Deltek University Bootcamp for
Acumen Fuse and Risk

Bootcamps scheduled for November, stay tuned for more information.

Registration will open soon.

Join the Renowned Industry Expert Lorrie Tietze for a deep dive in Acumen Fuse and Risk

The Acumen bootcamps are designed to provide a fully immersive learning experience to deepen and broaden your product knowledge and skills.

Event highlights include:

  • Hands on experience with a leading industry expert
  • Best practices for your business
  • Q&A with Lorrie

COST: $1500 per person each Bootcamp (3 sessions)

Any Questions? Email workshops@dlz.deltek.com


Instructor


Lorrie Blanchard Tietze

Lorrie Blanchard Tietze has assisted clients in achieving and sustaining, fundamental change and improved results for over 25 years. She has provided training and consulting to global Fortune 30 companies, Mid-Tier Companies, Government Agencies, and Not-For-Profit Organizations. Lorrie has two degrees in nuclear engineering and has held operational, engineering, and project implementation positions with a multi-national Fortune 30 company.

A skilled trainer and innovative facilitator, she has trained individuals, from entry level to executive leadership, on both the technical skills and human skills. On the technical skills side, she has trained 2,000+ people, in 28 countries, across the industries of aerospace, aeronautics, defense, commercial construction, power generation, oil and gas, IT, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, mining, drilling, transportation, national research laboratories, and state and federal governments in the processes, tools, and implementation of project analytics/controls and schedule/cost risk analysis. She is a certified trainer for the Deltek Acumen Suite and for Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis.

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On the human skills side, she enables and supports clients through transitions, organizational development, and in sustaining improvements and results. She is a certified trainer for Managing Corporate Change©, Productive Relationships©, Enabling Purpose Through Relationship©, Leading Projects through Purpose, Relationship, and Commitment©, and the ground-breaking Women Moving Forward®.

Lorrie receives rave reviews for her training and facilitation – bringing her real-world, ‘boots on the ground’ experience to the training so that examples and solutions are practical, applicable, and sustainable.

Registration will open soon.

Acumen Fuse Bootcamp Agenda


Session 1

November 7

Lessons Topics
Lesson 1: Introductions
  • Participant Introductions/Objectives
  • Training Objectives
Lesson 2: Overview, User Setup, and Data Import
  • Navigation Buttons/Tabs
  • Acumen Fuse® User Options
  • Linking/Importing Source Data – Projects, Portfolios, or Program
  • View Customization (filters, grouping, sorting)
  • Integrating Cost into a Schedule
Lesson 3: Basic Diagnostics
  • Metric Views
  • Ribbon, Phase, Intersection Analyzers
  • Trend Analyzer
  • Comparison Analysis
  • Activity Browsers Views
Lesson 4: Reporting and Graphics
  • Publishing Executive Briefing
  • Publishing Analyst Report


Session 2

November 8

Lessons Topics
Lesson 5: Introductions
  • Logic Characteristics/Checks
  • Logic Report
  • Logic Sensitivity
  • Logic Trace (Logic Tab, Diagnostics Tab)
Lesson 6: Forensic Analysis and Fields
  • Forensic Checks
  • Activity Variances
  • Forensics Report
Lesson 7: Metrics Basics
  • Types of Metrics
  • Metric Components
Lesson 8: Reporting and Graphics
  • Analyzer Graphical Views
  • Print View


Session 3

November 9

Lessons Topics
Lesson 9: Advanced Diagnostics
  • Ribbon Organization
  • Phase Organization
  • Intersection Analyzer
  • Custom Metric View/Playlist
  • Client Custom Playlists
Lesson 10: Advanced Metrics
  • Metric Creation – Basic and Advanced Metrics
  • Metric Creation – Basic and Advanced Metrics
  • Client Custom Metrics
  • Metric Templates
Lesson 11: Scenario Creation and Management
  • Schedule Cleansing
  • Editing/Exporting Scenarios
  • Schedule Recovery
  • Optimization (Acceleration/Deceleration)


Acumen Risk Bootcamp Agenda


Session 1

November 14

Lessons Topics
Lesson 1: Overview of Risk Analysis Process
  • Why Do It?
  • How It Works – Schedule and Cost
  • Analysis Mechanics
  • Risk Model Components
  • Navigation
Lesson 2: Schedule Preparation/Import
  • Import Schedule
  • Schedule Quality Evaluation – Logic and Schedule Mechanics
  • Categories of Uncertainty
  • View Customization (filters, grouping, sorting)
  • Integrating Cost into a Schedule
Lesson 3: Cost Preparation/Import
  • Create/Import Cost Estimate
  • Categories of Uncertainty
  • Handling Time
  • Comparison Analysis
  • Activity Browsers Views
Lesson 4: Schedule Uncertainty Ranging and Optional Modeling
  • Schedule Uncertainty Template – Schedule
  • Assigning Schedule Uncertainty
  • Viewing Schedule Uncertainty
  • Cause/Impact Correlation


Session 2

November 15

Lessons Topics
Lesson 5: Schedule Risk Events
  • Risk Matrix Template – Schedule
  • Types of Schedule Risk Events
  • Risk Register Population (Schedule)
  • Mapping of Risk Events (Risk Register to Activities, Schedule to Risk Register)
Lesson 6: Risk Analysis
  • Risk Exposure (Uncertainty Only, Uncertainty + Risk Events)
  • Contingency/Management Reserve
  • Risk Exposure Comparison
  • Vulnerable Activity(s)
  • chedule Risk Event Driver(s)
Lesson 7: Risk Mitigation
  • Mitigation Setup/Steps
  • Cost/Benefit Analysis
Lesson 8: Risk Analysis Outputs
  • Risk Adjusted Schedule – Publish or Export
  • Comparison With Original Schedule
  • Common Critical Paths
  • Risk Executive Briefing
  • Graphics Copy to Clipboard


Session 3

November 16

Lessons Topics
Lesson 9: Cost Uncertainty Ranging and Optional Modeling
  • Uncertainty Template – Cost
  • Assigning Base Cost Uncertainty
  • Time Overlay
  • CTL Correlation
Lesson 10: Cost Risk Events
  • Risk Matrix Template – Cost
  • Types of Cost Risk Events
  • Risk Register Population (Schedule)
  • Mapping of Risk Events (Risk Register to Activities, Schedule to Risk Register)
Lesson 11: Cost Risk Analysis Results
  • Risk Exposure (Base Uncertainty, Full Uncertainty, Full Uncertainty + Risk Events)
  • Contingency/Management Reserve
  • Risk Exposure Comparison
  • Vulnerable Cost Line(s)
  • Cost Risk Event Driver(s)
Lesson 12: Making the Case
  • Setting Up the Report – Schedule and Cost
  • Maintaining the Risk Model for Next Time