Background

Electronic Military Personnel Records System (EMPRS) is the principal information tool used by the Navy Personnel Command (NPC) to manage the Navy's military personnel records. Located in Millington, Tennessee, NPC is the primary and official manager of Navy military personnel records.

EMPRS is an image-based information management tool developed by the EMPRS Program Management Office for processing, storing, and distributing both digital images and ASCII data. To assist in the development of EMPRS, the Navy decided to implement a project, resource and cost management system in order to obtain current project status information, track earned value by activity, project and program, and incorporate the scheduled work, status and cost of different contractor personnel.

"After extensive research into various products, my decision to go with AMS was based on the versatility offered by the tool, it's tremendous project management and tracking capabilities, and the fact that it has automated the cost, schedule, and reporting requirements that I have as Program Manager", commented Phil Evans, Program Manager for EMPRS.

The Navy had already implemented the Rational Unified Process (RUP) as their software development process, but also needed software to support their project and resource management. AMS REALTIME was selected for its ability to provide earned value cost capability and reporting within the framework of RUP methodology.

AMS Solution

The Navy worked directly with AMS consultants from the beginning to design a solution that would meet their needs. Python scripting was used extensively to provide customized software behavior and data integration. In addition, a training program was specifically developed in order to support the EMPRS AMS REALTIME implementation, which has enabled users to take full advantage of the software capability. This has resulted in a powerful, customized solution to meet the Navy’s complex requirements for managing their EMPRS software development.

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