Before you begin scheduling tasks in Microsoft Project 2013, it is important to create a calendar that represents the default working days for project tasks. The default project calendar is used by Microsoft Project 2013 to set the working days and times for project tasks
Primavera P6 Solves the Start-to-Start Open Network Problem
In Primavera P6, once all the activities are clearly defined and the corresponding durations accurately estimated, the next step in the scheduling process is to define the relationships between these activities. This can be a deceptively challenging
Use The WBS Dictionary To Better Understand Your Schedule
In a previous blog I talked about how the WBS Dictionary, with its ability to map the WBS to the SOW, which opens up opportunities to better, understand your project. In this blog we’re going to be looking at one of those ways, namely how you can use the WBS Dictionary to understand
Schedule Baselines In Primavera P6
After completion of the initial planning phase of the project, where the activities, activity durations, and activity relationships have been successfully entered and scheduled, it is time to make a baseline of the project. The baseline is a complete copy
4 Steps For Introducing A New PMO
Setting up a new organizational Project Management Office is a big undertaking. It’s also a big investment for most companies so it’s important to get it right. Those first few weeks and months when your PMO has just launched are critical for its on-going success. You want to show that you are making a difference
Managing Rate Changes in Deltek Cobra
Managing the changing of rates for an in-flight EVM project is a frequent headache for almost every EVM project team. The volatility of certain burdens, particularly the General and Administrative (G&A) rate, is a regularly debated issue; and absolute best practice solutions are not always easy
Primavera P6 Time Units: An Important User Preference
So you’ve just obtained access to Primavera P6 Professional and are eager to commence scheduling your first project. However, before you begin work, it is important to set up a few options related to inputting activities and their associated resources. This article takes a close look at just one of the user preferences
Management and the Triple Constraints
The triple constraints of Project Management is a description of the three most important and opposing constraints that all projects undergo. One cannot change one of the constraints without affecting either one or both of the other
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 Analytics 3.4
Along with the new release of Primavera P6 R8.4, Oracle has also released Primavera P6 Analytics 3.4 with a slew of new features and capabilities. This new release offers new preconfigured dashboards as well as enhancements
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 R8.4
Great news for the Primavera P6 community as Oracle releases R8.4. Available immediately, Primavera P6 gets a solid update to R8.4 and includes some welcome new features. Here we take an initial look