Deltek Cobra 5 Training Classes. Ten Six Consulting, LLC 576 N. Birdneck Road, #626 Virginia Beach, VA Tel: (703)

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1 Deltek Cobra 5 Training Classes Ten Six Consulting, LLC 576 N. Birdneck Road, #626 Virginia Beach, VA Tel: (703)

2 Deltek Cobra 5 Training Classes Deltek Cobra Fundamentals 2 day Deltek Cobra Administrator 2 day Deltek Cobra Report Developer 1 day Additional Related Classes Earned Value Management Fundamentals 1 day Copyright Notice This publication and its content is the copyright of Ten Six Consulting, LLC - Ten Six Consulting, LLC All rights reserved. All referenced trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

3 Deltek Cobra 5 Fundamentals Training Class Using Deltek Cobra Software in the Real World Duration: 2 Days Prerequisites: None, apart from a burning desire to learn new skills and a basic grasp of earned value management principals. This training class offers not just detailed instruction on the Deltek Cobra 5 software system, it also provides context to the way the system supports a real world earned value management system. The curriculum and content are written and delivered by consultants with years of experience implementing Cobra as part of a complete earned value management system (EVMS). Our consultants bring a level of expertise to the classroom experience unmatched by our competitors. Students will learn how to set up Cobra, integrate with the project s master schedule and manage the system to meet ANSI 748 standards. During this class you will See an overview of Cobra 5 and the navigation system Learn how to set up a new program with WBS, OBS, Calendars, codes Learn how to set up and calculate rates and resources Create the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Microsoft Project Learn how to use Level of Effort Learn how to load the IMS with budgets into Cobra Go throughout the monthly update cycle Calculate the earned value and forecasts Load actual costs into Cobra managing errors and warnings Understand how to run Cobra EVM reports To learn more about this class, please contact Ten Six Consulting by clicking on the following link training@tensixconsulting.com

4 Deltek Cobra 5 Administrator Training Class Administering Deltek Cobra 5 in the Real World Duration: 2 Days Prerequisites: Ten Six Deltek Cobra 5 Fundamentals training class or similar, or six months experience using Cobra 5 in the field. Continuing on from the Deltek Cobra 5 Fundamentals training course, this class focuses on the less common, but more complex tasks that Cobra administrators frequently need to tackle. The Fundamentals training class teaches attendees to build a basic integrated earned value system and then run it. However, once a system is in place, having a good grasp of Cobra s other capabilities will pay dividends. That is where this class comes in. As the organization gets more familiar with earned value and thus more sophisticated, so do the demands the organization puts on the system experts. Being able to respond to these demands in a timely and accurate fashion is critical to the organization, and is required of the individuals tasked with providing such sophisticated data. This advanced course will help attendees in many ways. In addition, attendees will be able to do the following on completion of the course: Able to quickly provide answers to management as to whether a certain request is feasible Execute any feasible data request quickly and accurately Modify or change the system data and configurations as the process is improved Have greater confidence in their expertise and knowledge of what can, and what cannot be done with Deltek s Cobra Deal decisively with errors and warnings that can occur during integrations, updates and other processes During this class you will Understand how to configure security and access Learn how to administer project and data configuration Set up resource calculations using burden rates and calculations Create and use multi-projects Learn how to import and export using reports and spreadsheets Work with assignments import & export feature Use batch processing by creating and running scripts Use batch Reporting by creating and maintaining batch sets Learn how to create and modify custom reports Work with SQL Commands in Cobra adding and using queries Understand and learn how to deal with common errors and warnings To learn more about this class, please contact Ten Six Consulting by clicking on the following link training@tensixconsulting.com

5 Deltek Cobra 5 Report Developer Training Class Deltek Cobra 5 Report Developer Duration: 1 Day Prerequisites: A basic understating of Deltek Cobra 5 and Microsoft Excel is recommended. With Deltek s release of Cobra 5 comes a powerful new capability; you can customize any of the standard reports. This is achieved by modifying the existing Microsoft Excel based templates, allowing you to change formatting, add data columns, and modify formulae, among other things. For example, have you ever wanted to add SPI and CPI data columns to a standard CPR, place your company logo in the header, add a status column to your work packages or brighten up the color scheme? These are just a few of the myriad customizing skills this course offers to those interested in enhancing the impact and aesthetics of their Cobra 5 management reporting package. Above: customized Cobra 5 CPR with logo and custom columns During this course, you will learn how the Excel templates work, how they are configured, how to use the tag syntax and standard Excel formats and formulae to build unbeatable report layouts. You will learn how you can modify the reporting wizard to give you the options you need to run the templates correctly and produce great looking, accurate and informative reports. You will leave the class with a deep understanding of the reporting system, and, in addition, an invaluable manual that includes examples, syntax explanations and tag reference materials to use in all your future customization endeavors. This is truly a unique training opportunity in the industry. Ten Six is currently the only company offering a structured class on Cobra 5 report customization and development.

6 During this class you will See an overview of the Cobra 5 report writer engine Understand the Report Wizard settings and options Work with Report Information and Report Definitions to control the report data Learn how to create and modify powerful filters to minimize report clutter Understand the relationship between sort criteria and report row headers Create a new report using existing report criteria and templates Learn reporting template fundamentals, their structures and the rules for modification, tag syntax and formatting Gain experience and expertise modifying report templates with practical exercises and examples Learn the power of using Excel formulae in the templates to save your team hours of work each month making manual modifications Build your own custom report template to take with you, with a little guidance from your instructor if needed

7 Earned Value Management Fundamentals Earned Value Management Duration: 1 Day Prerequisites: A basic understating of project management techniques and principles, with some experience as part of a project team is recommended. Whether you re a program manager, control account manager, an analyst or tool specialist, this training will provide you with an invaluable education in the field of earned value management (EVM). This class offers an introduction to the world of EVM, how and why it was created and why it has become so relevant to project performance measurement in industry today. Attendees will learn the principals and language of earned value management as well as the technical aspects of EVM data and how it is calculated. Typical EVM Systems and processes are also covered to provide a context for how earned value is set up and managed through each reporting cycle. Attendees will also learn about data analysis and how to read and interpret standard reports. In short, this class covers all the basics your team will need to operate effectively within an earned value project management system. Introduction to Earned Value, history and purpose Earned Value Concepts The ANSI 748 Criteria Earned Value Team Roles and Responsibilities Organization Planning, Scheduling and Budgeting Accounting Considerations Analysis and Management Reports Revisions and Maintenance Common Technology Earned Value Processes Typical Earned Value Systems The periodic update cycle for earned value systems Best Practices for WBS, OBS and other structures Control Accounts, Work Packages and Planning Packages The Performance Measurement Baseline Selecting the Optimum Earned Value Technique for a work package Common pitfalls and things to avoid The Earned Value System Implementation time-line Preparing for a Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) Understanding, analyzing and interpreting Contract Performance Reports (CPRs)