comment on our blog on Resource Calendars asked whether the activity type of an activity using a resource calendar should be Resource Dependent? The answer is that it depends on what you want the scheduling software to do for you.
Primavera P6: A Simplified Procedure For Scheduling Cure Time
Suppose you want to model the time required to cure concrete. There is more than one possible way to do this in Primavera P6. The simplest approach is to create a unique activity that is assigned a 7-day workweek calendar and that uses the schedules standard hours per day
WBS Summary Activity Type in P6 Professional
One of the more uncommon activity types in Primavera P6 is the WBS Summary activity type. Yes, understanding the benefits and features of this activity type will definitely add another arrow to your quiver
Primavera P6 and the Negative Float Bar
Have you ever applied a constraint to an activity, and then wanted to quickly see all the activities that could be adjusted to help make that activity constraint date? If so, then the negative float bar feature in Primavera P6 is a great way to accomplish this
Primavera P6 – Switching Out Labor Resources On An Active Project
Often we need to keep close tabs on our project resources, as the planned resource assignments may not mirror the actual resource assignments. To account for resource changes we want the ability to switch out labor resources while our project is active in progress
An Introduction to the Primavera P6 Global Change Tool
Using The Primavera P6 Global Change Tool Whenever you find yourself making large numbers of tedious changes to activities, resource assignment or other elements in Primavera P6, there may be an alternative and massively time-saving option for you. Primavera P6 Professional offers a Global Change tool under the Tools menu. This allows you to create […]
Video – Monitoring Near Critical Activities In Primavera P6
In a past blog titled “Monitoring Near Critical Activities in Primavera P6” we described how you can use Primavera P6 to monitor near critical activities as well as critical ones. We outlined how to set the threshold for what are near critical activities and how
Primavera P6 Summarizing Project Data for Quick Management Reports
You may think that your project is current in the database after performing any kind of change or schedule update, and for almost all intents and purposes – it is. However, many of you may not be aware that other users could run a report on your project that doesn’t have the most
Task Location and Microsoft Project to Primavera P6 Translations
A common problem that is faced when converting a schedule from Microsoft Project to Primavera P6 is that the translation process moves the project tasks from the order they were in previous to the translation
Pay Rates in Primavera P6 Professional
What if your company wants you to provide different project costs depending on whether the associated report is an internal or external report? Do you know how to create different pay rate types in Primavera P6?