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an introduction to Fuse 360
GoalGoal--Based OptimizationBased Optimization
Dr. Dan Patterson PMP l CEO & Founder Acumen
enterprise project analysis
Company introduction
Introduction to Fuse
Current project analysis platform
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Presentation Overview
Fuse 3.0 and Fuse 360
Goal-based optimization
Product demo
Q&A
September 22, 2011
acumenproven project analytics
Passion and dedication to helping
to improve the practice of CPM
scheduling & analysis
2o Year+ PPM legacy across
multiple industries
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World Renowned Risk Assessment Workshops
multiple industries
Oracle, Deltek & MS partner
Based in Austin, Texas
Global presence
September 22, 2011
Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis training
Acumen Fuse & Fuse 360: Enterprise Project Analysis
Software
Today, thousands of users benefiting from FuseSchedule, logic, performance, risk, EV analysis
Wildly successful metric library and editorDCMA, Logic density™, Redundancy Index™, Baseline Compliance™, Logic Hotspots™
Forensics
4Fuse 3.0 and 360next generation analytics
Forensics
Visualization: Fuse Ribbons™
Launch of Fuse 3.0 and 360 on October 18From application to an analytics platform
360 is the first of many analytics modules
Schedule cleanser, fix MPP, P6 files in Fuse
New: Goal-based optimization
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Fuse 360 Goal-Based Project Optimizer
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Project Analysisbenefit:
Validate schedule quality, cost
forecast accuracy, risk realism
Track project performance
Project Analysis
analysis three modules in one tool
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Track project performance
Trace/ pinpoint flawed logic
Conduct forensic analysis
about:
Over 300 industry standard &
unique-to-Fuse metrics
Same capabilities as core
Fuse product
Analysis
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Schedule Cleanserbenefit:
Remove logic complexities
Eliminate constraints
Saves days of manual
Metric Analysis
analysis three modules in one tool
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Saves days of manual
cleansing
about:
Automatically generate fixed
MS Project & Primavera
Schedules
Compare to original schedule
& pinpoint impact of cleanse
Analysis
Schedule Cleanser
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Goal-based optimizationbenefit:
Create optimized scenarios
Achieve schedule acceleration in seconds
Metric Analysis
Forensic Analysis
analysis three modules in one tool
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in seconds
Optimization based on your
input
about:
Define your own goals &
means of achieving them
Visualize accelerations in timeline view
Analysis
Logic Analysis
Analysis
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goal-based optimization
Set Goal
• e.g. reduce project duration by 3 months
Define Criteria
• e.g. focus on engineering activities
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Objective
create an accelerated & optimized schedule
to adopt intelligent
principles & criteriaCriteria
Run Simulation
• Generate optimized Scenario(s)
Analyze Scenarios
• Use Fuse analytics to understand impact of optimization
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principles & criteria
how does it work?
Goals
criteria sets
Simulation
analysis
setting acceleration goal
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Choose a
target date
% acceleration
Duration acceleration
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Best scenario possible
Optionally cleanse
schedule
Apply a set of criteria
(grouped into a script)
building a criteria set
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Define series of stepsSteps contain rules:
Duration reductionCalendar adjustmentLag reductionConstraint elimination
Set priority
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Set priorityEarliest/latestLongestEasiest/least resistance
Optional filterse.g. only apply to engineering
Editable librariesShared/merged
run the simulation
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Run the acceleration simulationFuse applies criteria during each iterationMore & more aggressive “push”
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aggressive “push” during each iteration until either:
Goal is achieved
Criteria are exhausted
Manual or automatic granularity
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accept or reject scenarionumber of days accelerated
goal achieved or not?
acceleration efficiency
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scheduleacceleration efficiency™Example 1
2 day project acceleration
requires 2 days of reduction
Acceleration Efficiency =2/2 100%
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Example 2
2 day project acceleration
requires 2 days of reduction
Acceleration Efficiency=2/3 67%
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2 day project acceleration
2 day project acceleration
2 day activity reduction
2 day activity reduction
1 day activity reduction
compare scenariosFuse Forensics
Identify changes
Pinpoint impact of changes
Defend changes made
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Fuse Analysis
Compare schedules
Run Fuse metrics on scenarios
Visualize scenario differences
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integration schedule, cost, risk, ev
Open Plan
Asta Cobra
Prism G2
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MS Project
P3/P6 PRA
Excel/XML
demo
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acumen fuse® software demonstration
September 22, 2011
www.projectacumen.comwww.projectacumen.com1.512.291.6261
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