The CAM is primarily responsible to manage the cost, schedule and technical performance of the Control Account. The three critical elements to successful control account management are Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (sometimes refered to as the RAA for CAMs).
EVM
EVM Explained – Earned Value Management
Most comprehensive project management systems make use of the traditional planned vs. actual model to track how well the project is doing. However, it does leave one important element of the picture unexposed; the value of the work achieved so far.
Deltek Cobra Regulatory Release Announced
Interesting news from the Deltek team with the release of Cobra build 5.01.789. This release is not referred to as a hotfix, rather it’s a Regulatory release that introduces the IPMR format 3 report and UN/CEFACT XML support.
Deltek Cobra HotFix 18 Introduces IPMR Support
Deltek Cobra 5.1 HotFix 18 introduces support for the new IPMR formats 1, 2, 4 and 5. We took a quick look at the new formats to see what’s what.
Deltek Releases Cobra HotFix 15
This month, HotFix 15, build 5.01.517 released on July 3rd brings 24 new fixes to such components as the Integration Wizard, user security, CPR Reports and calendar functions as well as adding some new details to topics in the online help system.
The Top 10 Reasons Why Earned Value Fails
Earned Value (EV) is an incredibly powerful tool when used properly. Unfortunately, we see a lot of EV implementations that are less successful than they could be, and we are often called in to help companies get the best out of their EV systems.
The Value-add of Deltek Cobra in a Primavera P6 Environment
I and my Ten Six colleagues have worked with numerous clients who have successfully used Primavera P6 to run rudimentary earned value reporting systems; that is, until a big contract comes along.
Earned Value Management Lite (EVM Lite)
There are many companies touting the concept of “Earned Value Management Lite” or “EVM Lite” often suggesting that you only need to meet the intent of only 10 or so of the 32 ANSI/EIA 748 standard guidelines. While this is welcome news to some organizations that are
Deltek Cobra Integration with Primavera P6 R7
Earlier this month I published an article that incorrectly stated Cobra 5.1 only supported API integration with versions of Primavera P6 up to and including version 6.2.1. This information was out of date. I am very happy to retract that statement and inform you that Cobra 5.1 does indeed support Primavera P6 version 7 and has done so since May of 2011.
Deltek Cobra 5’s Analyze View: a Great Tool for CAMs
The Analyze tool in Deltek Cobra 5 is an ideal tool for helping Control Account Managers (CAMs) with their periodic analysis of earned value data and variance reporting. This article looks at how to setup and use the Analyze tool