We are often asked about Primavera P6 Analytics, what does it do and what does it look like. So we taken some high-res screen grabs to give you some idea of what it looks like. What it does is this. Oracle’s Primavera P6 Analytics is an enterprise wide business intelligence solution that provides senior management with improved visibility and transparency into project performance.
Thoma Bravo Acquires Deltek for $1.1 Billion
Thoma Bravo acquires Deltek! News went out this morning that Thoma Bravo has acquired Deltek for $1.1 Billion or $13 per share in an all cash deal. For those that don’t know who Thoma Bravo are, they are a private equity investment firm. They have a history of industry consolidation investing. This aproach seeks to […]
Working with Microsoft Windows 8
The Ten Six team has been running tests on the latest evaluation copy of Windows 8 specifically to see how well it supports our primary tools of specialization; namely Deltek Cobra and Primavera P6. Our first impressions of this new operating system from Microsoft were a mixture of curiosity and shock.
The New Microsoft Project 2013
When Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer announced the new Office 365 on Monday July 16th, it got us wondering what all this will mean for Microsoft Project users in the future. So we signed up for
Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID)
EVM Reporting Changes – The IPMR DID Now in Effect The New Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID), number DI-MGMT-81861 went into effect on July 1st, 2012. Early drafts of this new DID have been circulating in the public arena for some time and have been generating some buzz in the earned value […]
DCMA Raising the Bar on Earned Value Surveillance
The DCMA is poised to reach further, faster and deeper into the defense contractor’s world with increased capacity and greater vigilance: you can run, but you cannot hide.
Distributed Teams: Making Them Work
ProjectsAtWork.com has recently released a new white paper about working in distributed teams. The focus is really on Agile teams, but many of the findings apply to all sorts of project teams where people are based in different locations.
Make Your PMO More Effective With Learning Transfer
Do you make a point of ensuring that everyone who goes on a training course transfers what they have learned to their work environment? It’s worth doing. A new study by ESI International shows that when training is transferred back onto the job, Project Management Offices (PMOs) are considered more effective by project teams and […]
The Barometer On Change: 5 Themes for Change
Moorhouse has recently released the results of their survey into what is driving change and how effective it is. The team surveyed around 200 UK Board members and those who report directly to the Board. As a group,
5 Reasons Why Change Initiatives Fail
At Ten Six Consulting we provide advice and health checks for companies embarking on change initiatives. We also help companies that are struggling with implementing new things. Change initiatives fail more often than business owners would like, but you can stop that from happening to you. Here are five reasons