Last week, Deltek released its latest version of PM Compass 8.1. There are some welcome new features, particularly for Primavera P6 users, which includes improved integration with P6. Let’s take a look at what’s in this release for you. Primavera P6 Integration PM Compass 8.1 now supports Primavera P6 as a scheduling tool for entering […]
Performing Activity Nudge Analysis in Deltek Acumen Fuse
Deltek Acumen Fuse has a great feature. Activity Nudge Analysis allows you to inspect the impact an individual activity delay can have on another critical activity later in the project. Procurement activities tend to have long durations. And procurement delays are not uncommon. Further, the resulting deliverable most likely is important to the execution of a […]
Deltek Acumen’s Risk Register
Are you concerned your project is susceptible to project risk events? The Deltek Acumen risk register is great for logging anticipated project risks. Projects come with risk: part and parcel of the unique nature of a project. The Deltek Acumen risk register, however, allows you to enter specific risk events and enter their probability and […]
Why Using Deltek Acumen for Schedule Analytics is Recommended
I recommend using Deltek Acumen for schedule analytics, it’s simply the best tool I’ve ever seen for the job! I don’t usually do opinion pieces like this, because opinions are just that – opinions – and I’m not sure in what way mine might serve you, unless in this case, you were perhaps looking for […]
Deltek Acumen Fuse and the DCMA’s 14-Point Assessment
The Deltek Acumen Fuse DCMA 14-point metrics are among many metrics you can use to analyze schedule quality. Deltek’s Acumen Fuse schedule quality analysis software implements a five stage project maturity framework defined as follows: S1 the base, S2 critiqued, S3 risk-adjusted, S4 optimized, and S5 team-aligned. S1 the base – raw schedule that is […]
Deltek Acumen Fuse and the Baseline Execution Index
Deltek Acumen Fuse is becoming increasingly popular because of its numerous tools for analyzing schedule quality. Among its many schedule quality inspection features is the Baseline Execution Index (BEI). Here we take a look at the Deltek Acumen Fuse Baseline Execution Index feature. It’s good project management practice to closely monitor schedule progress. And schedulers […]
Deltek Acumen Risk – How to Enter a Risk Event
Deltek Acumen Risk allows you to enter a list of risks against your project using two primary methods, namely Risk Events and Duration Uncertainty. In this article we will we enter a risk event in to the Acumen Risk Register. The Acumen Risk Register When you ready to enter risks into your project and have also […]
Deltek Insight 17
This years Deltek Insight 17 annual conference is being held on the 23rd-26th October at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, 37214. The Deltek Insight 17 is an event that attracted over 3,500 people last year and is growing from strength to strength. With an excess of 40 sessions devoted to […]
Video: Deltek Acumen Fuse Diagnostics In Action
Deltek Acumen Fuse Diagnostics Video We recently published an article that shows you how to run a schedule diagnostic using Deltek Acumen Fuse Diagnostics. The Acumen Fuse tool is a one-stop shop for much of your schedule analysis during the development of a schedule. You can use diagnostics for double-checking the quality of your schedule […]
Deltek Acumen Fuse Schedule Diagnostics
Deltek Acumen Fuse Schedule Diagnostics Deltek’s Acumen Fuse software package offers a wide range of project analysis and diagnostic tools to help you raise the quality and effectiveness of your schedule data. In this article we will take a look at the Acumen Fuse schedule diagnostics tool and walk through the process of analyzing a […]