The world of work has shrunk significantly in the last 20 years and it is now very common to be working with overseas partners on projects. This could be as part of an outsourcing arrangement, or through the offshoring model, which is common in
Oracle Primavera P6 R8.1 – Reflecting on Reflections
In last week’s blog What Is A Reflection?, we discussed some of the key capabilities of Reflections in the Oracle Primavera P6 R8.1 Professional client. Since then we’ve received some great comments and ‘yes and’ ideas from folks who are using this capability out there in the field.
Deltek Releases Cobra 5.1 HotFix 7 – Build 5.01.303
Deltek has released Cobra 5.1 HotFix 7. Why all the excitement on the part of the Cobra Guy? Well with this gem comes the saving of your columns in the Projects view.
Primavera P6 Date Fields Explained
With dozens of date fields in both P6 (web client) and P6 Professional, it can be tricky figuring out what they all represent. If you’ve been wondering what the difference between a planned date and an anticipated date might be for example
Oracle Primavera P6 – What is a Reflection?
A Reflection is an interesting concept and as far as I know (correct me if I’m wrong folks), is unique to P6. You can think of a Reflection as a special what-if copy of a project. Unlike a straight copy however, a Reflection retains a link back to the source project.
Going Green: Saving Money And Saving The Planet
The focus of many businesses today is doing more with less. Project managers are encouraged to save time and money on projects. Business leaders are set tough targets for improvements to the bottom line.
Exporting XER Files To Previous Versions Of Primavera P6
In a previous Blog, I discussed how you could edit XER files in Windows Notepad so that you can then import them into different versions of Oracle Primavera P6. Version 8.1 now
Saving Views In The Deltek Cobra Projects Tab – An Update
Here’s a quick update on saving views in the Deltek Cobra Projects Tab. I know I keep bleating like a lamb about this, but the latest buzz on the forums is that the fix for saving table views in Deltek Cobra 5’s projects tab will be in HotFix 7. Apparently it was scheduled for HotFix 6 but […]
Five Reasons Why Project Managers Should Track Time
In offices all around the country, Friday afternoons are timesheet time. Everyone from the technical team to the project managers has a little grumble about the administrative overhead of filling in a timesheet.
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional R8.1 Tabs and Toolbars
The release of P6 Professional R8.1 has arrived sporting some excellent improvements to the interface in two particular areas: