Earned Value Management certification comes in two flavors: individual and organizational. Project managers can get certified through a range of professional bodies and training providers offering accredited courses. But even with all your team credentialed, your organization still may not meet the standards required for EVMS contract-level certification. In this article, we’ll be looking at […]
Introducing the Practice Standard for Earned Value Management
The Practice Standard for Earned Value Management from PMI is now in its second edition and has quickly become a much-referred to (and searched for) guide to how to use earned value in a project context. It’s a standard, so it doesn’t mandate how you have to do anything. Instead, it describes common practice, established […]
Virtual Deltek Insight 2021
Deltek is holding Virtual Deltek Insight 2021, on September 14 -15. Following the success of last years’ Virtual Insight, a full program will run from 10am until 4.35pm (Eastern) and from 3pm until 9.35pm British Standard Time. Virtual Deltek Insight 2021 has some great Keynote Speakers as well as multiple live breakout sessions. Access will […]
What is CPI – Cost Performance Index?
Cost Performance Index (CPI) is an important figure to calculate and understand if your organization is using earned value management methods. But what exactly is it? This is your complete guide to CPI in project management, and we’ll start with making sure we’re clear on what the term means. Here’s a definition of CPI: CPI […]
Deltek Releases Acumen 8.7 – Here’s What’s In It
Deltek has released its latest updates to Acumen which are all available in Acumen 8.7. Let’s take a look at what’s in this release and the new features that you can anticipate. Deltek made improvements primarily to Acumen Risk and Acumen Fuse with a minor enhancement to 360. Acumen 8.7 supports P6 XML versions 19.12, […]
Deltek Cobra 8.4 Has Been Released
OK people, breakout the champagne and kick back in the oversized swivel chair. Yes, and the reason for all this joyful abandon? Deltek have today released Cobra 8.4 – well ahead of schedule! Originally slated for release in late March, early April, this is exciting news for the team here at Ten Six. And we […]
Primavera P6 Download Instructions
If you’ve never downloaded Primavera P6 Professional before from Oracle’s web site, then these rather useful Primavera P6 download instructions offer a step-by-step guide to make the whole process a lot easier. Primavera P6 Professional can be downloaded from Oracles e-delivery cloud website at the following URL: https://edelivery.oracle.com/ If you do not already have an […]
Estimated Costs in Deltek Cobra
This article looks at some strategies for loading estimated actual costs, sometimes referred to as accruals, into your Deltek Cobra project. The first question you might asks is “Estimated Actuals”? Isn’t that something of an oxymoron? How can one have an estimated actual cost, surely it’s one or the other, right? For those of you […]
Primavera P6 Professional 20.12 is Released
Oracle, at the very end of 2020, released Primavera P6 Professional 20.12. What is turning out to be an annual year end release cadence for Oracle’s Primavera P6 Professional and EPPM tools, the end of 2020 was no different and closed out with a new release. In case you are new to the Primavera P6 […]
What is SPI – Schedule Performance Index?
Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is a term you might have come across in relation to earned value management methods. If your organization uses earned value to track project performance, you might have to calculate and report on SPI regularly. But what exactly is it? In this guide to SPI in project management we’ll cover what […]