Arrisca Analyser for the Desktop
Part of the Enterprise Analytics Framework
What is it?
Arrisca Analyser is the industry-standard tool for the assurance and analysis of cost and schedule models that use MS Excel spreadsheets and MS Project plans.
What's it for?
It is used to quality-assure and then risk-adjust cost and schedule forecasts prior to sign-off, release and monitoring through-life.
for the Verification & Validation (V&V) and Monte Carlo Risk & Uncertainty Simulation of MS Excel spreadsheets & MS Project plans
Who uses it?
Arrisca Analyser is in widespread use in both the public and private sectors.
Arrisca Analyser is the UK Ministry of Defence standard tool for Cost Assurance and Analytical Services - all major MoD projects are processed by Arrisca software before sanction and are constantly re-evaluated with it. It is an embedded component of the Cost Modelling Though-Life (CMTL) beacon programme.
Arrisca Analyser is also used by many blue-chip organisations in Defence Manufacturing & Supply, Aerospace, Construction, IT, Consulting and Banking & Finance.
Arrisca desktop applications integrate with Arrisca Enterprise Analytics applications to deliver true end-to-end capabilkty.
Functions and features
- Input sensitivity analysis (Driver analysis)
- In-spreadsheet input sensitivity heat-mapping (Excel only)
- Scenario testing and evaluation: manual-empirical or auto-stochastic
- File-version evolution recording (what actually changed to change the cost)
- Automation of primary functions: command-template driven
- Generation & processing of Uncertainty parameters (3PE)
- Generation & processing of Risk & Opportunity parameters
- Simple capture of risk and uncertainty data from model where it exists
- Monte Carlo simulation and statistical analysis
- Generation of graphical and text-based reporting
- Re-insertion of statistical outputs to source spreadsheet (Excel only)
- Automation of common functions and controls
- User-configurable data panes and menu commands \ structures
With Version 3, we have improved the overall User Experience of the Arrisca software over V2.
Key benefits of Version 3 include:
- The elimination of MS Access database - to meet your Corporate IT Strategy
- Support for MSDE (2000), SQL Express (2005 & 2008) databases
- A faster and easier installation process
- Improved usability and fewer screens
- Expanded functional performance
- Reduced application process overhead including load time & pre assessment!
- Application configurability - you can set a Corporate standard
- User definable menu commands & layout structures
- Language & specific nomenclature are editable to your Corporate standard
- Undockable controls and resizable panels to compliment your way of working