Excelous

Enterprise Program Management

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - BuySmarter Program Support

Project Overview

Client:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Location: Washington, D.C.

This involves overseeing and coordinating multiple projects across an organization to align with strategic goals. It includes governance, resource management, risk mitigation, and performance monitoring to ensure efficiency, consistency, and successful program execution.

The Challenge

HHS' BuySmarter Program aimed to streamline acquisitions and procurement processes by implementing enterprise acquisition strategies to assess, evaluate, coordinate, and develop a comprehensive cradle-to-grave acquisition lifecycle. HHS required program management support to plan, communicate, train, and test deployment efforts for their Full Contract Scan (FCS) Artificial Intelligence Tool.

The Solution

Excelous provided program management support encompassing project planning, policy development, change management, communications, training, deployment, and testing support. Excelous also delivered expertise in staffing guidance, operational SOPs, Executive Steering Committee (ESC) support, category management, risk management, platform evaluation and integration, and control and scheduling.

The Results

  • Enhanced HHS’ acquisition processes with robust program management and operational support.
  • Successfully deployed the Full Contract Scan (FCS) AI Tool, improving procurement efficiency.
  • Streamlined workflows and strengthened organizational policies to support BuySmarter objectives..