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Added new features to support DCMA's data-driven surveillance and audit initiative
Incorporated a host of new data quality tests published in the June 16, 2015 EVMSIG DCMA Test Steps.
Added new reports
DCMA Attributes and Tests (color-coded test results)
EVMS/IMS Integration (EVMS and IMS baseline and forecast)
WAD Baseline Integration (WAD, EVMS and IMS baseline)
Integrated DCMA test results with Empower's:
Sort Window
Charts
Reports
Microsoft Excel export for pivot table analysis
Improvements and additions to Empower's cost and schedule imports
Enhanced the Primavera P6 data import
Flexible field mapping
Includes additional fields to support the DCMA data-driven audit requirements
Import schedule data directly from Microsoft Project XLSX export files
Create new Empower Contracts, Periods and Projects from any cost or schedule system using easy-to-generate XLSX files
Added Schedule Hit/Miss DQI
Added the ability to turn on/off individual data quality indicators
Incorporated labor rate/efficiency, material price/usage and ODC price/usage variance calculations/fields for use in the sort window, charts, Format 5 input templates and reports
Added the ability to calculate CPR/IPMR Format 3 Baseline and Format 4 Staffing from the underlying time-phased data
Added the Baseline Volatility Report
Continued to Optimize Empower
Large Data Sets
Production-tested new Empower optimized data exchange format with CloudEVM. The import process is approximately 20 times faster on very large data sets.
Enhanced Filter Hierarchy generation to ensure each element has a unique code on very large contracts
Dynamic loading in 'Children' mode to load only what's necessary in very large structures
Other optimizations to reduce memory footprint and increase speed
Security Enhancements
Reworked Empower cookie handling, minimizing and locking sensitive information
Uses secure cookies when connecting with HTTPS
Dramatically expanded the logging and tracking features associated with the Empower server
Completely configurable
Track virtually everything
Enhanced identification of Element of Cost unit types for more standard control of charts and reports
Custom filters and views are now assigned to a user rather than a group, when groups are used
User Interface Enhancements
Added Tooltips to column headers in sort window to increase ease-of-use and lower training costs
The view and filter editors now track changes made interactively, making it easier than ever to create sophisticated views and filters.
Can now assign a display name to user data when the system user name is too long for easy recognition
Improved Sum Button functionality when views have been modified interactively
Enhanced the 'Watcher' utility which performs unattended data loading
Watcher now runs in a separate process for better memory management
Adds the ability to scan multiple folders with different loading parameters
Can now run in scheduled batch mode as well as listening continuously
Empower™ features an attractive and powerful user interface that provides immediate productivity gains for control account managers, program managers, support staff, and oversight organizations.