It is possible to bypass roles altogether in Primavera P6 Professional by defining resources directly as labor roles – which makes it a simple naming thing in P6. But Primavera P6 procedures are most effective when task work is initially defined using labor roles that are later assigned
How to Remove All Relationships in Primavera P6
Want to know a quick way to remove all relationships from a project schedule? It is often expeditious to use an existing schedule as a template for a new and similar project schedule. Most likely though you do not want to include
Primavera P6 and User Defined Date Bars
Have you ever wondered what the user start date and user finish date columns or fields in the bars dialog are all about? You are not alone. Let’s explain these fields with a demonstration
Scheduling Practice Standard Conundrums
Time and again I run into scenarios where trying to satisfy all the scheduling practice standard guidelines can leave you in a no-win situation. For the purposes of this article I’ll call these Practice Standard Conundrums – that which seeming cannot be solved without violating at least one best practice guideline
Displaying the Critical Path of Multiple Open Projects in Primavera P6
In Primavera P6 Professional it is possible to work on multiple projects at the same time. The question then becomes how do you display the critical path of multiple open projects? The critical path is a key concept in scheduling. It tells you how long your scheduled
Primavera P6 and Labor Roles
If you are currently unaware of the individual labor resource performing an activity, it is possible in Primavera P6 Professional to assign a trade skill role to that activity as a place holder until later assignment of an actual labor resource. Resources may be defined for labor, material
Primavera P6 WBS Summary Activity and Deliverable Completion Dates
Primavera P6 Professional may not show the correct completion date of your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) element or deliverable when filtering activities by start dates. The WBS summary activity, however, rectifies this situation. Using the bars feature it is possible to display a
Dissolving an Activity in Primavera P6
Is there a way in Primavera P6 Professional to remove an activity and maintain schedule logic continuity? Yes, there is. It’s done by dissolving an activity instead of deleting that activity. Schedules often require updates and changes as the process of envisioning and planning a project comes together
Leveling Resources within Total Float to Maintain Project Finish Date In Primavera P6
Unless you specify otherwise, Primavera P6’s default setting will allow leveling to delay the project finish date.
Schedules come with deadlines; it’s one of the challenges of managing a project. So, you really do not want to delay your project more then you have to. It makes sense then that you do not want to level
Primavera P6 – Change Activity ID Prefix
There are differing schedule naming conventions for activity IDs. Do you know how rename your activity IDs, accordingly, to generate your desired naming convention? Depending on the size of the project schedulers may want to adopt a particular naming