Awards

Jun 30, 2014

NOVACES Announces Award with the Economic Development Administration for Disaster Recovery Services

NOVACES, a management consulting firm that provides disaster response and recovery services, announced today that it has been awarded a task order under its Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Disaster Recovery services to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). Under this task order NOVACES, teamed with DADCO, will work with local, regional, state, and federal officials to develop economic recovery strategies, identifying recovery challenges and outlining technical assistance options and recovery actions that can be taken by officials of Faulkner County, Arkansas as a result of the deadly tornadoes they suffered earlier this year.



This work follows on similar work performed under this BPA in New Jersey in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy and in Oklahoma in the wake of the May 2013 tornadoes. The firm’s role in these recovery efforts builds on experience gained as a result of their role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster response. Agile Emergency Management, a technique NOVACES pioneered during the Deepwater Horizon spill response, is a revolutionary approach to incident management that improves disaster response logistics, delivers far better cost-control, and provides dashboard situational awareness for Incident Command leaders.



About NOVACES

NOVACES, a management consulting firm headquartered in New Orleans, LA, provides performance management, continuous process improvement (CPI), and project management services to both public and private sector organizations. The firm developed a disaster and emergency response framework, called Agile Emergency Management, to accelerate the recovery process and provide a big picture perspective to executive stakeholders. More information can be found at http://www.novaces.com or by calling 1-855-NOVACES.



About DADCO Consulting

DADCO consulting has developed a worldwide reputation for developing effective strategies for disaster recovery and reinvestment. Beginning with the Gulf Reinvestment Forum after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, to the development of a reinvestment strategy for the Mexicali Valley in Baja California, helping the seafood sector in southeast Louisiana after the BP oil spill, and providing ideas for recovery of the devastated northeast coast of Japan. DADCO is developing a reputation as the leading disaster recovery firm in the field of economic development. More information can be found at http://www.dadconsult.com.

May 5, 2014

NOVACES Successfully Re-competes for Navy Medicine Contract in Support of the Continuous Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma Program

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Black Belt consulting and training services to be provided for Navy Medicine in this three-year BPA contract.

NOVACES, a leading management consulting firm for performance improvement and continuous process improvement in the public sector, announced that it has been awarded a firm fixed price contract by Navy Medicine to support the deployment of the Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) program. The goal of the CPI/LSS Program is to enhance Navy Medicine’s business processes which will in turn result in improved patient healthcare. This contract award represents a continuation of a previous five-year contract for CPI/LSS services with Navy Medicine dating back to 2007.





Under this contract, NOVACES will provide Master Black Belt (MBB) and Black Belt (BB) training classes; mentoring Navy Medicine BB and MBB candidates and their projects; continuously assess program maturity and program change management planning; and, develop with Navy Medicine leadership a glide path to achieve higher level of program maturity. NOVACES will provide these critical services across the country, but primarily in Portsmouth, VA; San Diego, CA; Jacksonville, FL; and the Washington DC area.





“NOVACES is proud to be tasked to continue providing important process improvement consulting and training services to Navy Medicine. Our successful bid for this re-compete is a testament to the excellent work our team has done to get results by working collaboratively with Navy Medicine,” said company President, Ivan Radovic. Navy Medicine is a global healthcare network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the world who provide high quality health care to more than one million eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ship, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield.

Sep 18, 2013

NOVACES Awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement by General Services Administration for Government-Wide Continuous Process Improvement

NOVACES, a leading management consulting firm that provides performance improvement and project management services to the public sector, announced today that they were competitively awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Government-Wide Continuous Process Improvement Services. NOVACES is teamed with Calibre, who is the prime contractor for the BPA.



Under the BPA, NOVACES and its team members will be able to support any organization within the Federal Government with Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation, Process and Performance Improvement, Communications and Change Management, and Training Services.



“This vehicle enables our government customers access to these critical services during this period where high performance and efficiency are paramount to the success of their missions and budget reduction initiatives,” said NOVACES president Ivan Radovic.



NOVACES, who has supported government performance improvement initiatives and business transformations for nearly ten years, promotes the use of a suite of best-practice management tools to improve government processes. “We cannot expect government to become more efficient without providing them the same advances in management strategy and performance improvement that the private sector has employed with great success,” said Radovic. “There is a constant learning curve in this area that the government must keep up with to meet the expectations of our taxpayers.”



The BPA will provide increased information sharing across government related to best practices in performance management and continuous process improvement. In addition, the acquisition process has been streamlined to enable the government easy access to resources and tools. More information is available at www.novaces.com/gsa-pm-cpi-bpa.

Apr 30, 2013

NOVACES Awarded Contract with Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy to Provide Training for the Supply Chain Management School

The Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy (VAAA) will receive Principles of Inventory Management Training from the NOVACES and APICS DC Metro team under this five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement.

(PRWEB) April 30, 2013

NOVACES, a leading management consulting and training firm for government performance improvement, announced today that it has been competitively awarded a contract with the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy (VAAA) to provide training courses related to supply chain management called Principles of Inventory Management.

The VAAA was created to address the growing acquisition workforce challenge facing the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Government overall. With the downsizing from the last decade and the loss of institutional knowledge resulting from baby-boomer retirements, the acquisition workforce has been strained to keep pace with the increased amount of and complexities associated with outsourced work in support of the VA mission.

The Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded to NOVACES and its team member APICS DC Metro has a five-year period of performance. Work will be performed at the VAAA facility in Frederick, MD as well as other locations.

The contract will provide classroom and lab instruction training Principles of Inventory Management Training Systems. NOVACES and APICS DC Metro will deliver between 10 to 20 courses per year. The course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to perform as Chief Logistical Officers (CLO), Inventory Management Specialists, as well as other inventory management positions.

“We are very pleased to have this opportunity to help VA manage its inventories and supply chain most effectively in these challenging times when cutbacks are unavoidable” said NOVACES CEO Dr. Bahadir Inozu. The courses are scheduled to begin in May 2013.

About NOVACES

NOVACES, a management consulting firm headquartered in New Orleans, LA, provides performance improvement and project management services to both public and private sector organizations. NOVACES helps clients build capabilities in today’s most effective management methodologies to achieve breakthrough operational and financial results. More information can be found at http://www.novaces.com or by calling 1-855-NOVACES.

APICS DC Metro Chapter

The APICS DC Metro Chapter provides valuable training and networking opportunities to operations management professionals in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area and surrounding communities. The chapter provides information about local, regional, national, and international events for the operations management professional as well as links to resources that will help increase proficiency in the field of operations management.

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Mar 27, 2013

NOVACES Announces Economic Development Administration Contract Award for Disaster Recovery Services

The firm will leverage its experience delivering project and program management services for the disaster response and recovery sector. The contract scope of work includes deployment of economic impact assessment teams, deployable subject matter expertise, logistics, coordination, training, planning assistance, project management, quality assurance planning and other related management consulting services.



New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 — NOVACES, a leading management consulting firm for disaster response and recovery services, announced today that it has been awarded a contract for Disaster Recovery services to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).



This new work is to be carried out nationally when disasters occur and EDA issues task orders for services. To accomplish this, NOVACES is teamed with DADCO Consulting and The Johnson Group for their economic development expertise. The BPA is established for six years – a base period and five additional one year option periods.



The firm’s role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster response enabled the development of Agile Emergency Management, a revolutionary approach to incident management that improves disaster response logistics, delivers far better cost-control and provides dashboard situational awareness for Incident Command leaders. As a result of this project, NOVACES has significantly expanded its disaster response and emergency management practice, particularly on the Gulf Coast and in the Northeast region, which was devastated by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.



On the EDA contract, NOVACES will leverage its experience delivering project and program management services for the disaster response and recovery sector. The contract scope of work includes deployment of economic impact assessment teams, deployable subject matter expertise, logistics, coordination, training, planning assistance, project management, quality assurance planning and other related management consulting services.



“We are pleased to be a part of the DoC EDA team. Our company’s pioneering work on the adaptation of advanced project and program management techniques into disaster response and recovery, along with our important partners in economic redevelopment and policy arenas, will help EDA provide improved disaster recovery services for our nation,” said Robert Cheney, Program Director at NOVACES.

About NOVACES

NOVACES, a management consulting firm headquartered in New Orleans, LA, provides performance management, continuous process improvement (CPI), and project management services to both public and private sector organizations. The firm developed a disaster and emergency response framework, called Agile Emergency Management, to accelerate the recovery process and provide a big picture perspective to executive stakeholders. More information can be found at http://www.novaces.com or by calling 1-855-NOVACES.



About DADCO Consulting

DADCO consulting has developed a worldwide reputation for developing effective strategies for disaster recovery and reinvestment. Beginning with the Gulf Reinvestment Forum after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, to the development of a reinvestment strategy for the Mexicali Valley in Baja California, helping the seafood sector in southeast Louisiana after the BP oil spill, and now providing ideas for recovery of the devastated northeast coast of Japan. DADCO is developing a reputation as the leading disaster recovery firm in the field of economic development. More information can be found at http://www.dadconsult.com.



About The Johnson Group

The firm brings an extensive network of relationships working effectively with economic development, corporate, civic and government sectors at the local, state and national levels. We tap our combined six decades of leadership as practitioners in economic development, community strategy and organizational development to deliver services including Organizational Design, Performance Assessment and Strategy Community Recovery, Revitalization and Resiliency Planning. More information is available at http://www.thejohnsongroupllc.com

Oct 26, 2011

NOVACES Develops New Capabilities for the Incident Command System in Support of Project Management for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The company transformed the federally mandated emergency response process into one that has the capability to predictably identify personnel, materials, equipment and costs over the entire course of a complex, long-term emergency response.

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) October 26, 2011 — NOVACES, a management consulting firm that provides performance management, continuous process improvement (CPI), and project management services to public and private sector organizations, announced the availability of its innovative solution to look beyond the normal Incident Command System (ICS) planning cycle and predictably identify personnel, materials, equipment and costs over the entire course of an emergency response. This new application provides response teams a better analysis of the scope, resources and costs throughout completion of an incident.

The National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS), based on ICS, is a systematic process for the command, control, and coordination of emergency response used by all levels of government and by many organizations in the private sector. It is a process by which personnel, policies, procedures, facilities, and equipment are integrated into a common organizational structure designed to manage emergencies or disasters of all types, including fires, floods, hurricanes and oil spills. All emergency response organizations are trained in this standardized approach.

Originally developed to respond to forest fires in California in the 1970’s, the ICS planning protocol is focused on short term goals and results. The size and scope of the Macondo Well incident, the largest oil spill in US history, made the standard ICS planning process inadequate for long range forecasting.

NOVACES was asked to help solve this challenge.

Leveraging its deep expertise in customizing and implementing process improvement methods, NOVACES integrated the ICS planning protocols with best in class project management procedures to extend the ICS planning cycle and allow Incident Command to forecast resource needs and cost to completion of the response. NOVACES coached the ICS organization on this new approach to emergency response and gained the trust of all levels of the response organization. This trust has resulted in a complete integration of ICS and project management processes.

To date, NOVACES has planned and forecast over 100,000 tasks for the oil spill response. At peak, the response involved over 45,000 personnel across four states and 4,000 miles of affected coastline.

“The application of project management principles to an emergency response resulted in the ability of the Incident Command to focus planning on the total scope of work over an extended period of time,” said Robert Cheney, program manager for NOVACES. “The tool we developed ultimately provides longer-term resource and financial forecasting that never existed before.” This emergency management solution is applicable to any emergency response of any duration.

About NOVACES

NOVACES, LLC is a management consulting firm that provides performance management, continuous process improvement (CPI), and project management services to public and private sector organizations. Headquartered in New Orleans, LA, NOVACES helps its clients build capabilities in today’s most effective management methodologies to achieve breakthrough operational and financial results. More information can be found at novaces.com/government-defense or by calling 1-877-577-6888.

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Oct 13, 2011

New Orleans Based NOVACES Makes Inc. Magazine’s Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

The Inc. 500/5000 list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent entrepreneurs. NOVACES joins other companies like Microsoft, Zappos, and Intuit who have gained early exposure on this list.

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) October 13, 2011 — Inc. magazine ranked NOVACES #326 in the Business Products and Services category on the 2011 INC 500/5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent entrepreneurs. Online retailer ideeli took the top spot this year, while NOVACES joins 17 other companies from the New Orleans metro area. NOVACES is among other nationally recognized companies who have gained early exposure on this list including Microsoft, Zappos, and Intuit.



In addition to the nationwide recession, Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have greatly affected this region of the U.S. over the past decade, but the 18 New Orleans based companies, including NOVACES, on the INC 500/5000 list have had a three-year median growth rate of 86 percent. Combined they have earned revenues of over $589 million and employ 1,614 people.



NOVACES is a management consulting firm that focuses on developing strategies that enable organizations to achieve breakthrough performance through better processes. The company serves multiple industries including healthcare, defense, manufacturing, energy and shipping.



Formed in 2004, NOVACES currently employs approximately 35 people and has offices in New Orleans and Red Bank, NJ. Early in the company’s development, NOVACES helped Northrop Grumman Ship Systems to become the first U.S. shipyards to implement a process improvement method called Lean Six Sigma and survived the business downturn in the Gulf Coast region caused by Hurricane Katrina by diversifying their portfolio to include public sector services. NOVACES has grown 47% in the past three years despite the challenges presented by the current economy.



Co-founder and CEO, Bahadir Inozu, attributes much of the success of NOVACES to its employees. “The company’s emergence as a leader in the advancement of performance improvement strategies has made our steady growth possible,” says Inozu. “Our collaborative work with clients creates an environment where teams push each other to new levels of excellence.”



About NOVACES

NOVACES is a management consulting firm that provides performance management, continuous process improvement (CPI), and project management services to both public and private sector organizations. NOVACES utilizes today’s most effective tools and methodologies to help clients build capabilities to achieve breakthrough operational and financial results. For more information about the company, visit http://www.novaces.com or call 1-877-577-6888.



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Jan 11, 2011

NOVACES Announces Award for Continuous Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma Services for Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia

NOVACES, a leading management consulting firm for performance improvement and continuous process improvement in the public sector, announced today that it has been awarded today a firm fixed price contract for Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) support to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Headquarters under an existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Lean Six Sigma / CPI Support. This new work is to be carried out with DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

NOVACES will leverage its experience delivering process improvements, cost savings, and increased efficiencies for the federal government and military. A leader in CPI consulting and training services, the award reflects the company’s scope of work for the U.S. Department of Defense, which includes contracts for CPI deployment, curriculum development, mentoring and training for naval shipbuilding, naval aviation logistics, healthcare delivery, missile defense, and garrison services.

The process improvement work at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia is to be carried out at an opportune time, as Defense Secretary Gates has recently announced a plan to slash overhead and increase efficiencies across the Department of Defense. According to his recent announcement, Gates plans to redirect $100 billion in overhead spending over the next five years into higher-priority warfighting needs and modernization programs.

“We are pleased to be a part of the DLA CPI/LSS team. The tools and methodologies deployed by DLA have set the standard for CPI deployments in the DoD,” said Tommy Houston, vice president of public sector services for NOVACES.

In addition to training Black Belts, Green Belts and Champions, the BPA involves opportunities to provide best practice guidance, recommendations for updates to the training curriculum, mentoring of new practitioners and project coaching. The BPA also allows for some conduct of specific CPI deployment activities, such as Value Stream Mapping and Analysis, Rapid Improvement Events, and just-in-time training.

Dec 3, 2010

NOVACES Awarded Contract for Comprehensive Business Process Improvement Support for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

The company will provide a full range of support, emphasizing Continuous Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma services under the blanket purchase agreement.



New Orleans, LA (PRWEB/VocusPR) December 3, 2010 — NOVACES, a leading provider of Lean Six Sigma, continuous process improvement (CPI), and performance improvement consulting and training services to the public sector, announced today that it has been competitively selected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to provide business process improvement support. The Blanket Purchase Agreement includes four option years.



PBGC protects the retirement incomes of more than 44 million American workers in over 27,500 private-sector defined benefit pension plans. The organization is not funded by general tax revenues. Rather, PBGC collects insurance premiums from employers that sponsor insured pension plans, earns money from investments and receives funds from pension plans it takes over.



NOVACES will leverage its portfolio of performance improvement services to the Federal Government in diverse areas such as naval shipbuilding, aviation maintenance, defense logistics, military healthcare, missile defense, garrison services, and public engineering services to assist PBGC’s Business Process Management Unit.



Under this contract, NOVACES will lead process improvement work sessions for PBGC’s transactional services and knowledge-based systems, and work with the organization’s management on other relevant process and Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies. The work will focus attention on staff development endeavors, including project identification, execution, and performance measurement.



“We are pleased to have this opportunity to leverage our extensive experience in CPI, project management, and change management in complex transactional environments,” said Ivan Radovic, President of NOVACES. “Our SystemCPI methodology brings a comprehensive set of performance improvement tools to help PBGC move rapidly toward self-sufficiency.”