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Does Fuse integrate with P6?

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! Project management software! Focus on analytics! Core concepts

!" Project success requires a sound plan!" Forecasting requires risk consideration

! Recognition!" 2012 Planning Innovation of the Year!" 2012 Inc. 500 Award

! Legacy!" 20 years of project management software!" Open Plan, Pertmaster, Fuse, Schedule Index!" Leaders in risk workshop delivery!" 1st Milestone Partnership

Proven Project Analytics

Product Offerings

Risk Workshops

Acumen Platform

Software Training

Realistic Scheduling

Critiqued

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Build Schedule Basis

Acumen Fuse: Project Diagnostics

Acumen Risk: Risk Analysis & Register

Acumen 360: Project Optimization

Team Validation and Buy In

S1//Schedule Basis

S2//Critiqued

S3//Risk-Adjusted

S4//Optimized

S5//Team Approved

Acumen FuseDiagnostics

! Improved Schedule QualityAcumen 360Scenario Generation

! Acceleration/Deceleration

Acumen RiskRisk Analysis

! Simplified Cost/Schedule

Acumen SoftwareSummary

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Overview & Objectives

! Agenda:!" Four user stories

!" Hill International!" Gilbane!"

Project Controls Cubed!" Lifecycle Construction

!" Acumen software demo!" Q&A (submit Qs through Questions box)

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Maha Harrison

Project Manager

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Hill International

! Depth of functionality!" Acumen Fuse has depth of functionality even for those already using

other software.

!" It is better utilized if it is understood Training is well worth theinvestment!

! The User Interface!" The diagnostics and forensics tabs feature all the analytic capabilities

necessary for project controls/scheduling in one place.

!" The logic density and merge hotspots are particularly useful indeveloping an accurate, quality final schedule.! The Score

!" The score is a useful quantitative measure of schedule quality that isunique to Fuse.

Benefits of Acumen

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Hill International

! Analytics with Fuse!" Diagnostics Tab

!" Displays all the items you need for the quality of theproject schedule

!" Forensics Tab!" Gives the user the ability find out many aspects of the

project schedule, costs and various changes all in onescreen

Favorite Features

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Colin Thrift

Schedule Executive

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Gilbane

Using Acumen Fuse for Program schedule

reviews:

! Challenges of schedule reviews!" Its not your schedule!!" Finding a consistent assessment approach!" Assessment based on a benchmark (Best Practices)!" Quantifying your Gut feeling

! Benefits to using Acumen Fuse!" Drill down from summary to detail!" Consistent assessments based on a matrix!" Provides forensics! Eas sortin & creatin data tables

Schedule Reviews

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Gilbane

Using Acumen Fuse with Risk Analysisreporting:

! Challenges of schedule risk analysis!" Time!" Getting beyond Critical Path!" Quantifying Quality of schedule!" Team interaction

! Benefits with Acumen software!" Fast, drill down data review!" Creates team conversations!" Creates quality questions beyond float and critical path!"

Schedule Risk + Confidence in schedule

Risk Analysis Reporting

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Jeff Campbell

Director of Scheduling

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! Intro to Sacramento - Advanced WastewaterTreatment Plant - $2.5 billion over 10 years

!" Program Level Schedule containing 16 projects and continues togrow.

!" Implementation of Acumen Fuse and Risk in reviewing design andconstruction schedules

!" Use Acumen Risk to integrate Risk Registers and uncertainty intoschedule and cost.

!" Client has adopted Acumen Fuse and Risk as a tool/preventativemeasure

!" Walk thru cycleUsing Acumen Risk for the planning of the entire Program which is

over 10 ears.

Current Projects

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SRCSD Acumen CycleApproval & Risk Process

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! Intro to LA Forum Renovation Project!" Fast track - 8 months, $60 million

Using Acumen Fuse to develop the baseline schedule.

!" Client: Madison Square Garden!" Contractor: Clark Construction is using Acumen!" Risk as a go/no-go tool to book concerts as close to early

opening as possible (December 2013)

!" Acumen Fuse tracking Trends!" Acumen Risk trending Risk

Current Projects

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Go/No Go Risk AnalysisBook the Concert

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Lifecycle Construction

Ron Flournoy

Production Manager

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! To increase the overall quality of our baseline schedules andaid in maintaining this quality over the life of the project.! To communicate with clients about the status and

performance of projects using the reporting capabilities.

! To distinguish ourselves from competitors by using morerigorous schedule development and analysis processes with

Acumen Fuse.

How we use Acumen Fuse

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! Acumen Fuse provides access to tools not previouslyavailable in other software packages.! Gives the user the ability to create custom metrics that

relate to specific project needs.

! Acumen Fuse is fast!!" The Missed baseline dates metric eliminates the need for timely

manual reviews.

!" Lifecycle can now perform weekly schedule updates on allprojects vs. updates that coincide with invoicing only.

Why we use Acumen Fuse

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! Benefit:!" Insight into shortcomings!" Improved project quality!" Reliable project plans

! Audience:!" Schedulers / Planners!" Project Controls!" Forensic Analyzers

! Features:!" Industry standard metrics!" Forensic analysis!" Dashboards & reports!" Industry Benchmarking

Acumen FuseProject Diagnostics

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Acumen Fuse pinpoints, and more importantly, resolves

project shortcomings in a matter of minutes.

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Acumen Risk simplifies traditional risk analysis without

sacrificing power or accuracy.

! Benefit:!" Risk exposure reduction!" Insight into mitigation!" Improved project confidence

! Audience:!" Risk analysts!" Project Stakeholders!" Project managers

! Features:!" Combined Cost/Schedule risk!" Integrated risk register!" Risk driver identification

Acumen RiskProject Risk Analysis

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Acumen 360 accelerates (or decelerates) time frames in

seconds helping you meet your project goals.

! Benefit:!" Alignment with project goals!" Recovery from delays!" Automaticscenario generation

! Audience:!" Schedulers / Planners!" Project Managers!" Project Stakeholders

! Features:!" Three modes of acceleration!" Scenario comparison!" Scenario export!" What-If analysis

Acumen 360 Project Optimization

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Integration

! Primavera:!" P6 (XER, XML, Web Services/P6 R8)!" P3!" Risk Analysis

!Microsoft:!" Project!" Project Server!" Excel

! Asta: Power project! ARES: Prism G2!

Deltek: Open Plan, Cobra, Risk +! UN/CEFACT

Licensing:! Stand alone / Named user! Concurrent / Multi user! Citrix based

Training! Acumen Fuse: 2 days!" Online monthly public classes!" Private on-site

! Acumen Risk: 2 days!" Risk 101 & Acumen Risk!" Private on-site

! Acumen 360: 1 day!" Online monthly public classes!" Private on-site

Additional Information

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More information:White papers: www.projectacumen.comSoftware Trial: www.projectacumen.com/trial

Twitter: @projectacumen

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