We recently had a question from a customer who asked how to use the Split Task feature in Microsoft Project 2013 to suspend work on a task. So let’s take a look at a scenario and explain how this really useful feature works.
5 Project Tracking Tools
How do you track your projects? Maybe you have a list of the 5 most significant milestones on your project reports and track progress against them each month. Maybe you go for the ‘gut feel’ approach. You can be a bit more scientific with how you
Full Monte 2014 for P6 Version 1.1 Now Supports SQLite
Barbecana has announced the immediate availability of Full Monte 2014 for P6 version 1.1. This update to Full Monte for P6 schedule risk analysis supports the new Primavera P6 8.4 release from Oracle. One of the changes with Primavera P6 Professional R8.4
Full Monte – Latin Hypercube Hype (Part II)
In Part I on this subject, we saw the real benefit of LHS for a one-task network. Now we will try to extend the benefit to two tasks, and then to life-size problems.
Full Monte – Latin Hypercube Hype (Part I)
From time to time we get asked why Full Monte does not support Latin Hypercube Sampling (“LHS”). This is a fancy name for a technique intended to improve the accuracy obtained from a given number of iterations of a Monte Carlo simulation model, but in fact the benefits
Optimizing Schedules in Microsoft Project 2013 using Finish-to-Finish Relationships
Modeling relationships between tasks in any scheduling tool requires knowledge of both the project work and how it will be performed as well as the tool. Simple Finish-to-Start relationships may not always give you the optimum schedule efficiency or allow you to model the work as it will actually occur.
PDUs For Training Demystified
As one of the few Global Registered Education Providers for PMI® (Project Management Institute), Ten Six has a unique insight into how the PMP® credential process works, and how training companies can help you manage your recertification requirements. Holders of the PMP credential
Working Time, Elapsed Time & Lags in Microsoft Project 2013
Microsoft Project has the capability to model both workday lag and 24-hour elapsed time lags within one schedule. When you’re working with projects that require a mixture of working time and elapsed time, you’ll need to understand how to describe this in your schedule.
What’s Next For Your PMO?
Every company’s Project Management Office is slightly different. The functions that your PMO provides depends on where the unit sits within the business, what resources it controls and how much responsibility it has. PMOs can range
How Do You Score An Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)?
You need to be careful to avoid the trap of looking at an IBR (Integrated Baseline Review) as something that is graded like a term paper or assigning a “Pass/Fail” grade to the process. The IBR is meant to be a collaborative effort that consolidates the understanding of a baseline