As Oracle readies the next release of Primavera P6, here’s what we can expect to see in this upcoming new version. This release will be Primavera P6 16.1. This is in keeping with Oracle’s new version numbering, with “16” representing the year and “1” representing the first release of that year. We are expecting Primavera […]
Using Fill Down, Copy & Paste In Primavera P6
If you tried to Copy and Paste a cell down a column in Primavera P6 Professional similar to how you would in say Microsoft Excel, you may have become quickly baffled. Copy and Paste does not work the same in Primavera P6. You are not without hope though. Primavera P6 has a Fill down tool […]
Changing the Version Number of a Primavera P6 XER File
Your contractor sends you an XER file with the latest version’s format. You, however, have an older version of Primavera P6 Professional that is not compatible. If this is your situation we have a simple tip to resolve this format incompatibility issue. More often than not you receive a Primavera P6 XER file in a […]
Day of the Week Activity Start Labels and the P6 Global Change Tool
Most scheduling software programs do not normally list the day of the week activities commence. Here we step through how to create a special column listing the day of the week activities start using the global change tool. The Primavera P6 Professional global change tool is a robust and powerful tool, but most users don’t […]
Primavera P6 Professional and the Split Screen
Do you know how to make the Primavera P6 split screen work so that you can simultaneously view and make changes to both your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and activities table? If not, then read on. Primavera P6 Professional prides itself in being a top-down scheduling tool where you first focus on defining your deliverables, […]
Video – Primavera P6 Baselines Explained
We’ve written before about the Primavera P6 baselines and our blog The 1-2-3 of Primavera P6 Baselines is a good example of this. Now we’ve created a video explaining the Primavera P6 baselines so you can see first hand how they work. Many folks have told us that it’s far easier to watch it in […]
The Primavera P6 Professional Network Diagram
The Gantt chart is a powerful graphical presentation of your schedule. But did you know that Primavera P6 Professional also has an activity network diagram view that may better highlight the relationships between activities? No doubt the Gantt chart has revolutionized the project management field. It provides a compelling graphical presentation of schedule activities and […]
The Primavera P6 Professional Work Breakdown Structure Chart View
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), in a nutshell, is a hierarchical decomposition of project deliverables. Primavera P6 has a WBS Gantt chart view that provides the standard interface for defining and editing WBS elements. But did you know that Primavera P6 Professional also has a WBS Chart view that is more suited to displaying and/or […]
Adjusting the Critical Task Threshold In Primavera P6
Is your schedule critical path incomplete or, perhaps, disjointed? There may be a number of reasons your critical path is intermittent. The solution however, may be as simple as adjusting the critical task threshold. There are legitimate reasons for gaps in your critical path. These include actual progress, which is displayed by blue bars. You […]
Primavera P6 Professional EVM Features
Primavera P6 Professional EVM Features Increasingly of late, we’ve been getting enquiries about the capabilities of Primavera P6 Professional as far as performing Earned Value Management (EVM) is concerned. Can it do it? If so, can you help us use Primavera P6 for Earned Value Management? Can I develop a DoD or DoE certified EVM […]