Challenge
- Consolidate and move office facilities, personnel, and assets in order to support Commission space requirements and expiring lease agreements.
- Upgrade and modernize Information Technology (IT) capabilities to support the new office facilities and growing user needs.
Solution
- Utilize Project Management Institute (PMI), General Services Administration (GSA), and industry best practices to manage, assist, and support office relocation and consolidation efforts.
- Provide knowledgeable subject matter expertise to assist in:
- Relocation Management
- Develop, manage, and assist in the execution of a Relocation Project Management Plan (RPMP).
- Develop and support asset management and decommissioning procedures.
- Program/Project Management
- Provide Program and Project Management support following PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) best practices.
- Acquisition Management Support
- Acquisition Strategy and Development.
- Requirements gathering and acquisition documentation to include but not limited to Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), market research, SOW/PWS, Quality Assurance Plan (QASP), etc.
- Business Performance Optimization
- Business Studies, IT analysis, and business process improvement.
- Data Center Analysis.
- IT Infrastructure Improvement Plan.
- Five year modernization improvement plan.
- Cloud and Shared Service Alternatives.
- Adherence to federal OMB guidelines.
- Asset management analysis and improvements.
- Check-In, Check-Out, and Move (CICOM) and Onboarding process improvements.
- Office space requirements and analysis.
- Office supply review and analysis.
- Business Studies, IT analysis, and business process improvement.
- Relocation Management
Results
- Provide and execute a RPMP to meet aggressive project objectives.
- Managed a $74M project budget and realized a $15M budget savings.
- Successfully consolidate and relocate over 700 FTC personnel, 7000 crates and boxes, offices, and IT equipment.
- Develop a Decommission Plan for excess inventory at vacated offices.
- Decommission satellite buildings 45 days earlier than the original project schedule which resulted in a $10M cost avoidance through rent not paid.
- Supported the contracting office to conduct and award over 120 procurements within a 12-month period.
- Provide a Data Center and IT Infrastructure Improvement Plan to consolidate space, modernize the infrastructure, and ensure adherence to federal Data Center Consolidation, Cloud First Policy, and Disaster Recovery / Continuity of Operations (DR/COOP) objectives.
- Business Process support to enhance Asset Management, CICOM, and Onboarding programs.
- Project Lead received the FTC Commissioner’s Award.