SSI Tools for Microsoft Project

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Best Practices and Audit Tools:
Description: 14 Point Assessment, DCMA EVMS Compliance Metric (DECM), Build-your-own Audits

Video Link: SSI Audit Tools Introduction

Driving/Critical Path Analysis Tools:
Description: Find the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary driving paths and tracing / understanding dependencies one-by-one

Video Link: SSI Trace Tools Overview

Schedule Risk Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis:
Description: SRA "Monte Carlo" Risk and Sensitivity analysis using 3-point duration estimates (Best-case, Worst-case and Most likely)

Video Link: SSI Risk and Sensitivity Analysis Introduction

Time Scaled Resource Analysis:
Description: Generate an Excel table and Pivot table showing resource usage by Resource Name and time period

Efficiency Tools in the Toolbox:
Description: Generate an Excel table and Pivot table showing resource usage by Resource Name and time period

Earned Value Express:
Description: Get Earned Value or Earned Schedule directly from Microsoft Project or make Deltek Cobra transaction files with BCWS, BCWP and ETC

Video Link: Project Performance Tools

Deltek Cobra "Bridge" & Project Setup:
Description: For those needing to use a formal Earned Value Management System, SSI Tools includes a “bridge” from Microsoft Project to Deltek Cobra.

Managing Multiple Projects with Cross Project Dependencies:
Description: How to code and flag Inputs/Outputs (or givers and receivers) and work in an environment with master projects and subprojects

Video Link: Introduction to Integrated Master Project with Subproject management

Quantifiable Backup Data (QBD) Management Tools:
Description: Add Steps to tasks with long duration to provide QBD

Video Link: SSI's Quantifiable Backup Data (QBD) Management Tools