White Papers
| Title | Description | Date Published |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) through Metric Assessment | This paper discusses the importance of establishing a sound schedule basis and ensuring valid risk inputs so as to generate an accurate and realistic schedule risk model. A technique for ensuring both of these criteria is discussed using specific metrics targeted at risk model validation. | February 26th, 2010 |
| Taming an Unruly Schedule with the 14 Point Schedule Assessment | This paper discusses why the emerging 14 Point Schedule Assessment, developed by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), is fast becoming an established standard within the scheduling community across multiple industries. | February 5th, 2010 |
| Why Scheduling Mustn't be Allowed to Become an Extinct Science | The need for third party assistance with schedule analysis and risk assessments has dramatically increased over the past year, despite the increasingly powerful software tools available to planners, schedulers and estimators. Acumen's white paper, "Why Scheduling Mustn't be Allowed to Become an Extinct Science" focuses on the keys to successful planning and then subsequently "working this plan" to improve project scheduling and overcome the two root causes of project failure. | January 5th, 2010 |
| Measuring Risk Exposure through Risk Range Certainty (RRC) | Our latest white paper on how to overcome the challenges of project risk exposure reporting. Introducing a new, more meaningful risk metric, Risk Range Certainty (RRC). | October 10th 2009 |
| Project Simplification through Metric Analysis | A white paper on the benefits of using project metrics to analyze the health and quality of your projects. In addition, this paper introduces the patented approach of project ribbons for simplified project slice and dice reporting. | October 2nd 2009 |
| The Art and Science Behind Successful Risk Workshops |
This paper discusses how a well-structured balance of risk process combined with sound workshop facilitation can provide more value to a project’s bottom line than most typically ever realize. Imagine a silver bullet that enableds you to objectively determine accurate project costs; contingency; strategic insight into which projects should be considered portfolio inclusion; and how realistic a project plan is. Sound too good to be true? Read on… |
July 27th, 2009 |
| Performing an EVMS Self Validation | Many projects fall short at the DCMA review. This paper describes the benefit of conducting an EVMS Self Validation as part of your project process to better ensure that you are aligned with EVMS best practices that will ultimately drive your project success. | July 14th, 2009 |
| The Sport of Project Review | This paper describes the value of, and the processes behind, project reviews. Focusing on what is known as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR's), the paper describes how to best prepare for an IBR and how to get the most benefit out of this exercise. | May 2nd, 2009 |