ScheduleLens vs. Acumen Fuse
Forensic schedule analysis without the desktop licence.
Deltek Acumen Fuse is the established Windows toolkit for scheduling specialists, with a library of more than 600 metrics. ScheduleLens is for the PM who receives the programme: upload a P6, MS Project or Asta file in the browser and get a forensic report in minutes.
ScheduleLens vs. Acumen Fuse
Both tools read Primavera P6, MS Project and Powerproject schedules, and both do forensic comparison between updates. The differences are in who runs them, how they're deployed, and how you pay.
| Feature | ScheduleLens | Acumen Fuse |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Web-based, no install | Windows desktop application |
| Built for | Anyone reviewing a programme | Scheduling specialists |
| Check library | DCMA 14-Point plus forensic and update-integrity checks | 600+ metrics (DCMA, DOE, GAO, AACE, NASA), customisable |
| Asta Powerproject | Upload the .pp file | Powerproject integration |
| Written findings | AI narrative + Q&A grounded in the engine's numbers | Not advertised |
| Pricing | From $29 per report, plans from $79/month | Quote-based, per user, plus maintenance |
Acumen Fuse capabilities are taken from Deltek's product pages and documentation (September 2026) and may change. “Not advertised” means Deltek's public material doesn't mention it, not that the feature is missing. Deltek does not publish pricing. Deltek and Acumen Fuse are trademarks of their respective owners.
Which one fits your job
Some teams use both. A planner builds and polices the schedule in Fuse; the client-side PM or employer's representative checks what arrives.
Acumen Fuse is the better fit when
- You want your own metric library, applied the same way across a portfolio of schedules.
- Your planners already work in Fuse daily and want half-step delay analysis inside the same tool.
- You need schedule risk analysis as well, which Deltek sells as Acumen Risk & 360.
- You want contractors to submit schedules to a scoring portal on your own servers (Acumen Touchstone).
ScheduleLens is the better fit when
- You receive programmes rather than build them, and need a defensible opinion without a desktop licence or training.
- You want to know whether an update was gamed: scheduling-mode switches between Retained Logic and Progress Override, and slip concealed by shortened durations.
- The programme has been re-baselined and you need the story across every baseline, not only the latest one.
- You pay per report, or per month while a project runs, instead of per seat per year.
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