Plexus Scientific to Deliver Program Performance Tracking System to HHS

VPS Tool Helps Track Program Budget and Performance and Generate GPRA Reports

Alexandria, VA., April, 2008—Plexus Scientific Corporation was awarded a delivery order to customize and implement its Visual Performance Suite (VPS) software solution for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  An off-the-shelf software product, VPS has been successfully used as the central Program Performance Monitoring System (PPMS) at the National Institutes of Health since 2004.  The VPS application was customized for NIH to support the electronic data collection of budget and performance information across all 27 institutes and centers and to automate the preparation of the annual Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) reports.  HHS intends to leverage the success achieved by NIH to create a centralized Program Performance Tracking System (PPTS) for all of its agencies.  This is a one-year effort with four option years. 

The Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT) within HHS provides analytical support and recommendations to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology on budget, performance, and program policy issues. The office maintains active communication with OMB and the Congress and must have consistent access to reliable performance information in a timely manner. 

Building on NIH’s existing PPMS, Plexus will customize its VPS software for the collection of budget and performance information to create one centralized PPTS for all agencies within HHS to facilitate internal management, departmental reporting to Congress, and program assessment.  This task involves design, installation, configuration, development, maintenance, testing, training and help desk support. 

Plexus Scientific’s VPS is considered the next generation of performance management software, having evolved from common scorecarding of an organization’s operations to strategy execution management.  The highly customizable software enables Federal managers to quickly and easily identify critical issues, assign accountability to their staff, integrate budget and performance, and save valuable time spent in report aggregation.  It has helped Federal organizations meet the requirements of the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).  In addition to NIH, Plexus has also successfully implemented VPS at the Department of the Army, the Department of Education, the Department of Homeland Security and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

“We’re very excited about extending our work within HHS,” said Michael Reingruber, Plexus Business Solutions Group Vice President.  “Our proven solution for performance management and GPRA reporting will yield tremendous benefits to HHS managers and employees that will enhance the performance of the department and its agencies.”
Founded in 1985, Plexus Scientific is an employee-owned consulting firm offering environmental, safety, information technology, regulatory, and business solutions services to the Federal government and industry clients.  The firm’s operations are structured along distinct lines of business that correlate with our clients’ diverse and complex needs.  The company supports all branches of the U.S. military, DoD agencies, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies, and clients in selected industry markets.

For more information, visit Plexus web site at www.plexsci.com. For more information on VPS, visit www.visualscorecard.com.