What is Primavera P6 training? While this may seem like an odd question, you may want to think about the different number of Primavera P6 courses available today and the myriad of delivery methods. The answer then becomes a little more nuanced. If you’ve decided to take a Primavera P6 training class, it could be […]
Implementing Project Management – Things To Consider
Here at Ten Six we help organizations by implementing project management systems and tools all the time. Some companies feel the need to take on more than they should. This could be because of lack of experience, capability or, more commonly, funding. It also could be due to the original business plan not addressing all […]
USACE SDEF Format and Cost Loading a P6 Schedule
If you are submitting your P6 schedule to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) be forewarned. They will require you to convert your schedule to a USACE SDEF format. And, the SDEF file format is very particular about how the schedule should be cost loaded. The USACE has a Quality Control System/Resident Management […]
Multiple Critical Paths in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project has a great feature that allows you to display a critical path for each independent network of tasks within a project. This comes in handy when you want to display a schedule Contract Completion Date (CCD) milestone. Some scheduling guidelines require a separate milestone for the CCD. Schedulers in Microsoft Project can define […]
Node Band Themes in Primavera P6 EPPM
Sometimes a little color makes all the difference. Let’s discuss setting a node band themes style and color features to make working in the Enterprise Project Structure view more efficient. Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) release 18.8 has an Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) data structure for organizing projects in a hierarchy. The EPS […]
Project Management and PMO Career Paths
PMO Career Paths – Options, Options, Options As a project manager, career paths are something you might spend a fair bit of time thinking about. Some businesses have formal job families for project and program-related careers. But many do not, and you are left to plan your own career and to work out what is […]
Deltek Acumen Risk and Tornado Charts
Great! Your Deltek Acumen risk exposure histogram graph displays the probability of completing the project by a specific date. But which activities then should be risk mitigated to shorten the schedule? For this information look to the tornado plot. Schedule risk analysis first and foremost is communicated in a histogram risk exposure graph. This graph […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Roles & Role Teams
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) has roles that are specific trade skills and role teams that are trade skills organized in crews. Primavera P6 EPPM roles come in handy in scheduling when the project manager knows that task and required trade skill to complete the task, but not the actual person doing the […]
7 Risk Management Metrics to Track
7 Risk Management Metrics to Track We all know that managing risk across projects, programs and your entire portfolio, is important. Risk management is something that’s embedded into the way businesses are run and into project management methodologies. However, beyond the risk log, what kind of tracking do you do on risk? In this article […]
Document Management for the PMO
Document management is a way of referring to how documents are stored, retrieved and updated. It’s simply a way of organizing your files so that you can get hold of them when you need them again. Typically, document management these days refers to how you store electronic files. As there are a lot of documents […]