We received a question from a scheduler who was having difficulty specifying Terminal Float without the associated activity constraint inducing critical path discontinuities. Let’s take a look at what’s going on. What Is Terminal Float? Terminal Float has been defined as the difference between the current project end date and the Contract Completion Date (CCD). […]
P6 Percent Complete Type and Progressing Lump Sum Cost Effort
Primavera P6 has three ways to progress activities. The question is, which way is best for lump sum cost loaded activities? P6 has three flavors to choose from when deciding how to account for schedule progress: duration, physical, and units. A primer for selecting the appropriate percent complete type for your project situation is at […]
Create Graphs Showing the Longest Path in Visualizer
Primavera P6 Visualizer program provides another way to print the schedule Gantt chart. You can also create graphs showing the Longest Path in Visualizer. Primavera P6 Professional has the option to define critical activities two different ways the first is by Total Float and the second is by Longest Path. Visualizer takes the schedule created […]
What is Primavera P6 Visualizer?
Oracle Primavera P6 Visualizer is the reporting tool that sits alongside Primavera P6 Professional and P6 EPPM. It’s used to create visual data, especially timelines and scheduling information, that is used for regular status reporting or as comparative data. The two main types of reports it can create are Gantt charts and Timescaled Logic Diagrams […]
Video – How to Add Labor Resources in Primavera P6
How to Add Labor Resources in Primavera P6 Resources in Primavera P6 include labor, materials and equipment that are used to perform activities within a project. These resources are often time-based and rates can vary over the life of a project. Primavera P6 supports resources by categorizing them as labor (people), non-labor (machinery or equipment) […]
Scheduling the First Working Day in Primavera P6
Many contracts require construction work to commence a specified number of days after the contract award or notice to proceed. The question is how best to schedule this first working day in a Primavera P6 schedule? Construction contracts often have clauses for the commencement, prosecution, and completion of work. Sometimes, the contract manager issues a […]
How to Add Labor Resources in Primavera P6
Before labor resources can be added to activities in Primavera P6, they must be added to the resource pool. As with many things in P6, this can be done in a couple of different ways. Any over allocation or under-utilization of these resources can seriously affect the outcome of any project. Here we look at […]
Avoiding Activity Constraint Induced Schedule Discontinuities in P6
Activity Constraint Induced Schedule Discontinuities We recently worked with a client that had a customer that wanted him to insert a mandatory finish activity constraint on the project finish milestone, but this created a critical path discontinuity. The question was how to represent the critical path when using a mandatory activity constraint? Let’s take a […]
Resetting Activity ID Numbering in Primavera P6 Professional
Resetting Activity ID Numbering in Primavera P6 Professional Often during the process of adding activities, the scheduler is left with a list of activities whose activity ID numbering scheme has a nonuniform increment. This may be a problem when trying to make a clear and organized presentation of a project schedule. The numbering ID of […]
Video – Using Constraints in Primavera P6
Constraints in Primavera P6 are special dates that restricts the start or completion date of activities. If you use a constraint in a schedule, you would set the date of the constraint manually to the date you require, as it is independent of any currently scheduled dates. This can affect the critical path of the […]