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The Public Manager: Agencies Create Architecture to Support Intelligence

St. Michael's President Todd Brymer published an article in the current edition of the The Public Manager.  The article examines our proven approach for helping government agencies streamline their decision making processes and organizations, and how our approach is applied at government agencies.  The result for the client is improved timeliness of decisions and found efficiencies in their organizational structure.  To download a pdf of the entire article, click this link.

This article is reprinted with permission from the Volume 41 Issue 1 of The Public Manager © 2012, The Bureaucrat, Inc.

Achieving Efficiency Through the Gates Initiative

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has outlined a strategy to change how the Defense Department allocates resources to create greater efficiency and productivity in defense spending. In this paper, St. Michael’s President Todd Brymer examines how several key actions can provide a path for DoD Components to thrive in an era of decreased resources.

12 Items to Watch when Migrating to an ERP

This short whitepaper explores 12 vital topics that Component leaders, and those responsible for providing timely and accurate accounting services should be focused on to realize a successful migration from a legacy system to an ERP. This whitepaper will be most helpful for those migrating to an existing ERP.

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Our Services

Business Process Consulting: Defense Travel System (DTS) Specialized Training

  • Business Analysis and Assessment
  • Process Automation and Improvement
  • Operating Efficiency Improvement
  • Processes Reviews and Risk Assessments

St. Michael’s Inc. assisted a large defense agency with implementing the Defense Travel System (DTS). The specific areas of support included designing and testing the systems interfaces between DTS and the accounting system, and providing user helpdesk support. To design the interfaces, St. Michael’s gathered all of the interface requirements from both DTS and the accounting system, and mapped every transaction type to design the details of how the transactions would flow between the systems. We created a functional requirements document (FRD), which included detailed process flow diagrams; tested the system; and operated the interfaces on behalf of the Defense Agency. Additionally, St. Michael’s provided DTS experts who staffed the Agency’s helpdesk and supported new users with operating DTS. As a result of these services, this agency has seen its cost per travel transaction drastically reduced, and its compliance with travel regulations strengthened.

Finance & Accounting: Accounts Payable Solutions

  • Analyze, Process, and Summarize Accounting Transactions
  • Develop and Revise Accounting Policies and Procedures
  • Plan and Revise Accounting Policies and Procedures
  • Plan and Develop Systems and Interfaces
  • Remediate Audit Findings and Conditions

St. Michael’s Inc. performed audits of government contracts for the Department of Defense (DoD). Our ability to quickly identify adverse financial conditions within the contracts provided the best possible value to the client and allowed them to meet their goal of reducing a backlog of aged contracts.

"St. Michael's work, past performance, and
overall management are on par with most
large businesses."
      — Government selection panel evaluation

Additionally, we assisted DoD with reducing the amount of prompt payment act interest penalties by carefully managing and reconciling un-payable invoices. We used a proven methodology based on finding the most efficient way to determine a corrective course of action. St. Michael’s found new and effective ways to perform these audits and improved the process as a result. St. Michael’s was able to maintain a quality review approval rate of >97% from the government agency.

Program Management: Strategic Communications Solutions

  • Project Management and Control
  • Schedule Development and Management
  • Strategic Communications
  • Independent Verification and Validation

St. Michael’s Inc. provided a broad range of communications support for an agency’s Human Resources organization where our consultants aided in the development of a communications strategy for the implementation of a new compensation plan. New policies and processes required strong communication to the workforce delivered in a deliberate and transparent manner. We crafted briefings, brochures, talking points, and other products delivered through multiple channels to maximize reach. One channel included an updated website that was designed and developed by the communications team to provide the workforce with the most up-to-date information. St. Michael’s Inc. supported the agency during a time of significant change in its human capital practices and met the requirements of providing communications products through multiple channels.

Strategic Planning & Performance Management: Agency Strategic Roadmap Solutions

  • Strategic Alignment
  • Change Management and Implementation
  • Development of Governance Frameworks
  • Metric Development and Analysis

St. Michael’s created an Enterprise Management Roadmap that provided a structured management approach for a Defense Agency. The Roadmap supported effective and efficient management integration through a clear outline of the governance organizations, the process management framework, and tools that facilitated the management of critical functions for the Agency. We created a Performance Management Plan, signed by the Agency’s Chief of Staff, which addressed risk management, accountability, and transparency to inform Enterprise decision makers. St. Michael’s also created an Enterprise Management Roadmap Implementation Plan that provided steps detailing the execution of Roadmap recommendations. The implementation plan incorporated multiple tools to aid in successful application of the plan, which included detailed project management artifacts:

  • Work breakdown structure
  • Risk mitigation plan
  • Outreach and communication plan

Findings in the Enterprise Management Roadmap are changing the way this Agency does business by implementing improved decision making processes.

Corporate Invoice Consulting: Course/Seminar Specialized Training

  • General Information and Prompt Payment Act
  • New Small Business Fast Payment Rules (OMB Memorandum M-11-32)
  • Contract Terms and Wide-Area Workflow
  • Invoice Rejections - Common Pitfalls
  • Questions and Answers (Q&A) and Troubleshooting

St. Michael’s Inc. specializes in assisting government clients with improving and managing their business processes, especially those in the financial management area.  Because of our experience with the accounts receivable process for Department of Defense contractors, St. Michael’s has developed significant expertise in contractual payment terms, requirements, and instructions.   We can assist your company with:

  • Understanding contractual billing terms
  • Creating complete invoices to be accepted on the first submission
  • Reducing the time required to receive payment

St. Michael’s provides educational courses/seminars on invoicing the federal government, with particular emphasis on Department of Defense (DoD) invoicing requirements.  The course/seminar offers any user a better understanding of contractual invoicing terms, the structure of contract line items and contract lines of accounting.  As a result, participants come away with the knowledge necessary to review their contracts, and prepare invoices based on those contracts.

Please email us via our Contact Us page for more information on how St. Michael's Inc. can assist you with your invoicing needs.