Deltek Vantagepoint Projects Series: Project Creation

Overview

Course Details

This Learning Video explains and demonstrates the main concepts and steps involved in creating new Projects in Deltek Vantagepoint.

Duration: 23 minutes

Course Objectives
  • Locate the Security Access Rights and configure the settings of the Overview and Record Access tabs for the ability to create new projects
  • Discuss the Project Number structure and the auto-numbering feature
  • Explain the Work Breakdown Structure
  • Demonstrate how to create the appropriate WBS levels for your project
  • Define and select the correct Project Charge Type
  • Demonstrate how to create new projects using 3 different methods
Instructor
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Marlaina Mandeville
Deltek Vantagepoint SME
and Sr Principal Instructor

Glossary

Override Rate A rate used instead of an otherwise specified rate.
Fee The dollar amount over and above allowable costs paid on a contract; profit
Burden An indirect cost allocation.
Ceiling An amount or percentage that a cost cannot go above.
Pool A collection of indirect costs to be allocated.

Resources

Click on the links below to download the files.

Guided Practice The Acumen Fuse Boot Camp Series Part 1: Quick Start - Guided Practice that contains the steps to the activities you can replicate on your own copy of Acumen Fuse or with the Deltek Learning Lab.
Acumen Fuse Boot Camp Series Sample File A zip file of sample projects used in this course that you can download and import into your own copy of Acumen Fuse for practice.