Citizenship and Immigration Canada Selects Robbins-Gioia to Manage Global Case Management System Through Implementation.Business Editors ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002 Robbins-Gioia Wins a One-Year Extension to Implement a Robust Program Management Office Robbins-Gioia LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the leading provider of program management solutions, announced today it has been awarded a one-year contract extension with Citizenship and Immigration Canada The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for issues dealing with immigration and citizenship. The department was established in 1994 following a reorganization within the federal government. (CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ), Canada's link between immigrant selection and citizenship. CIC originally contracted with Robbins-Gioia in January 2001 to support the establishment of tool and process enablers as well as initial planning support in the establishment of a master schedule required for Global Case Management System (GCMS GCMS Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer GCMS Government Contractor Monitoring Station GCMS Global Communication Management System (Sajan, Inc.) GCMS Gas Chromatography Coupled Mass Spectroscopy ) approval. GCMS is a 5-year program to replace several business systems with an integrated case See I-CASE. management-based set of applications and infrastructure components in support of all of CIC's client operations. The new system will enhance CIC's overall efficiency, improve client service delivery, and facilitate communications and data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. with partners. Effective Program Approval (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) was granted for GCMS in January 2002. With the contract extension, CIC enlisted Robbins-Gioia's continued assistance to support the establishment of a robust program management office (PMO PMO Prime Minister's Office PMO Premier Oil Plc (stock symbol) PMO Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (USA Milk Industry) PMO Provost Marshal's Office PMO Postmenopausal Osteoporosis ). The PMO is responsible for the establishment/roll-out of program management tools, processes and methodologies, as well as GCMS manager mentoring. The primary role of the PMO will include the integration of a 50+ person project team, ensuring the effective leveraging of management tools, and the provision of timely and accurate management information to senior management. "CIC recognizes that technology is just one component of successful enterprise re-engineering," notes Darren Jerome, VP Canadian Operations for Robbins-Gioia LLC. "The Department has an appreciation for the complexities associated with a project of this magnitude. We are proud to be working with CIC in the development of this mission critical solution." About Citizenship and Immigration Canada Citizenship and Immigration Canada was created in November 1993 and formally established by an Act of Parliament in June 1994. Its creation recognized the link between the selection of immigrants and the granting of citizenship. CIC has 4760 employees (as of July, 2001) at national, regional, and local offices across Canada and at posts abroad. As well, 1105 local staff abroad provide immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. support, employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. For more information, please visit the web site at www.cic.gc.ca. About Robbins-Gioia Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies for more than 20 years. Robbins-Gioia combines thought leadership, disciplined processes, industry-based knowledge, and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes, accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses. For more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, LLC at 800/663-7138, or visit the web site at www.robbinsgioia.com. |
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