Earned Value Management Institute(R) EVMI(R) Releases the Earned Value Management Professional(R) EVMP(R) Credential Certification

LEESBURG, Va., April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Earned Value Management Institute(R), EVMI(R), (www.evmi.com) the global leader in earned value management and project controls certification and credential training, announces the release of its revised Earned Value Management Professional(R), EVMP(R) credential program for federal integrated procurement teams, project management teams, program managers, information technology professionals, project managers, project team staff members, defense agency contractors, federal government agencies, federal agency contractors, and systems integrators. EVMP(R)s shall assist Obama Administration officials; and federal, state and local governments accurately report, manage and resolve problems on their projects; and ensure accuracy in project financial status reporting related to stimulus spending. The Chief Earned Value Officer(R), CEVO(R) and Risk and Quality Management Professional(TM), RQMP(TM) training programs are also offered by EVMI(R).

The Earned Value Management Professional(R), EVMP(R) credential utilizes a combination of earned value management (EVM) best practices and advanced project management methods. Some of the major areas that the EVMP(R) credential program focuses on include the implementation of the EIA ANSI-748 earned value management industry guidelines, project management theory and practical approaches, risk management, quality assurance, planning, scheduling, budgeting principles and cost accounting, earned value theory and application; the 'Earned Value Project Management Office(R), EVPMO(R)'; 'Earned Value Management Risk and Quality Model(TM) EVMRQM(TM)' and 'The Kwaku Akyeampong Approach to Earned Value Management Excellence(R).'

Earned Value Management Institute(R)'s President, Kwaku Akyeampong asserts that, "the EVMP(R) credential is the gold and industry standard as this is the only credential in industry today that takes a holistic approach to proactively resolving cost and schedule drivers that continuously torpedo projects into tailspins. Such drivers are resolved at the front end rather than churning bunches of reports after reports of the bad news at the back end. EVMP(R)s are proactive in resolving problems on projects that create the bad news. This is our niche and market differentiator. Our Earned Value Management Professional(R) credential focuses on collaborative project management problem solving. This is where the rubber meets the road. This is what produces results and eliminates waste, abuse, mismanagement and neglect that are widely seen on many projects and programs today in industry and government. Our goal is to have anyone who is a stakeholder or party-at-interest on a project or program anywhere on this globe to participate in our EVMP(R) credential program, as our global mission is to eliminate cost overruns and project schedule delays. We will get there one project at a time, and from Control Account Managers (CAMs) to Project Managers everywhere, the much awaited EVMP(R) is here. Anyone tracking, planning, managing and monitoring the President Obama Administration's economic stimulus recovery projects and programs must be EVMP(R) credentialed and certified. EVMP(R)s shall follow the money, mitigate significant risks, and implement overall quality audits of project deliverables. This will guarantee that our economic stimulus projects are delivered on time and within budget. Accountability, oversight, transparency and effective management controls are enforced through EVMP(R)s."

EVMI(R) has recently trained participants from a broad representation of industry and government to include organizations such as the CSC, the FBI and representatives from contractor firms supporting the US NAVY, Department of Defense (DoD) and the Veteran's Affairs.

About Earned Value Management Institute

The Earned Value Management Institute(R) is the global leader and training institution for effective risk management, quality management, project controls and earned value management. The Earned Value Management Institute(R) offers the Earned Value Management Professional(R) EVMP(R) credential certification; The Chief Earned Value Officer(R) CEVO(R) executive certificate; and Risk and Quality Management Professional(TM) RQMP(TM) certificate. The Earned Value Management Institute(R) is committed through its mission statement to globally end pervasive cost over runs and schedule delays on projects and programs. The Earned Value Management Institute(R) provides training services to the US federal government, US Department of Defense, private industry, government agencies, international firms and organizations.

To register for the EVMP certification, please visit: http://www.evmi.com/registerevmp.html or send email request to: info@evmi.com

About Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong

Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong is the President of the Earned Value Management Institute(R) and has been dubbed, "The Barack Obama of Project and Earned Value Management" by his peers for his call to action regarding changing the "neglectful way" our projects and programs are managed today. Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong has over two decades of experience in project management, project controls, earned value management, and senior management in industry. Specifically, Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong has over 24,000 hours of related experience in project and earned value management. Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong has worked in senior management positions at IBM, EVMS Consulting Group, Booz Allen Hamilton, BearingPoint, PricewaterhouseCoopers, NTT Verio SI International, and Rockwell Collins. In the 1990's, Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong invented the 'Earned Value Project Management Office(R) EVPMO(R)', 'Earned Value Management Risk and Quality Model(TM), EVMRQM(TM)', 'The Kwaku Akyeampong Approach to Earned Value Management Excellence(R)', and 'The Kwaku Akyeampong 7 Keys to Effective Earned Value Management(R)'. Mr. Kwaku Akyeampong is holder of Master of Science (MS) in Economics, Kiev State University, Soviet Union; Master of Science (MS) in Information Systems Technology, George Washington University; and Master of Science (MS) in Project Management, George Washington University.

SOURCE Earned Value Management Institute