The Deltek Acumen Forensics feature can compare a base project with other snapshots or scenarios. This is great if you have two versions of the same schedule and you want to know the differences between the two or what changes were made. The Deltek Acumen Forensics feature is a comparison tool for this very purpose. […]
Deltek Acumen Dashboards Capabilities
Deltek Acumen has advanced analysis metrics for inspecting the quality of schedules. Schedulers can use Acumen dashboards and published reporting features to also this analysis to stakeholders. Deltek Acumen has over 300+ metrics for analyzing the quality of schedules. In light of this, Deltek aptly named its schedule analysis software Acumen, which stands for the […]
Acumen Risk Sliding Bars Feature
In our blog, Deltek Acumen Risk and Activity Duration Uncertainty we discussed using Deltek Acumen Risk sliding bars feature for an efficient way to account for activity duration uncertainty in your schedule. In fact, it’s worth noting that many schedules don’t even account for duration uncertainty. The Acumen Risk sliding bars provide an easy way […]
What Is Acumen Touchstone
Acumen Touchstone is a web portal, installed on premises, that allows subcontractors to upload their schedules. A snapshot of the project is created each time a schedule is uploaded. Then, Acumen Touchstone measures the snapshot schedule data against the criteria that was defined at the program level. You can also use Acumen Fuse to create […]
Deltek Acumen and Schedule Contingency
Quick Tip – Using Deltek Acumen Histogram Plots So, you want to know how many days contingency on your deterministic schedule are required to achieve a completion date on your risk adjusted schedule, at an 80% confidence level? It is possible to determine the required contingency to achieve an 80% confidence level in Deltek Acumen’s […]
Deltek Acumen 8.6 is Released
Deltek has just released Acumen 8.6 which brings some pretty nice new features as well as resolving a few software issues from the previous releases. With immediate availability, users can download the latest version using the DSM (Deltek Software Manager). Let’s take a look at what you will enjoy in Acumen 8.6. Integrated Program Management […]
Deltek Acumen Touchstone is Released
Deltek has just released Acumen Touchstone which is a great tool for automating the schedule submission process. Deltek Acumen Touchstone provides a web portal for the automated collection, scoring and benchmarking of project schedules. It’s central repository stores and evaluates schedules including updates and is able to automate reviews and approvals. Deltek Acumen Touchstone takes […]
Deltek Acumen Risk Windows
Is your project scheduled during a period of time that may cause delay? Deltek Acumen Risk windows can model this risk event as a risk window. Let’s take a closer look at this. Project risk identifies the potential impact of duration and cost uncertainty and unforeseen events, which may have a negative or positive impact […]
Deltek Insight 2019
Deltek is holding its annual Deltek Insight 2019 conference on Nov 18-21. Deltek Insight 2019 will be a four-day celebration of Deltek’s products and solutions and attracts over 4,000 delegates from multiple industries; ranging from construction, oil & gas to health care and IT. With over 70 tracks aimed at project & program management, Deltek […]
Viewing Tabulated Activity Risk Events in Deltek Acumen
A recent question from a reader wanted to view a tabulated list of risk events associated with a respective activity in Deltek Acumen. The good news is Deltek Acumen does provide a way to list all risk events associated with an activity. Let’s take a look at this. In Deltek Acumen, schedulers can define risk […]