knowledge workers and what that means to your company.

SMA just held its Second Annual Pet Contest! One of our returning summer interns, Jose Fernandez-Rocha, organized the virtual event, assembling an online survey with pictures of pets submitted by our SMA Headquarters team.

We are very sad to announce the unexpected passing of Ted Casner, Senior Vice President for Strategic Accounts and member of the SMA Leadership Team

SMA is proud to be highlighting Women’s History Month at our Town Hall event this Thursday, 11 March 2021

We celebrated the 4th birthday of our industry-first Talent on Demand (TOD)® platform at our Global Town Hall last week! Watch the video!

Join us at our 2nd Global Town Hall on Thursday, 18 February for a few laughs and to gain insights to help you thrive in the Gig Economy.

So you think you have a winning strategy for your current pursuit? Let’s test how confident you really should be about it. Take this quick self-assessment against six timeless principles of good strategy decisions.

Listen to Dave Patterson describe “The Genesis Work” during APMP’s Capture and Business Development Conference on Thursday, 28 January. SMA is proud to be a CBDC Patron Sponsor.

Congratulations to the SMA team who supported the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy (DASD (IP)) with creating the FY2020 Industrial Capabilities Report for Congress three months early!

We couldn’t meet in person for our SMA Headquarters office holiday party this year, so we chose some picture from past events and our Art Director, Tom Paisley, created this video montage. Happy Holidays!

Start the new year with success! If you missed our December Town Hall, watch the recording for a few laughs and insights to help you unlock your potential, improve productivity, and increase creativity essential to generating success in 2021

From our talented SMA Staff and Associates, and featured at our recent Town Hall, we’re proud to present SMA Talent on Demand (TOD) – The Song!

19 million steps and 6½ months later, SMA Headquarters staff completed the virtual trip from our Irvine, California, HQ to the tip of South America at Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina!

SMA is extremely proud to be the APMP UK Awards 2020 headline and Outstanding Leadership Award sponsor. Hear what Ajay Patel, SMA CEO, has to say about the award.

“How to Turn Around a Losing Proposal: A Case Study of Great Expectations,” a presentation by Ajay Patel, SMA President & CEO, selected by APMP for their BPC Global virtual conference summary

Start the new year with success! Join us on Thursday, December 3, 2020 for a few laughs and insights to help you unlock your potential, improve productivity, and increase creativity essential to generating success in 2021

So you think you know your competitors? Take our free CA/PTW assessment to evaluate your organization’s understanding of competitors and their pricing strategies in your markets. You might be surprised!

How do your Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation and practice score against EIA-748? Take our free online EVMS Assessment and find out!

Watch “How to Turn Around a Losing Proposal” presented by Ajay K. Patel, CF APMP, SMA President and CEO, at APMP’s BPC Global today!

Did you use best practices promoted by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) to develop your current proposal? Take our free Proposal Assessment to find out before that next review!

We are pleased to announce that 30 SMA Associates and staff have achieved APMP Foundation Certification through our SMA30 initiative, part of our support for APMP!

SMA is proud to be the Headline Sponsor for the United Kingdom chapter of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP UK) Annual Awards 2020!

Are you an APMP member? It’s not to late to register for the SMA-sponsored APMP Wind-Down Webinar, free to all members, on Thursday, 10 September!

If you still need convincing to register for the free APMP Wind-Down Webinar next Thursday, 10 September, watch this personal invitation video from SMA President and CEO, Ajay Patel

From the team who brought you the Palm Award winning session at the APMP Winning Business Virtual Experience™ (WBVE), we are pleased to invite all APMP members to join us on 10 September 2020 for the free APMP Wind-Down Webinar™

On 20 August 2020, the SMA Headquarters team logged 10 million steps as part of our virtual tour of Central and South America, from our HQ in Irvine, California, all the way to Tierra del Fuego

Our 15-minute live TOD® demo during APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience (WBVE) shows how you can precision match your proposal and project staffing requirements to our Associates at the Speed of Need!

We are very proud to receive the WBVE Palm Award for our “Inspiration & Diversions from SMA” presentation at the Winning Business Virtual Experience 2020 held by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)!

Join us at 10:00am PDT on Thursday, 23 July, during APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience, for an hour of comedy, wellness, magic, and trivia! (And maybe a little about how SMA can help you Pursue and Win new business…)

Take a break during APMP’s Winning Business Virtual Experience and join us at 10:00am PDT on Thursday, 23 July, for an hour of relaxation, entertainment and fun!

The US DoD Office of Acquisition, Analytics and Policy (AAP) EVM division has released the IPMDAR (Integrated Program Management Data and Analysis Report). SMA Principal Associate John Duval gives us the details.

Put some fun in your quarantine, isolation, lockdown, and social distancing time by participating in APMP’s Show Us Your Virtual Office Contest, sponsored by SMA

There will be NO impact to our ability to support our clients on their proposals and projects during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Updated)

SMA joined experts and decision-makers in the military, industry, and government at the Surface Navy Association’s 32nd National Symposium.

Join SMA as we showcase TOD® and participate in APMP’s Capture and Business Development Conference (CBDC) at the Westin Tysons Corner, VA on Thursday, January 30, 2020.

SMA COO Jacque Keats will be presenting our latest lessons from the field at IPMW 2019 on December 10–12 in Baltimore: Using EVMS and Agile to Accelerate Digital Transformation.

Join us as we participate in APMP California Training Day XV at the Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa on Friday, October 25th.

Join SMA as we showcase TOD® and participate in APMP NCA’s Mid-Atlantic Conference and Expo in Vienna VA at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel on Thursday, October 17th.

Visit us in Booths 12/13/14 at APMP Bid & Proposal Con in Orlando to see the future of building top-performing winning proposal teams with Talent On Demand (TOD®).

We are sad to announce the passing of Marty Noel, an SMA Vice President and veteran Proposal Manager with numerous wins and a long list of highly satisfied clients

Ever wonder what workplace situations bring out your best performance? See us at APMP Southern Proposal Accents Conference in Atlanta, 20-21 March, for more details!

DoD Office of Acquisition Analytics & Policy released a new version of the Earned Value Management Implementation Guide (EVMIG) on 18 January 2019.

Bob Gurin, SVP Proposal Manager, celebrates 30 years of service at SMA while training new SMA Associates how to develop winning proposals with the SMA proposal process

Join us at the APMP Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC) at CEPAC in northwest Atlanta on 20 and 21 March!

As reported in the local press, SMA recently completed a feasibility study on the manufacturing of Continuous Basalt Fiber on Hawaiʻi Island

DCMA EVMS Center published “Business Practice 2: Post Award Earned Value Management System Description Review – Initial and Changes”

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of George Coutoumanos, Senior Vice President and an 18-year SMA veteran.

Earlier this month, SMA evoked Samuel Adams’ modern day “spirit” with brethren brewers to set the backdrop for our TOD on Tap in Boston exploring the gig economy and the on-demand professional.

An update on DoD Integrated Program Management documents and guides from the recent NDIA IPMD meeting in Dallas, Texas

At the NDIA IPMD meeting in Dallas, Texas from 26-30 August, NASA briefed industry on the latest changes to EVM policy.

Joe Fuller, Professor & Co-Lead of Harvard Business School’s Managing the Future of Work Initiative, joins panel of experts to discuss the rise of on-demand economy and its impact on strategy & talent management systems.

SMA will be unveiling its Talent On Demand (TOD) platform at the HR Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas from September 11 to 14

SMA has been awarded a contract to provide Strategic Analysis Services to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P))

SMA introduces Talent On Demand (TOD®), a cloud-based team building system. TOD® eliminates the burden of recruiting, curating, developing and managing hard-to-find experienced professionals.

Do you lead, manage or assemble talent for project teams? Join SMA in Boston on October 3 to examine new trends impacting the performance and economics of project teams, including the use of on-demand professionals for critical project roles.

SMA continues a tradition by teaming up with the Orange County United Way and sponsoring a new crop of high school interns

Wordman, aka Dick Eassom, CF APMP Fellow, our VP of Corporate Support, presented his Microsoft Word Q&A Workshop providing over 2½ hours of Word tips and tricks to proposal professionals

SMA Associates listened to experts in the recent TOD on Tap Professional Series held at the Army Navy Club in DC’s Farragut Square.

The IPMD has worked closely with DCMA and PARCA to document acceptable approaches to integrating EVM and Agile

In scheduling news, the NDIA IPMD has formed a working group to gather and vet proposed changes to the Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG) Version 3.0.

In EVMS news, NDIA IPMD is reviewing the current EIA-748-C standard and will be releasing EIA-748-D for public comment in 2018. However, major changes are expected in EIA-748-E, due in 2023.

In EVMS news, AT&L has been reorganized into two new groups: The Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (R&E) and The Undersecretary of Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S)

Join us on 26 April 2018 as we host our first East Coast TOD on Tap professional series with an event in the prestigious Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC’s historic Farragut Square.

We launched our TOD on Tap Professional Series with an event in Southern California to a full capacity crowd. Attendees enjoyed an evening of learning, comradery, food, and craft beer.

On 17 January, we kick off our TOD on Tap professional series with an inaugural event in Irvine, California. This happy hour event is open to all SMA associates and registered guests.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest Talent On Demand (TOD) smartphone app for SMA Associates