Oracle plans to release Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) 16.2 within the next few weeks. While it may take many organizations time to get around to upgrading to 16.2, many users will be clamoring to see what’s in this next release of Primavera P6 EPPM. So, here’s a sneak peak at what we […]
Investigating Relationship Lag in Primavera P6
It’s important to inspect schedule lag insertions to confirm your schedule is a dynamic and quality schedule. But investigating relationship lag in Primavera P6 schedules requires some effort. Let’s look into this in more detail. Lag in schedules may be positive or negative. For anyone working on a government contract, negative lag is prohibited in […]
S-Curves and Using Adrega PI With Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Professional has limited S-curve and histogram plotting features. If you are looking for an efficient way to plot S-curves and histograms of your P6 schedule, the you should consider using Adrega PI software. Let’s discuss. Earned Value Management (EVM) unlocks the door to schedule analysis, otherwise not possible. Most schedules track the planned […]
Marking Near Critical Activities in Primavera P6’s Activities Table
You may have a Primavera P6 schedule with a proper allocation of resources (no over allocated resources), but if your schedule has many near critical activities then your project risks not meeting the contract completion date. Here we look at how to monitor near critical activities in Primavera P6’s activities table. The critical path and […]
Locating the Source of Schedule Updates In Primavera P6
It may be difficult to track schedule changes in Primavera P6 when multiple users are simultaneously updating your schedule. Let’s explore how to find the source of schedule updates in Primavera P6. Primavera P6 provides a notebook feature, which schedulers can use to document and/or explain changes to the schedule at the project level and […]
Why Project Calendars Are Preferable to Global Calendars
One criteria on the scheduling review checklist used by a government naval command agency looks to confirm that calendars are defined at the project level. Why? Let’s explore this issue. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) scheduling review checklist specifies that schedule calendars should be project-specific data and not global. Obviously, if you are submitting […]
Which Primavera P6 Percent Complete Type to Use?
Which Primavera P6 percent complete type should you use and when? You’re at the point where you are ready to track progress on your schedule. But what method do you use to measure activity and/or project progress? Primavera P6 has three different ways to track schedule progress. Let’s explore the best applications for each type. […]
Primavera P6 Physical Percent Complete Progress Type and Summaries
We received a comment asking “is it possible to “roll up” or summarize physical % complete values at the Work Breakdowns Structure (WBS) element level?” Let’s explore this question. Primavera P6 Professional has three different percent complete types for measuring the progress of activities: duration, units, and physical. The ‘duration % complete’ type is the […]
Primavera P6 Resource Curves
I recently had a former student ask me how to apply a custom P6 resource curve to cost loading a task. Let’s take a look at this question. If you have a task that has a non-uniform cost loading Primavera P6 Professional has numerous default curves, including a bell-curve shape, which you can apply to […]
Options for Handling Out-of-Sequence Progress in Primavera P6
In some industries, out-of-sequence progress occurs more frequently than not. Nevertheless, it happens on even the best and most well thought out schedules created by the most experienced and skillful schedulers. The simple fact is that projects take on a life of their own once they get started, and people don’t necessarily follow schedules; rather […]