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- 1. Achieve Automated ANSI-748 EVMS Compliance utilizing Microsoft Project Welcome to a live Demonstration of the The world’s premier earned value automation tool for Microsoft Project Project
- 2. Presented by: Stuart Trahan Founder and Chief Technology Officer
- 3. Worldwide provider of Microsoft Project COTS solutions, custom software applications, training, and consulting services with a special emphasis on EVMS.
- 4. Stuart Trahan (left) discussing Microsoft Project with Chris Capossela, General Manager of the Microsoft Project product unit
- 5. CSTI Clients
- 6. What is Earned Value Management? ID Name 2002 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct No 31 New Additional Channel Study 32 Improved SNR Study 33 3.9 Dynamic Range (fire channel) Study 34 Spatial Resolution Study 35 Coverage Rate Study 36 Polarization Control Study 37 Edge Response Study 38 Envelope, Mounting, Orientation, Constraint Study 39 Torque Compensation Study 40 Trade Study Data Buffer Analysis 41 Revised System Level Trade ANSI/EIA-748 The essence of earned value management is that a target planned value (i.e., budget) is established for each scheduled element of work. As these elements of work are completed, their target planned values are “earned”. As such, work progress is quantified and the earned value becomes a metric against which to measure both what was spent to perform the work and what was scheduled to have been accomplished.
- 7. Terminology is Important Estimate / Current Plan / Forcast / EAC Duration Start Finish Work Cost Budget / Baseline / Original Plan / BAC Baseline Duration Baseline Start Baseline Finish Baseline Work Baseline Cost
- 8. Earned Value Reporting Cycle
- 9. Earned Value Reporting Cycle Step 1 Data Management
- 10. Earned Value Reporting Cycle Step 2 Data Integration Step 1 Data Management
- 11. Earned Value Reporting Cycle Step 2 Step 3 Data Data Integration Consolidation Your EV Tool Step 1 Data Management
- 12. Earned Value Reporting Cycle Step 2 Step 3 Data Data Integration Consolidation Your EV Tool Step 1 Step 4 Data Reporting Management
- 13. Today’s Topic How the will enable you to manage and status your EV Budgets and Forcasts within Microsoft Project and seamlessly integrate them into your EVMS .
- 14. Core Problem Statement Data integration from MSP into your EVMS is: • Manual, • Time Consuming, • Complicated, • Labor Intensive, and • Subject to Human Error Your EV Tool
- 15. The Challenge… • EVMS tools provide some integration to MSP, but DO NOT provide a Methodology (a roadmap) to manage EVMS data within Microsoft Project. •Exporting MSP aggregate data at the Control Account level by fiscal period is only available thru a MANUAL copy/paste process or use of an Export tool.
- 16. CSTI Methodology for Managing Earned Value within Microsoft Project
- 17. …is a suite of tools for Program Control professionals, designed to help automate the more grueling activities experienced during an EVMS reporting cycle. Tools include: Utilities Profiler Tracer Export
- 18. Utilities forProjecttm Aligns MSP data across all schedules in the organization Manages and Controls the WBS Reports tasks in the schedule requiring status Automatically Calculates Earned Value within MSP using Earned Value Types Shows BCWP progress shading on the baseline gantt bar Provides a quick Earned Value analysis for hours and dollars The Time Savings and Efficiencies provide a compelling ROI to your enterprise.
- 19. Utilities forProjecttm
- 20. Export forProjecttm Eliminates dual data entry Exports MSP data in Excel, CSV, Access and XML formats Allows User Definable Fiscal Periods Exports MSP time-phased data into custom fiscal periods Exports fiscal roll-ups from any date into the future (solves for ETC export) Validates current exports against saved exports for accurate data configuration control Sums and groups data from multiple projects Creates an exception report for tracking new, deleted and changed tasks Features open mapping architecture optimizing user flexibility to customize export file configuration Provides for selective data export by use of Microsoft Project® filters The Time Savings and Efficiencies provide a compelling ROI to your enterprise.
- 21. Export forProjecttm
- 22. Profiler forProjecttm Automatically profiles time-scale Work or Cost including Baselines Applies an authorized baseline adjustment to a task after it is in progress and has slipped from the baseline Supports Baseline1-10 in Microsoft Project® 2002 Profiles from selected MSP From-date to selected MSP To-date Forward spreads hours or dollars from the project Current Date or Status Date without changing the hours or dollars in the past. Profiles all tasks in the entire project or a selected task only Provides use of project filters for selective profiling of the entire schedule Supports MSP 2000 / 2002 / 2003 The Time Savings and Efficiencies provide a compelling ROI to your enterprise.
- 23. Profiler forProjecttm
- 24. Tracer forProjecttm Provides split-screen display of Tracer Navigation Dashboard and MSP Gantt View Eliminates the cumbersome process of viewing current task information through pop-up dialog boxes Provides the current task Critical Path Information, Predecessor, Successor, Baseline, User Field, and Other Task Information in the same view Provides quick task navigation via use of Next, Previous, Go To, and Trace buttons Facilitates Critical Path debugging by allowing a quick trace up or down project logic. Traces to external tasks Utilizes Zoom-in / Zoom-out and Go To Selected Task for pleasant viewing The Time Savings and Efficiencies provide a compelling ROI to your enterprise.
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- 26. Recent Win – Case Study Creation Monthly Maintenance Output Current Future Current Future IMS/Crititcal Path Analysis 354 hrs 0 hrs 122 hrs 0 hrs Baseline/Resource Loaded Schedules 831 hrs 1,052 hrs 200 hrs 284 hrs Earned Value 0 hrs 0 hrs 54 hrs 15 hrs Estimates to Complete 0 hrs 0 hrs 140 hrs 37 hrs Top Level/Review Formats 0 hrs 0 hrs 85 hrs 0 hrs 1,185 hrs 1,052 hrs 601 hrs 336 hrs Savings in Monthly Maintenance 265 hrs Savings in Creation 133 hrs x 12 months x 2 per year x 10 programs Total Savings per Year 266 hrs 31,800 hrs 32,066 hrs
- 27. Total Dollar Benefit on 10 Current Programs 5 Fixed Price Programs (32,066 hrs / 2 = 16,033 hrs saved) (16,033 hrs/per yr x $37 per hr) x 160% variable overhead = $950,000 per yr savings 5 Cost Plus Programs $950,000 per yr x 10% = $95,000 per year revenue growth
- 28. CSTI EVMS Methodology Benefits Tools are simpler to use Ease of use will increase ownership of schedules Simplification of process reduces burden on CAMs’ time investment Results oriented reports will lead management teams to embrace tools Processes are more efficient Tools provide efficiencies in scheduling tasks Process promotes quicker turnaround for schedule updates, EV & ETCs Allows true critical path analysis Tools are “state of the art” – setting the industry standard. Schedules become a management tool Insight to critical dependencies, including Cross Product Dependencies (CPDs)
- 29. Current Roll-out Features & Benefits Integrated Master Allows true critical path analysis Program Schedule Insight to critical dependencies, including Cross (MPS) for each Program Project Dependencies (CPDs) Allows individual schedules to be maintained while providing overall program integration. Real Time Updates Weekly Schedule update allows opportunity to address issues as they are identified. Facilitates month-end updates by reviewing changes incrementally Web Browser access Users do not need to know how to use MSProject to Schedules at all to view schedules levels of Enterprise
- 30. Current Roll-out Features & Benefits Electronic Notification of Simplifies update process by focusing CAM on Tasks Requiring Updates only those tasks which were planned to start/finish each week. Schedule Health Report Card Schedule metrics summarized automatically Help pinpoint issues with schedule that may compromise validity of schedule analysis (e.g. orphan tasks, tasks with long durations. Deadline Alert Process Notifies team when a deadline has been breeched so that the conflict can be resolved. Provides early warning of potential slips via alerts Allows workarounds to be implemented prior to impacts Tasks Calendars Allows different work schedules for select tasks (e.g. System Test 24 / 7 )
- 31. Current Roll-out Features & Benefits Cost Accounts coded with Allows logical grouping of complex schedules for Key Identifiers (e.g. IPT, various reviews of information subsystem, function) Time Phased Network Ability to easily view near term tasks and task Diagrams relationships to overall project Trained Schedule Analysts Will work hand in hand with Core Team to develop and maintain Master Program Schedule integrity staff and facilitate full utilization of tool set to meet program needs. Schedulers Ability to Minimizes amount of regression due to data transfer through a conversion gate. Validate Baseline, EV, & ETC (export) data prior to Facilitates MPM validation by comparing export MPM. data file to MPM
- 33. Schedule Health Report Card
- 34. Deadline Alert Notification NOTE: The DEADLINE indicator depicts a situation where the Outfeed CPD has breached the Infeed CPD agreed to date which is found in the Infeed CPD’s Deadline date column. This is only cleared once the conflict has been resolved by: Identifying a recovery plan which pulls the offending task back to the need date Implementing a work around in the plan to accommodate the later date and changing the deadline to reflect the “revised” need date.
- 35. Scheduler Receives and Reviews CAM Updates 1. Once the CAM has updated the requested status, the scheduler is notified electronically that the status is available. 2. Updates that are “Accepted” by the scheduler are automatically updated in the Master Program Schedule.
- 36. History of Schedule Changes Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 stores an archive of past task updates that the scheduler has made. This allows the scheduler to review the history of task updates made for all their projects and resources.
- 37. System and Database Architecture •Scalable •Supports API •Supoprts ODBC •Enterprise Integration •Authenticated Security •Secure Web Access •User access control at the app and user Levels
- 38. Customer Support Level 1 Support •CAR Website •CSTI Support Team Level 2 Support •CSTI Support Team •CSTI Development
- 39. Preferred Solution Today Step 2 Step 3 Data Data Integration Consolidation Your EV Tool Step 1 Step 4 Data Reporting Management
- 40. Announcing New forProject™ Releases! Coming in May 2004 Import forProject™ Pricer forProject™ Imports Actuals into Performs complex pricing inside Microsoft Project… Microsoft Project…
- 41. Preferred Solution Near Term Step 1 - Data Management Step 4 - Reporting Step 2 – Data Integration Step 3 - Consolidation
- 42. Q&A Utilities Profiler Tracer Export