Duration: 1-day

Prerequisites: No knowledge of Deltek Acumen Fuse required.

Course Description

This 1-day training class is a fast paced, in depth introduction to Deltek Acumen Fuse. Students will learn how to navigate Acumen Fuse, customize options and use its capabilities to perform schedule quality and logic quality checks, communicate results to project stakeholders and leverage Acumen Fuse to improve schedule execution.

This class covers the core functionality of Acumen Fuse including:

• Introduction to Acumen Fuse • Using Acumen Fuse to Assess Schedule Quality • Using Acumen Fuse to Assess Schedule Logic • Acumen Dashboards • Acumen Reporting • Project Comparison • Data Integration with Acumen Fuse • Data Management within Acumen Fuse • Acumen Metric Library

Beyond the basics, the student will learn the power behind the fuse workbook concept, how to compare projects and scenarios, how to develop reports that communicate a schedules vulnerabilities and opportunities.

Additional Delivery Methods

We also offer this class via two additional delivery methods:

• Online delivery – remotely delivered just for you and your team • Onsite training – in person class delivered at your offices

Dates can be scheduled around the availability of your team and our instructors. Class includes training materials, sample data and job aids.

Deltek Acumen Fuse Training

Course Contents

Lesson 1 – Introduction & Learning Objectives

• Slide show introduction • About this course • The PMI Groups and Acumen • About Acumen Fuse & Risk

Lesson 2 – Getting to know Acumen

• Basic navigation in Acumen • Acumen file structure • What’s up with the S1 // S5 tabs? • Acumen Help system

Lesson 3 – Analyzing a Single Schedule

• Importing a single project • Understanding the Activity Table and Gantt Chart area • Saving your Workbook • Performing a fuse Schedule Quality Diagnostic • Understanding the results • The Acumen Fuse Phase Analyzer

Lesson 4 – Analyzing Snapshots

• Acumen Fuse Activity Metrics and Analysis • Acumen Logic Analysis

Lesson 5 – Working with Scenarios

• What is an Acumen Scenario? • Using scenarios • Accelerating a project using scenarios

Lesson 6 – The Logic Tab

• Reviewing the project using the S2 // Logic tab • Logic Redundancy • Logic Sensitivity

Lesson 7 – Benchmarking

• Benchmarking Options • An Introduction to Benchmarking • The S2 // Benchmarking tab

Lesson 8 – The Dashboards Tab

• Dashboards Overview • Using Dashboards • Publishing Dashboards

Lesson 9 – The Forensics Tab

• Forensics Overview • Comparing Projects/Snapshots using the Forensics tab

Lesson 10 – Acumen Publishing

• Publishing Introduction • Publishing Examples

Earn Valuable PDUs To Maintain Your PMP Certification

Ten Six is a PMI Global Registered Education Provider. Individuals who attend our training courses can earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) to maintain their PMP credential. This class earns 7 PDUs (Category A).

To learn more about this class, please contact Ten Six Consulting (703) 910-2600 or email us at training@tensix.com