Yes folks the rumors are true, Deltek released a new version of Cobra back in December of 2017, and it’s a point release meaning there are some terrific new toys under the hood. Version 8.2 offers over a dozen software enhancements that help keep this application in step with current technology and
Deltek Releases PM Compass 8.1
Last week, Deltek released its latest version of PM Compass bringing the version number to 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.
FTE Totals in Deltek Cobra
I am frequently asked by Deltek Cobra users “What’s up with this FTE total value?” Indeed for as long as I’ve been using Cobra this has been an issue with the Full Time Equivalents value in the Totals column simply being summed rather than averaged. So folks, it’s time to delve into
Deltek Cobra – Quick Access Toolbar Tricks
Deltek Cobra 8.1 is a gift that just keeps on giving. The ribbon based interface has borrowed some nice convenient features from similar tools in the windows environment. Today I’m going to take a closer look at the Quick Access toolbar. Located to the right of the
Top Down Planning in Deltek Cobra 8
Deltek Cobra’s Top Down Planning feature allows you to make very precise adjustments to the overall cost of a control account, work package or indeed an entire project, and then push that value down into the target object to change the BAC value.
Deltek Cobra – Update vs. Overwrite
When you are importing .csv or .xlsx files into Deltek Cobra to create or update ancillary files, which option should you use – Update or Overwrite? This blog is based upon a set of tests to determine the exact behavior of the Integration Wizard’s ancillary data loading capabilities
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 how to analyze the BEI in Deltek Acumen Fuse
Saving Views in Deltek Cobra 8.1
For those of us who have been using Cobra 5 and 5.1 for many years, the upgrade to Cobra 8.1 has some very appealing feature enhancements. The most welcome of these, from a ‘user interaction’ standpoint at least, is the ability to save a named view
Deltek Cobra – Threshold Copy Paste Enhancement
While delivering a recent training class I discovered that Deltek had made an unannounced enhancement to the Thresholds tab in the Cobra 8.1 Codes dialog. This is an enhancement that will have all you fellow Cobra pilots smiling big time.
Deltek Insight 17
This years Deltek Insight annual conference is being held on the 23rd-26th October at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, 37214. This is an event that attracted over 3,500 people last year and is growing from