Features that separates Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) from other scheduling software are Project Codes and the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS). Project codes support EPS reporting. The EPS is like a double edged sword. It is great have data on all the projects in the organization. But the EPS may become cluttered and […]
Resources With Multiple Pay Rates In Microsoft Project
In Microsoft Project you can have a single resource with multiple pay rates. You could use Microsoft Project to simulate a resource that wears multiple hats, i.e. a resource that has more than one role. Each role can have a different pay rate. Or, you may have a situation where a single resource has differing […]
Activity Primary Resources In Primavera P6 Explained
Primavera P6 Professional has the functionality to assign each activity an activity primary resource. An activity’s primary resource is the person responsible for coordinating an activity’s work. In Primavera P6 Professional roles are assigned to each activity and then resources to these roles. Each activity has a primary resource assignment. So it is possible to […]
How to Get Started With Risk Management
Risk management is a way of making sure that uncertainties on a project are adequately controlled and managed. By thinking about what might go wrong, you can focus on how to stop that from happening. There are also situations where something unknown might result in a positive benefit for your business – those are the […]
What Is Deltek Cobra?
What is Deltek Cobra? I’m often asked this questions by folks new to government contracting and Earned Value Management (EVM). Deltek Cobra is used for managing project costs, measuring performance and analyzing budgets, actuals and forecasts. In short, it is a cost engine that complements scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Deltek […]
Tracking Multiple Resourced Activities In Primavera P6 EPPM
In Primavera P6 EPPM, you can enjoy greater accuracy of the units percent complete type, when tracking an activity’s multiple resources. Here we demonstrate how to track the progress of an activity that has multiple resources working at differing burn rates. The duration percent complete type is an efficient percent complete type for tracking progress, […]
A Guide To Schedule Updating in Project Management
Schedule updating is basically the task project managers carry out that relates to updating the project schedule. It involves: Updating the project management software with actual work completed Recording new estimates in the software Updating the state of play with resources, for example adding in any holidays that a project team member is taking so […]
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 18.8
August is the month we all get to see the latest version of Primavera P6 18.8. Oracle has just released Primavera P6 18.8, which for those of you with on premises installations, will be an upgrade from the previous version 17.12. This release brings the features from earlier 18.x versions previously only available to Oracle […]
How To Create A Monthly Cost Report In Primavera P6
Today we’ll show how to create a monthly budgeted total cost report in Primavera P6 Professional. Let’s say you have the budgeted total cost of your project, which is good to know. Your subcontractor performing the work, however, wants a monthly budgeted total project cost report. Yes, you can generate this cost report in Primavera […]
How to Manage Task Groups in Project Schedules
Do you use task groups? Many of the project schedules we see run to hundreds of tasks, and it’s not uncommon to see project schedules with thousands of lines. While it’s great that projects are being planned in detail and that all these activities can be adequately managed, it’s not easy to read a Gantt […]