Case in Point: Athenati Integration Services

Based in the suburbs of Washington, DC, Athenati is a systems integration company that deals mainly in government contracting, particularly with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). In this regard, it has some special needs related to resource management. In order to win bids, the company must demonstrate through its proposals that it can staff project teams with qualified resources. And in the event of a win, the company must follow through with assignment of those resources. Because of the size of the company’s resource pool—roughly 1200 people—and because its client base, although centered on the DOD, crosses a variety of disciplines, an especially crucial concern for Athenati is to maintain a current ...

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