Translating a Microsoft Project schedule into Primavera P6 Professional is a relatively straightforward process. If you want to include Microsoft Project custom fields in with that translation than you will have to
Quick Ways to Monitor Schedule Progress in Microsoft Project
Schedulers are always looking for quick ways to spot trouble in their project schedule. The good news is that Microsoft Project has a number of great features to assist in this effort. Here are some quick ways to monitor schedule progress in Microsoft Project. As projects become larger it becomes increasingly difficult to track the […]
Primavera P6 Professional R15.2 Training Now Available
Primavera P6 Professional R15.2 Training Now Available Primavera P6 Professional E&C (Engineering and Construction) training is still our most popular training course and with the recent release of Primavera P6 Professional R15.2, we have just completed a major update to the course materials and training data. The release of Oracle Primavera P6 R15.2 was the […]
Primavera P6 and the As Late As Possible (ALAP) Constraint
In support of completing a project on time, project managers will normally schedule activities to commence as soon as possible (ASAP). However, there are times when project sequencing and timing dictates that a particular activity commence as late as possible (ALAP). Let’s investigate this situation. Both ASAP and ALAP are soft or tendency constraints. Soft […]
Barbecana Announces Full Monte 2016 For Microsoft Project
Good news! Full Monte 2016 for Microsoft Project has been announced by Barbecana and is available for immediate download. Full Monte is a popular tool for quickly evaluating the impact of uncertainty and risk in your schedules. Even better news is that this is a free update for existing customer with support contracts. Let’s take […]
What is EVM Lite?
What is EVM Lite? Many folks may have heard the term EVM lite (Earned Value Management Lite), maybe through conversations with colleagues, perhaps from a web site or in online forums. Others arrive at the concept of EVM Lite as they are looking to implement more rigors on their program management and controls. However you […]
Using The Network Diagram In Microsoft Project
The logic of the project schedule has a significant impact on how the schedule proceeds. It is important to know, in particular, which activities are performed in parallel or series. The best way to clearly see your schedule’s task logic is to display a network diagram of your schedule. The Gantt chart provides a powerful […]
New Threshold for EV Validation
Threshold for EV Validation On September 1, 2015 the Office of the Under Secretary for Defense announced a raising of the threshold for Earned Value Management compliance validation. The new threshold for EV validation goes from $50 Million to $100 Million. The threshold for executing a compliant system remained at $20 Million. So how does […]
The Changing Role of the PMO Manager
Ask people what they think about the role of the PMO Manager and you’ll get lots of different responses. In some companies, the PMO function is purely administrative. In others, it’s the heart and soul of how projects are done and companies don’t know how they would function without it. For most, it’s somewhere in […]
Primavera P6 to Deltek Cobra Integration Warning
Have you experienced this Primavera P6 to Deltek Cobra Integration Warning? [Warning]Finish date for budget resource ENG (04/25/2017) after finish date of activity 1.2.2.1.6.1 (11/01/2016) Almost every time I attempt integration from Primavera P6 to Deltek Cobra, I see these warnings and thus my labor units and dollars come up short as a result. The […]