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Why teams choose Nodes & Links over Acumen Fuse + Risk

Fuse + Risk makes risk analysis a specialist job. Nodes & Links loads the schedule with AI estimates in minutes, so you can test assumptions live in the workshop.

Nodes & Links
Acumen Fuse + Risk
Uncertainty
AI estimates
By hand, by intuition
Risk workshops
Tested live
Slow QSRA engine
Learning curve
Ready immediately
220-page manual
Commitment
Free to start
A year, $10,500

At a glance

Feature by feature.

Included
Not included
FeatureNodes & LinksAcumen Fuse + Risk
Schedule health checks
QSRA
Custom risk register
Import and export the risk register
Risk drivers
World’s fastest QSRA
GenAI reporting
Interactive, shareable AI reports
Fully customizable AI reports
AI agent for project insights
Private LLM
Delay Navigator
Impact of scope change per project or path
AI uncertainty recommendations
AI predictions based on your data

Why teams switch

Why great project teams need more than Acumen Fuse + Risk.

01

Hard to get started.

Acumen Fuse + Risk: On average 70 buttons, switches, tabs and menus per screen, lengthy tutorials and a 220-page manual.

Nodes & Links: Ready to use from the first login.

02

Do it faster with AI.

Acumen Fuse + Risk: Uncertainty is assigned by hand across 1,000s of activities, which is slow and based on intuition.

Nodes & Links: AI estimates for every activity or WBS from your project’s own performance, mixed with yours, for a loaded schedule in minutes.

03

Real-time workshops.

Acumen Fuse + Risk: The workflow and a slow QSRA engine mean you don’t get the most out of risk workshops.

Nodes & Links: Test assumptions in real time, in a safe sandbox, with the room.

04

Expensive.

Acumen Fuse + Risk: At least a year’s commitment and $10,500, 4 to 6 months of procurement, and the risk sits with you.

Nodes & Links: Free to start, saving at least 250 hours of workload.

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FAQ

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Questions teams ask when they compare.

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Yes. Test assumptions in real time in a safe sandbox, and see the effect on P50 and P80 dates as you go.

No. Nodes & Links runs in the browser. Connect Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud or Microsoft Project, or upload a schedule.

No. Customer data is never used to train AI or LLM models, and each customer’s data stays in its own environment.