This
course is for EVM analysts who are familiar with wInsight basics. The class is taught as a hands-on, computer
based course so that the student may practice and learn powerful
tips and techniques. Students will receive a copy of Earned Value
Associates’ 200 page manual, Guide to Mastering wInsight, packed
with hundreds of tested techniques for harnessing the power of
wInsight.
The student must have prior wInsight experience or training.
The basics of wInsight are not taught in this course. Unless prior arrangements
are made, students must provide their own laptop, with wInsight
6.0 and wInsight Administrator 6.0 installed.
Laptops can be provided at additional cost.
Students are provided a CD containing wInsight registry
entries to add functionality. This
customized registry file contains over 35 filters, 45 views, 24
charts, and 2 reports. This enables the analyst to use views and filters
that allow the analyst to efficiently assess data
validity, analyze cumulative performance, evaluate estimate at
complete realism, forecast future performance, and integrate cost,
schedule, and risk performance.
Mastering the Basic Elements of wInsight
Data Fields
Understanding the Power of the Custom Registry File
Advanced Hints for Views, Filters, and Charts
Developing Custom Reports
Developing Powerful Custom Workspaces and Quad Charts
Performing Data Validation
Why Data Validation is Important to the Project
Performing Validation Checks of WBS and OBS Level 1 Data
Using Custom Views and Filters to Perform Validation Checks of
Lower Level Data
How to Verify the Reported Value of BCWP (EV)
Advanced Analysis Hints
Mastering Analysis
How to Analyze Trend Lines
Overview of the Analysis Roadmap
Identifying and Analyzing Significant Variances
Analysis of Management Reserve, Undistributed Budget, and Overhead
Rates
Analyzing Contract Performance Report Formats 2, 3, and 4
How to Analyze a Project Portfolio
Assessing the Realism of the Estimate at
Complete (EAC)
Understanding the 4 Methods to Assess EAC Realism
Using Custom Reports to Assess Realism
Projecting Future Costs and Schedule
Forecasting Schedule Completion
Bottoms Up vs. Top Level EAC - When are They Appropriate?
When are Statistical Projections Appropriate?
Advanced Hints for Projecting and Entering EACs
How to Report the EAC
Calculation of Price at Completion and Comparison to Funding
Analysis after an Over Target Baseline (OTB)
How an OTB Affects the Data and wInsight Fields
How to Properly Enter OTB Information in Administrator
Advanced Hints for Analysis after an OTB
How to Calculate EACs after an OTB
Providing Analysis Results in Reports and
Briefings
Ensuring Quality Variance Analysis from the Project Team
How to Isolate Reportable Variances
Customizing wInsight to Improve Variance Analysis
Advanced Hints for Copying to Windows Documents
Constructing the Analysis Report or Briefing
Helpful Hints on Capturing the Attention of Management
Mastering wInsight Administrator
Roadmaps for Creating, Updating, and Maintaining the Data Base
Hints for Editing Data in Administrator
Understanding the Relationship of Tables and Shared Data
Hints for Recalculation, Importing, Exporting, and Archiving
Creating User Fields
When to Copy Forward and When Not To
