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A seminar presentation on the importance of baseline compliance and how the faster, easier metric, logic and forensic analyzers and informative visualization options of Fuse 2.1 support project performance and success.
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Dr. Dan Patterson, PMP CEO & Founder, Acumen
Jenn Goodrich Sales & Marketing Manager
Agenda • Introductions • Quick Fuse overview • Enhanced Fuse analysis • Baseline Compliance metric library • Logic analysis • Forensic analysis • Easy metric development • New dashboard! • Introducing the Fuse API • Acumen Annual Summit
World Renowned
Risk Assessment Workshops
Oracle accredited Training Partner
Acumen Fuse® Metric Analysis & Visualization
Acumen Project Confidence
• Project analytics thought leader
• Oracle/Microsoft Partner
• Pertmaster/PRA partnership
• Headquartered in Austin, TX
• Europe, Asia & Australian local resellers/partners
Acumen Fuse 2.1 • Metric Analyzer
• Schedule quality • Cost/Performance/EV • Baseline Compliance
• Logic Analyzer • Missing or redundant • Multi Project
• Forensic Analyzer • Variances • Trending • Integrated baseline/
snapshots
• Visualization • Ribbons • Dashboard • API
Faster Easier More informative…
Enhanced Fuse Analysis
2 x faster analysis; snapshot visualization; custom reports
Baseline Compliance: True Insight
• Used to determine how close a schedule is planned and executed against it’s baseline
• Measure of well the plan is being executed • More than just date comparison • Looks at period-‐compliance • Library included as part of Fuse 2.1!
Compliance Scenarios
Compliance Metrics
Example Compliance
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
100%
1-‐Jan 1-‐Feb 1-‐Mar 1-‐Apr 1-‐May 1-‐Jun
1-‐Jul 1-‐Aug
1-‐Sep 1-‐Oct
1-‐Nov 1-‐Dec
Smarter Logic Analyzer
• Pinpoint: • Open Ends, lags • Dangling • Out of Sequence • Reverse/ circular • Redundant • Multi-‐project
Activity A
Activity B
Activity C
Easier Forensic Analysis
• Compare variances • Track project performance through snapshots
• Identify root cause of delays and overruns
• What-‐if analysis • Claims/Forensics • Auto create snapshots from baselines
Friendlier Metric Editor • Easy to use metric
building blocks • New/edit metrics • Share throughout an organization
• No need for formulas!! • Compatible with existing custom metrics
• Base metrics on baselines
80% of enterprise Fuse implementations are now running custom metric libraries
Closer Integration
Fuse MS Project
P3/P6
PRA
Open Plan Cobra
Prism G2
Excel/XML
Reporting: have it your way…
Executive Briefing (Word/ PDF)
Analyst Reports,
Scorecards (XLS)
Dashboard (clipboard, PPT, Word)
API (Custom reports)
New Dashboard: Keep it Simple Stupid
• Dashboard • Project Status • Schedule Quality • Forensics & Trending
• New: Fuse Widgets • Fuse analysis driven • Fully configurable
Fuse API
The Fuse API • Very important new capability within Fuse • Ability to add custom reports from any view • Driven by new on-‐demand API engine
ini File • Custom menus, settings
VBA/Custom report code
• Report generator (VBA, C++, C#, Java)
Report • Output/Report
API Ini File
Custom Menus
Report Output • Custom Executive Briefings • Custom reports on
• Projects • Logic • Forensics • Metric analysis
Acumen Annual Summit • Date: 18 October 2011 • Location: Hotel Sorella • Call for presentations • Tracks • Fuse – Case studies: users hints, tips, experiences • S1 S5 Methodology –schedule maturity • Risk Workshops – proven Risk reduction approach • New Product Launch.
