Project Management Software for Government Contracting
Workforce Planning
Move beyond traditional headcount planning to strategic workforce planning. Ensure the right personnel are assigned to the right projects, optimizing performance and delivery. Align workforce capabilities with contract requirements, improving operational efficiency and compliance with government mandates.
Integrated Master Scheduling
Create structured schedules linking milestones, deliverables, and decision points to aerospace and defense contract objectives. Maintain traceability to the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and ensure authorized work assignments are allocated efficiently, integrating scheduling with baseline management and EAC forecasting.
Financial Control Against Contract Line
Track, measure, and analyze actual costs against budgeted and planned expenditures with full contract line visibility (CLIN, SLIN, and ELIN). Maintain cost transparency and accountability by integrating financial data from ERP systems for real-time budget, forecast, and EAC monitoring. Automated compliance checks and alerts help teams prevent contract deviations and financial risk.
Earned Value Management
Gain precise control over aerospace and defense project performance using earned value techniques aligned with DoD and NDIA EVM standards. Ensure compliance with EVMSIG and EIA-748-D guidelines to support DCMA oversight. Automated variance tracking and real-time alerts improve cost and schedule forecasting while streamlining financial performance reporting.
FedRAMP Ready Security
Cora PPM is FedRAMP Ready, meeting federal cybersecurity standards. Available on-premises or in the cloud, it ensures mission-critical security and regulatory compliance for government agencies and contractors handling sensitive project data.
IPMDAR Reporting
Cora will generate IPMDAR reports, compiling contract performance, schedule, and narrative datasets. These reports will provide insights into project cost, schedule, and scope, helping agencies assess contractor performance. Built-in templates will align with agency requirements, reducing manual reporting and ensuring compliance with federal contract reporting standards.
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Additional Capabilities
Bid Management
Develop bid proposals linked to execution using structured basis of estimate (BOE) methodologies. Ensure cost estimation accuracy, conduct risk assessments, and align bid strategies with workforce capacity. Enhance transparency in estimating processes to meet government audit and negotiation requirements.
Tripwire DCMA 14-Point Check
Leverage a tripwire rules engine to monitor aerospace and defense project performance and ensure compliance with DCMA EV Guidelines. Automated alerts detect early issues before they affect cost and schedule. The system will run 14-point schedule health checks at regular intervals, driving proactive risk mitigation.
Alternative Hierarchies
Define and manage authorized work elements within control accounts, work packages, and planning structures. Align project structures with elements such as WBS dictionary standards, MIL-STD-881 appendices, and contract performance obligations for streamlined reporting and compliance.
Dynamic Rate Matrix with Burdening
Implement flexible rate structures with burdened cost calculations to ensure precise financial management. Administrators can configure dynamic rate matrices at the project level, applying fixed or percentage-based adjustments for overhead, indirect costs, and government contract pricing models.
Seamless ERP Integration
Enable seamless enterprise-wide data integration through Cora’s iPaaS framework. Synchronize financial and workforce data across platforms like SAP, Oracle, and Workday. The SAP-certified connector ensures direct integration via SAP’s Business Technology Platform (BTP).
Document Management
Ensure full audit traceability for aerospace and defense program management with time- and user-stamped actions on all project documents. Maintain compliance with government contract regulations by digitizing and organizing documents in a centralized, real-time hub, providing instant access to required data for audits and reporting.
The Value Cora Generates
Million
“Improvement to bottom line”
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“Increase in net profit on projects” (representing $Ms in savings)
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“The bird’s-eye view Cora gives you”
Phil Howe, PM Excellence Leader, Europe, Honeywell Building Solutions
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What Our Clients Say
‘Why we’re doing PPM is we have dozens of tools that really don’t inherently talk to each other because they’re disconnected applications.’
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Government Contracting Project Management Software FAQ’s
What is GovCon?
GovCon stands for ‘government contractor’ and refers to any company which is contracted to provide goods or services for the U.S. or Canadian government. Most commonly, this could be for the U.S. Department of Defense, but there are a large number of municipality, health and education boards and institutions that all have extensive needs that have to be catered for. GovCon companies tend to act as consultancy firms which take on the responsibility of providing the government department or agency with whatever they require, which they do by contracting specific elements of a project out to independent subcontactors. Both the primary contractor and any of the independent subcontactors are subject to various regulatory and compliance requirements which are specific to government projects.
How does Cora help government contractors improve financial control and manage CLINs effectively?
Cora enables government contractors to track costs at a granular level by integrating financial oversight with contract lines (CLIN, SLIN, and ELIN). This ensures accurate budget forecasting, minimizes cost overruns, and improves overall project financial management.
What security and compliance features do Cora offer for government contracts?
Cora’s platform is FedRAMP Ready and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. Our platform employs data encryption (AES 256), proactive cyber monitoring, and IT policy compliance, safeguarding sensitive information while meeting stringent government security requirements.