About Pilgrim Companions

Pilgrim Companions, inc. (PCi) is a team of experts who are dedicated to affecting a paradigm shift in the manner that organizations successfully design, implement and manage Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). PCi's innovative approach combines cost efficiency and effectiveness through its patent-pending Elán portal-based products and services.

Elán includes:

EVMS Specialist customer instant care
Role-based assignment and authorization of EVMS design and implementation responibility
Professional-quality live and pre-developed responsibility-oriented EVMS training and testing
Standardized EVM System document mapping
Performance gap analysis
System Description Development
Implementation Planning

PCi timeline:

1995 – 2002. PCi authors 'For Dummies' books about project management and develops specialized managerial and technical training programs for Johnson Controls, Boehringer Mannheim, Delphi Automotive, Eli Lilly, and others.

2003 – 2004. PCi and its marketing partner Humphreys and Associates (H&A) launch wInsight Companion Suite e-Learning products. Also, PCi develops H&A’s Earned Value Management Virtual Learning Lab (EVMS VLL). These and other technical and management training tools are initially for Department of Defense (DoD) customer and contractor organizations needing assistance in the understanding and use of DoD-required EVMS.

2005 to Present. wInsight Companion Suite customers include NASA, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, BAE, and other DoD contractor organizations. Currently, PCi introduces innovative enterprise performance management tools for the assessment and reduction of knowledge-related risks.

2006 - Present. PCi introduces Elán - an innovative solution for Earned Value Management (EVM) implementation and use. Tools to help organizations from the Request For Proposal (RFP) stage, to OMB certification, to fully implemented and certified system.