When you update your schedule relationships, how can you include those relationship changes in your existing baseline? The baseline is a static copy of the schedule and functions as a ruler to measure progress. Schedules can have multiple baselines; one should be created to show the entire schedule plan before any progress. Adding an activity […]
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Identifying Activity Dependencies In Primavera P6
Activity dependencies in Primavera P6 are a key element in building a critical path for a project. This process is often referred to as activity sequencing, whereby a logical flow of the work is constructed, as shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1 In this article, we will discuss some best-practice methods using activity dependencies […]
Video – Using Relationships in Primavera P6
We’ve produced a short video, ‘Using Relationships in Primavera P6’ where you can get a feel for the different relationship types in P6 and tips for assigning them to a schedule. We get a number of questions regarding the relationship types in Primavera P6 and how to use them and when to use which type. […]
How to Exclude Relationships on Baseline Bars in Primavera P6
Exclude Relationships on Baseline Bars in Primavera P6 If you have come across the situation where the relationship lines on your Gantt chart point to the baseline bars, it means that you need to change your Gantt chart options so that you can see the relationship between tasks. When a project is first baselined and […]
Restricting Start-to-Start and Finish-to-Finish Relationships
Ban SS and FF Relationships? Recently, I’ve seen a couple of CPM schedule specifications which do not allow any Start-to-Start (SS), Finish-to-Finish (FF) relationships or relationship lags. I do not understand this complete abolishment of these schedule tools. I absolutely support limiting the use of SS and FF relationships, and relationship lags. The work being […]
Draw Relationships in the Gantt Chart in Primavera P6
How to draw and edit relationships in the Gantt Chart The Gantt chart is at the center of most scheduling software, where analysis by schedulers and the project team takes place. The Gantt chart is popular as it offers a visual display of how a project is progressing instead of a lot of text and […]
Administrative Time Gaps
Administrative time gaps are rarely, if ever, accounted for in scheduling, but some consider them to be the root cause of most schedule delays. Administrative time gaps are therefore, worth discussion. Schedules can be defined and divided into Productive Work Segments (PWS) and Time Gaps (TG). A PWS refers to the division of an activity’s […]
Schedule Validation – Areas You Should Consider
Those performing a schedule validation should consider some common checks to confirm and validate the quality of the schedule. Even contractors working in good faith may submit a schedule that in some way is misleading and/or overly optimistic. Yes, the schedule may be well intended but not true to reality. It is the role of […]
Editing Relationship Lines in Primavera P6 EPPM’s Gantt Chart
In Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM), you can edit relationship lines directly on the Gantt chart. As with many features in Primavera P6, there’s more than one way to define and edit relationships. The most common method, typically used by schedulers for the bulk of schedule relationship entries, is the successor, predecessor, or […]
How To Link FS Relationships Together In Primavera P6
Do you need to link multiple activities with Finish to Start (FS) relationships? Primavera P6 Professional provides a quick way to insert FS relationships between activities. Many scheduling guidelines prefer the FS relationship to connect activities. This tends to make FS relationships the most common fixture in project schedules. What schedulers want is an efficient […]