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Live from Deltek Insight 2010 – Find Your Prescription for Success! Part II

Friday, May 21st, 2010

The 2010 Deltek Insight conference was another huge success for all participants.  Deltek’s President and CEO Kevin Parker stopped by the Aronson booth to check out our live Insight blogging and to monitor the “pulse” on Deltek customers’ needs and satisfaction.  The  exchange of ideas, input from users, and new product development  really kept  up  momentum through the end of the conference.

Aronson’s accounting and technology experts Jan Zall, Linda Riesenman, and Nicole Mitchell conducted popular breakout sessions attracting over 300Deltek users  The topics presented included; “Multiple Companies and CostPoint” by Jan Zall , “Surviving DCAA Audits with GCS Premier” by Nicole Mitchell, and “Strategies for Merging Multiple CostPoint Databases” by Linda Riesenman.   The attendees had positive feedback on the sessions and asked informative questions related to the topics.  Feedback focused mainly on the use of technology to increase efficiency and for obtaining accurate timely data to address the compliance requirements heightened by the current administration emphasis on transparency.

Aronson proved to be the “Cure” for government contractors needs.  Aronson again demonstrated our expertise in the areas of systems, compliance, contract administration, GSA Schedule support, assurance, tax, and M&A; truly full service advisors to Federal contractors.

We hope to see you all next year and to meet even more new faces in Nashville, TN, for Insight 2011.  If you missed the conference and would like your own Aronson “diagnosis and prescription” contact Tom Williams at (301) 222-8289 or twilliams@aronsoncompany.com.

Live from Deltek Insight 2010 – Find Your Prescription for Success!

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

The atmosphere at the Deltek Insight 2010 annual users conference is vibrant and energetic – despite the gloomy DC weather outside.  As a proud repeat Platinum sponsor, Aronson & Company is active on the Insight Expo floor, rolling out our marketing campaign to provide innovative cures for government contractor ailments.  Aronson diagnosed over 100 companies in the first night, writing many prescriptions for written policies and procedures and remedies for accounting departments overburdened with compliance issues.

Deltek Insight 2010 is being held this year at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC, May 17 -20, 2010.   Deltek is known as the preeminent provider of project management solutions for government contractors, Architectural/Engineering (A/E),  and other professional service industries.   This year’s conference has attracted more than 3,000 attendees, selecting from 353 breakout sessions covering a wide variety of topics.

Deltek debuted many new products at the show.  Phil Parry, a Deltek Advisory Business Analyst, demonstrated Mobile Time, a much anticipated Blackberry time entry product, allowing users to enter timesheets from here at the conference (read about course XT-105).  (more…)

23 Days and Counting until Deltek Insight 2010 (May 17-20)

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

           

Aronson & Company is counting down the days until the leading event for project-focused professionals, Deltek Insight 2010. Come hear from the experts, advance your skills training, and take advantage of networking opportunities.

New Program! Have you heard about the unprecedented opportunity to hold pre-qualified, one-on-one meetings with leading Primes at the govWin Business Discovery Day? Newly introduced, this will be a key program at Deltek Insight 2010 conference – one of the largest gatherings of government contracting stakeholders. Don’t miss out on the best event of the year that will empower your organization to think ahead, make better plans and achieve better results.

As a platinum sponsor of Deltek 2010, Aronson & Company’s accounting and technology experts have a lot of great things planned for this event and we want to share them with you – we can’t wait for this important conference to come to the DC area and we hope you’ll be there too!  Join us at Deltek Insight 2010 to learn more about great technology solutions and ways to streamline your back office!

Click below to see the event Countdown and sign up for A&C Insight alerts to be updated about what we have planned: http://www.aronsoncompany.com/industries/government-contract/deltek-insight-2010.html.

Deltek Tips and Tricks! Come Feb 9th for a Free Presentation and One-on-One Support from Deltek’s Customer Care

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Whether you are a current Deltek user or just interested in learning more about Customer Care, Deltek’s exceptional global support program, join Aronson Technology Services on February 9th for this complimentary, interactive breakfast event.  The first part of the session will be led by Jeff Book, Deltek’s Vice President of Customer Care.  He will present practical information for maximizing your technology investment.  Topics will include:

• Optimizing your investment in your Deltek product
• Understanding the Deltek Customer Care relationship
• Customer Care tools available to you
• Using best practices to get information quickly

During the second part of the session, Aronson & Company’s government contracting systems specialists will be on hand to answer any questions you may have and allow you to work one-on-one with our technical consultants at no charge!  Current Deltek users can come pick up some new tricks and, those that are in the browsing stage, can come for a software test drive. (more…)

2010 Resolution Recap

Monday, January 18th, 2010

During the first weeks of 2010 we shared our second annual “New Year’s Resolutions” for government contractors to get on track, get in compliance, and get ahead.  Did you catch it?  If not, don’t worry – you can access the 2010 and 2009 resolutions under Categories: New Year’s Resolutions.  While you’re here, subscribe to our Fed Point RSS Feed – and have the news delivered directly to you! (Click here to learn more about RSS).

Here’s a 2010 resolution recap:

• Resolution #1: We Will Avoid Jeopardizing Contract Awards by Getting Our Accounting System Approval–Ready
• Resolution #2: We Will Complete Required Contract Reporting Accurately and On-Time (Subcontractor/ Stimulus/ VETS100/ eVerify Reporting)
• Resolution #3: We Will Assess Our Tax Risks and Support Our Tax Accounting Positions
• Resolution #4: We Will Review our Pricing Annually to Avoid GSA Schedule Price Reductions Ramifications
• Resolution #5: We Will Ensure our Compliance Program is Robust Enough for Government Work (Code of Business Ethics and Conduct)
• Resolution #6: We Will Eliminate Redundant Work and Erroneous Reporting (Deltek)
• Resolution #7: We Will Stay the Course and Protect Our Most Valuable Assets to Ensure Long-Term Success (Insurance)
• Resolution #8: We Will Finance Our Business More Effectively – Best Practices for Managing Loan Covenants
• Resolution #9: DCAA Hot Button – Bonuses
• Resolution #10: We Will Be Ready for the Inevitable Government Contracting Economic Crisis

Looking for more information or assistance implementing any of these items?  Contact Aronson & Company – Hope Lane, Lead Officer, Government Contract Consulting Practice at 301.231.6266 or Pete O’Neill, Officer, GSA Schedules Group at 301.222.8226.

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Resolution #6: We Will Eliminate Redundant Work and Erroneous Reporting

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Although spreadsheets are relatively quick solutions allowing for easy modification and manipulation of data, they are also notoriously known for being loosely linked databases which can lead to erroneous reporting of information. Not to mention, the time spent on keeping them up to date is often overlooked.  How much of your organization’s information ends up being reported using Microsoft Excel? How did the data get there? Chances are that someone has been tasked to manually enter and maintain this data that is already captured in your Deltek GCS Premier or Deltek Costpoint accounting system.

Why not consider a long-term, cost and time efficient solution to publish reports using Cognos Impromptu or Cognos 8 reporting engines.  This will allow information to be pushed to your audience in a variety of formats. A great deal of time can be saved over months by not having to manually enter data into Excel every time a report needs to be distributed.  A small investment of time to learn report writing basics can afford you… (more…)

How Does Your Organization Compare Against the Best? Deltek to Reveal GovCon Operational Trends at Clarity ‘09

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Join Aronson & Company at the Deltek Clarity ‘09 GovCon Industry Trends Event to get a first-hand look at the best practices and critical data to lead government contractors 2010 success.  Speakers and topics for the Tuesday, November 17th event include:

• Insight into Operational Trends – learn from the most successful government contractors out there – hear from Rich Wilkinson, Deltek GovCon Industry Vice President
• 2010 Industry Spending Outlook – see where the money is going and how you can get it – presented by Kevin Plexico, Senior Vice President, INPUT
• Hear the results of Clarity ‘09, one of the largest surveys of how government contractors operate

Date: Tuesday, November 17,2009, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Tysons Corner Marriott, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182
Please contact, Tina Rodell, Deltek Director, Partner Marketing Programs for more information or assistance:

Tel: 703.885.9681
Fax: 703.738.1874
Cell: 703.593.7045
tinarodell@deltek.com

Ask FedPoint: How to Deal with Inactive Contract Clutter in Deltek GCS

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Dear FedPoint: My active contracts are getting lost on our Contract Revenue Summary Report due to the large number of inactive jobs that exist in our GCS Premier accounting system. Can I suppress inactive contracts from showing up on this report? - Rose, Annapolis, MD

Dear Rose:

Currently, GCS does not allow for the suppression inactive contracts on this report.  To get around this, you can set up a new division assigning inactive contracts that you wish to suppress to this division.  All of the inactive contracts that you assigned to this division will group together on the report.  You will then be able to discard the pages for this division.

To execute this work-around you will need to do the following: (more…)

Ask FedPoint: Printing Checks on Blank Card Stock

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Dear FedPoint: My CFO asked me if we can print our checks on blank check stock. Can Deltek do this? – Bill, Crofton, MD

Dear Bill:

If you are running Deltek Costpoint, you can print both your accounts payable and your payroll checks on blank check stock.  The benefits of printing on blank stock are that you save money by not having to order pre-printed checks and, if you print checks for multiple companies, you don’t have to stop and load different check stock for each company in your printer.

When printing on blank check stock, you have the flexibility of printing a message on the check stub and, for accounts payable checks, printing a short memo on the face of the check. You also have more flexibility with accounts payable checks regarding the columns that appear on the check stub.

If you want to start printing on blank check stock, you will need to do the following: (more…)

Ask FedPoint: Tips to Prevent Administrative Conflicts with Settings in Deltek GCS and T&E

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Dear FedPoint: Does anyone have a cheat sheet or tips to prevent administrative conflicts with the settings in Deltek GCS and T&E?   Example: I’m always forgetting to update the work force file in GCS. Since I’m in T&E daily, it is more natural to navigate to the charge trees. Needless to say, when the Time data is imported into GCS, I get the “friendly” reminder to update the work force file.  – Maxine, Washington, DC

Dear Maxine:

Below are some tips for GCS and T&E to assist you: 

Here’s a checklist of GCS addition/updates that will require to you export the GCS tables to T&E.

1. GCS Employee Master File
   • Setting up a new employee
   • For changes to an employee’s division, dept, suffix or default pay type
2. GCS Employee T&E panel
   • Setting up a new employee
   • For changes in the primary supervisor, work group, timesheet class, email address or timesheet schedule of an employee. (more…)