Create a Critical Activity Indicator in the Activity Table Identifying critical activities in your schedule is paramount in preventing delays that can ultimately de-rail your project if left unchecked. Although critical activities are displayed in the Gantt Chart, (typically with red Gantt chart bars) it not always easy keeping an eye on them, especially if […]
Estimating Activity Durations Using Primavera P6
One of the keys to a good schedule is accurately estimating activity durations. A common mistake with new project managers and schedulers is to try and estimate the activity duration for each task, often thinking in terms of how many linear days it might take to complete, this is known as ‘Guessing.’ When estimating, you […]
Identifying Activity Dependencies In Primavera P6
Activity dependencies in Primavera P6 are a key element in building a critical path for a project. This process is often referred to as activity sequencing, whereby a logical flow of the work is constructed, as shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1 In this article, we will discuss some best-practice methods using activity dependencies […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Physical Percent Complete Type
Primavera P6 EPPM physical percent complete type reflects the actual progress made on activities in a project. If you are using Activity Steps, then physical percent complete is required to measure the status of activities based on the completion of assigned steps. To use the physical percent complete type, we have to progress our schedule […]
Using Notebook Topics in Primavera P6
Notebook topics in Primavera P6 are used to assign specific narratives to an activity. Notebook topics are available at the EPS level, Project level, WBS level as well as the Activity level. They are an excellent way to record events encountered during the lifecycle of the project. As inevitable scope changes, design changes and workflows […]
Primavera P6 Top-Down Estimating
Primavera P6 Top-Down Estimating is a function that is typically used to help with high-level resource planning. The Top-Down Tool in Primavera P6 allows users to perform high-level top-down estimation for labor, non-labor units, and material resources for a project. If you have an idea of the total hours a resource will be working on […]
Project Portfolios in Primavera P6 EPPM
Project portfolios in Primavera P6 EPPM are a named list or group of projects that can be made available to users. Administrators and Users with privileges, can create portfolios to suite their specific needs. Portfolios are helpful in limiting the number of projects that can be viewed in many pick lists, views, dashboards, and dialogs. […]
Using Primavera P6 Project Codes to Filter Projects
Primavera P6 Project codes can be customized to filter projects in an Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) portfolio. These work just like the activity codes in P6 which are regularly used to filter activities within a project. The advantages of creating P6 project codes and project filters are to limit the EPS size, reduce clutter, and […]
Video – How to Export P6 Project Data
We recently published an article on ‘How to Export Primavera P6 Data‘. We discussed how to Export P6 Project data the different options available and selecting the right version for the recipient. Project Managers overseeing medium-sized and large projects working with Primavera P6 often request specific areas of the project for a variety of different […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Responsible Manager Explained
The Primavera P6 EPPM responsible manager is used to manage project ownership and privileges within the P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) system. All projects in Primavera P6 EPPM are organized around and within a minimum of three structures: a structure for organizing projects called the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS), a structure for organizing activities […]