Join our webinar Earned Value with Primavera P6 & Deltek Today’s enterprise tools come with so many capabilities and it’s often challenging to understand which tool is best to use to solve specific business problems. Enterprise project management and earned value management tools are no different. With the choice of products and seemingly overlapping functionality, […]
What is a CAM Notebook?
It’s not uncommon when organizations are starting to implement an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for folks to be introduced to the term, CAM notebook. It’s something you might hear a lot during Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) training and during the first couple of months of a new project is to prepare a CAM (Control […]
Microsoft Project and Finish No Earlier Than Constraints
It is usually the case that as the project nears completion the project manager presses hard to make certain the project completes on schedule. It may, however, be prudent to put the brakes on to ensure the project comes to a successful end. Applying the brakes on a near completion project is exactly what the […]
To Shorten The Critical Path
Project Managers are typically under great pressure to complete the project in as little time as possible. It is therefore imperative that project managers become familiar with the basic techniques to shorten the critical path and the many different ways to do this. One of the primary benefits of Gantt charts is that they tell […]
Microsoft Project 2013 & Start No Earlier Than Constraints
If the goal is to complete the project in as little time as possible, the question is why would a scheduler want to use a “Start No Earlier Than” (SNET) constraint on a project task? Let’s explore this paradox. Constraints describe external dependencies on the project schedule or tasks along the project schedule. Scheduling guidelines […]
Forecast Scheduling
Forecast scheduling is the practice of periodically updating your project schedule in order to keep your project end dates current. This is a discussion about why forecast scheduling provides the most relevant prediction of schedule end dates. “Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine.” – Robert C. Gallagher Nothing goes according to plan! […]
Is Earned Value Going Away?
There has been a lot of talk recently about the decision by DCMA to raise the threshold for contracts requiring compliance reviews from $50 Million to $100 Million. On face value this might seem like the government is taking its foot off of the EVM pedal and loosening up requirements for contractors. I’ve even heard […]
CloudEVM and Earned Value Management
We recently held a very popular webinar titled “Introducing Earned Value Management and CloudEVM” delivered by Ten Six’s own Tim Boatwright and Mark Tillema from IMC the creators of CloudEVM. We discussed some of the recent changes in the Earned Value world as well as talking about what an EVMS (Earned Value Management System) looks […]
Planning and Earned Value in an Agile Environment – Free Webinar
Ten Six will be jointly presenting with Deltek a free 1 hour Webinar on Planning and Earned Value in an Agile Environment. Our own Tim Boatwright will be discussing how to integrate Agile development into an Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting environment. He will also cover things to watch out for when implementing Earned Value […]
A Statistical Approach to Estimating
Scheduling tools are only as good as the activity duration and cost estimates entered into them. Accurate estimating of these elements is therefore imperative for creating a schedule that is realistic. This article discusses the principles and approaches to aid the project manager’s attempt to accurately estimate the duration and/or cost of a project. One […]