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As Federal agencies strive to maximize technology investments, they are faced with changes in how the Government operates coupled with reduced internal resources to address the growing demands to manage critical initiatives.


The disciplines of project management, integration, technology planning, portfolio management, and architecture development/management and implementation are more readily being employed as tools to address these changes throughout the Government.  Powertek provides these skills to enable the Government to meet its evolving needs.

As the Government environment becomes more complex, it has become challenging to enforce organizational consistency while managing cost, schedule, scope, and customer satisfaction.  Powertek possesses proven business advisory and consulting expertise to help get the job done right.  We pride ourselves on the caliber of our advisory and consulting professionals and service delivery teams in all areas of the systems development lifecycle.

Powertek builds a strong rapport with our customers to gain an understanding of their needs.  This allows us to assess the required capabilities, goals, and objectives to meet customer needs while benchmarking our approaches against such industry respected maturity models as the Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM) Framework and the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OMP3).

We conduct gap analyses, define critical factors of success, determine priorities, and establish long- and short-term goals related to customer needs.  We also capture the costs of operating and delivering value to support the goals of optimizing customer investments.

Information Technology Investment Management
A mature IT investment management methodology is essential for ensuring that an organization’s IT investment portfolio aligns with its business goals and realizes maximum return.  Powertek supports our customers by assessing their current IT investment management capabilities and implementing the critical processes involved with the selection, control, and evaluation phases for managing IT investments (e.g., CPIC). We develop and implement action plans, evaluate agency tools and content, and recommend data collection, management, and reporting methodologies to better assist executives in making timely and accurate business investment decisions.

Organizational Project Management
Essential to delivering IT projects within time, cost, and scope constraints is a well defined project management methodology.  Powertek works with our customers to develop and implement customized Project Management Office (PMO) solutions aligned with business goals and organizational constraints that define the PMO’s scope, its position within the agency’s organization, and the roles and responsibility of its stakeholders.

Project Recovery
Powertek’s certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) assist Government customers assess and resolve at-risk IT projects.  We review project plans, design specifications, staff skills, and deliverables to identify the risks and issues causing the poor performance.  Our Recovery Plan contains risk mitigation approaches designed to put the project back on track within current constraints and business objectives.

Change Management
Critical to the success of business transformation efforts is effective change management to address concerns and achieve stakeholder buy-in.  Powertek follows a defined change management process consisting of a comprehensive Communications Plan outlining campaigns, mentoring, training, and other activities designed to smoothly transition the affected project and staff by implementing planned organizational change.

Business Transformation
Powertek applies proven, repeatable processes to support the business transformation lifecycle.  Our approach aligns people, processes, and technology initiatives of our customers more closely with their mission and helps implement new business strategies while improving organizational performance so that our customers can focus on their core business.

        Capabilities Include:

  • Business Intelligence Solutions
  • Portfolio Management
  • Project Planning and Execution
  • Risk Assessment/Mitigation
  • Business Process Transformation
  • Collaboration and Automation Tools.

“Our approach to effective IT Portfolio and Investment Management protects against downside risk and optimizes upside returns.”

NEWS

02.22.10

Powertek Announces New Chief Operating Officer

Rockville, MD -- Powertek Corporation, a leading provider of technology and business consulting services and solutions to government organizations, announced today that Dan Mintz, the former US Department of Transportation Chief Information Officer, has joined Powertek as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Mintz brings broad experience within the...

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11.01.09

Powertek Awarded Department of Defense/Office of Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel & Readiness Document Management Contract

Rockville, MD -- Powertek Corporation announced today the award of a one year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) to provide a Document Management System. Powertek will provide business process analysis, design, configuration, and management to support OUSD in the implementation of a new...

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09.25.09

Powertek Awarded National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Help Desk Service Contract

Rockville, MD -- Powertek Corporation is pleased to announce the award of a five year contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide Help Desk services.

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09.25.09

Contract Awarded to Powertek Corporation for WHS IA and Security Operations Support

Rockville, MD – Powertek Corporation, a leading provider of technology and business consulting services and solutions to government organizations, announced it has been awarded a contract to provide Information Assurance (IA) and Security Operations (SO) advisory and assistance services for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),...

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09.13.09

Powertek Corporation Ranked #86 on Inc. Magazine's Inc. Top 100

Rockville, MD – Powertek is now ranked #86 of 100 of the fastest-growing private companies in the Government Services Industry.

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08.17.09

Powertek Corporation Ranked #1036 on Inc. Magazine's Inc. Top 5000

Rockville, MD -- Powertek Corporation is now ranked #1036 on the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America.

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08.17.09

Powertek Corporation Ranked #91 on Inc. Magazine's Inc. Top 100

Rockville, MD -- Powertek is honored to receive #91 on the Inc. 100 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the DC Metropolitan Area.

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07.20.09

Powertek Sponsors Fundraising Event

Rockville, MD -- Powertek was extremely honored to be a part of Capitol Hill Group Ministry’s annual summer fundraiser, “All-Stars Party Night”, at Nationals Field on July 14th, 2009. The event included the opportunity for children “practice with the pros”, tour Nationals Park, and to watch the MLB All-Star game taking place at Busch...

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06.12.09

Powertek’s i3 Engineering achieves CMMI maturity level 2 rating from SEI

Rockville, MD, June 12, 2009 – Powertek’s Process Engineering Center is pleased to announce that Powertek’s i3 Engineering received its Capability Maturity Model (CMMI) maturity level 2 rating from Software Engineering Institute (SEI).

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06.12.09

Contract Award in Video Teleconferencing Service Contract with WHS

Rockville, MD, June 12, 2009 – Powertek is excited about our third contract award with Washington Headquarters Services. This award provides Video Teleconferencing (VTC) services to the Washington Headquarters Services Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

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04.10.09

Powertek Corporation Awarded Cyber Threat Risk Assessment Contract for Washington Headquarters Services

Powertek Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) to provide Cyber Threat Risk Assessment support for the WHS. Activities will include conducting risk assessments of network security, intelligence analysis, and malware/code analysis and providing threat mitigation options and...

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04.10.09

Powertek Corporation Awarded Subcontract for Washington Headquarters Services

Powertek Corporation has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) subcontract for the Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services (WHS).

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01.30.09

Powertek Corporation to Kick Off DHS Contract to provide Capital Planning and Other Program Support Services

Powertek Corporation has kicked off a project to provide the Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) with a variety of program support services. Program support services include Capital Planning and Investment Control support, Policy and Budget support; and...

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01.21.09

Powertek Corporation President Nominated SBA Small Business Person of the Year for 2008

The Washington District of the U.S. Small Business Administration has nominated Nancy Scott, President of Powertek Corporation as SBA Small Business Person of the Year for 2008.

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11.17.08

Powertek Corporation Nominated NASA Ames Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year for 2008

NASA Ames Research Center nominated Powertek for the 2008 Small Business Industry Awards in the category of Small Business Prime Contractor. The nomination recognizes Powertek for "...providing innovative, cost-efficient and communication-filled service in fulfilling requirements to the Government while handling their employees with generosity,...

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09.15.08

Powertek President Recognized as one of the Most Powerful Minority Women in Business

Nancy Scott, President of Powertek Corporation, has been selected as one of the 25 most Powerful Minority Women in Business for 2008 by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council. The award recognizes minority women from both large corporations and the small business community who are in the forefront of American leadership.

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09.15.08

Powertek Selected as Technology Firm of the Year by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council.

Powertek Corporation was named 2008 Technology Firm of the Year by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council. Powertek received this national award on September 12, 2008 during the Council’s 4th annual luncheon in Washington DC. Presenting the award were Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Washington, DC television personality Maureen Bunyan.

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09.15.08

Powertek Corporation Ranked #87 in Inc. Top 100 Companies in the Washington DC Metro Area

Fairfax, VA, September, 2008 – Powertek is excited to announce that we were ranked #87 in Inc. Top 100 companies in the Washington DC metro area. Powertek has grown significantly since its inception in 2001 and has reached revenues of more than $12 million in 2008. Within the past two years Powertek has added six government agencies to its...

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09.09.08

Powertek Corporation Named the 2008 National Minority Technology Firm of the Year

Powertek is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) named Powertek as the National Minority Technology Firm of the Year at the 26th Annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week gala on September 5, 2008.

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08.20.08

Powertek Corporation Ranked #1092 on the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

Powertek is excited to announce that we were ranked #1092 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. Powertek has grown 342.4% since its inception in 2001 and has reached revenues of more than $12 million in 2008. The Inc. 5000 annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America...

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06.16.08

Powertek Corporation Named the 2008 Regional Minority Technology Firm of the Year

Powertek is excited to announce that they were named the 2008 Regional Minority Technology Firm of the Year by the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Powertek’s President, Nancy Scott, expressed her excitement about receiving this award, “We are surprised and honored to be selected for this award and look...

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