Intelligent Project Acceleration: An Introduction to Acumen 360
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The document outlines Acumen's intelligent project acceleration, emphasizing goal-based acceleration through the Fuse platform. It details the benefits of using advanced analytics for project management, including scenario generation, decision support, and baseline compliance measures. A case study demonstrated how acceleration techniques can successfully recover project delays and optimize scheduling.
Intelligent Project Acceleration: An Introduction to Acumen 360
- 1. Intelligent Project Acceleration: goal-based acceleration Dr. Dan Patterson | CEO & Founder Acumen
- 2. 2 Agenda � Introductions � Schedule acceleration � Case Study using Fuse 360 � Q&A November 17, 2011
- 3. Acumen: Proven Project Analytics � Project Management Software Company � Improving CPM scheduling & analysis � Thought leader in Analytics � Schedule maturity framework S1 > S5™ Framework Acumen Core Offerings S5: Acumen Fuse® Validate S4: Optimize S3: Risk- S2: Adjust Risk Assessment Workshops Critique S1: Build Software Training
- 4. 4 Fuse 360 Goal-Based Acceleration � Module for Fuse platform � Automated: � Scenario generation Logic Analysis � Acceleration � Decision support Forensic Metric Analysis Analysis November 17, 2011
- 5. Goal-Based Acceleration Accelerate schedule… by applying criteria …to achieve a given goal
- 6. 6 Acceleration � Planning: Schedule alignment � Execution: Delay recovery � Goal: � Target date � % of remaining duration � Best date possible � Project or activity November 17, 2011
- 7. Criteria Sets � Drive acceleration Criteria Set � Reduce duration Script � Change calendars “Cleanse & accelerate construction” � Reduce logic lags Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Remove all Filter for Reduce � Remove constraints constraints Construction activities remaining duration by 20%
- 8. 8 How Does it Work? � CPM simulation � Critical path focus � Incremental push � Prioritize � Earliest/latest � Longest durations � Least resistance November 17, 2011
- 9. Accept or Reject Scenario � Number of days accelerated? � Goal achieved?
- 10. 10 Decision Support � Scenario Insight: � Fuse forensics: what changed? � Fuse analysis: which option? � New plan: � Publish back to Primavera or MS Project November 17, 2011
- 11. 11 Baseline Compliance™ � Traditional measures include: � Earned value � % complete � Ahead/behind baseline � Baseline Compliance™ � True measure of how plan is being executed � More than just date comparison November 17, 2011
- 13. Case Study Baseline Compliance™ Analysis 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
- 14. 14 Demo Based on case study Project slipped by 6 months Acceleration used to recover delay Result was faster, more achievable plan November 17, 2011
- 15. Example 1 Example 2 � 2 day project acceleration � 2 day project acceleration � Requires 2 days of reduction � Requires 2 days of reduction � 100% � 67% 2 day activity reduction 2 day activity reduction 1 day activity 3 reduction 2 day project 2 day project acceleration acceleration
- 16. Fuse 360 Summary Goal-based Schedule Acceleration Based on true CPM analysis Uses your Generate alternate scenarios Publish to native scheduling tool Faster schedules through intelligent acceleration Decision support through advanced analytics
- 17. More information: White papers: www.projectacumen.com Software Trial: www.projectacumen.com/trial Twitter: @projectacumen Email: info@projectacumen.com