Deltek just released Acumen 8.6 Cumulative Update 08 and presented it, along with a look at what’s to come in version 8.7 at Virtual Deltek Insight 2020. Acumen 8.6 Cumulative Update 08 was released on September 4 and includes the following enhancements. IMPDAR Schedule Export Enhancements – Task ID When you export .mpp or Project […]
Deltek Acumen Benchmarking Feature
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to compare your project schedule to a wealth of historical schedules in a database? This is possible using the Deltek Acumen benchmarking feature. Ever wondered how the quality of your organization’s project schedules stacks up against other companies in your industry? Deltek Acumen Fuse has the option to […]
Deltek Acumen Forensics – Comparing Schedules
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 […]