EVMP Forum 2023 The Earned Value Management Practitioners (EVMP), in association with the Federal Publications Seminars (FPS), will hold their annual Forum on Nov 14 and 15, 2023. The EVMP Forum is in its 13th year and offers delegates a two-day training workshop designed to help improve personal skills and their organisations’ processes for project […]
Single-Point Adjustments in Deltek Cobra
Single-Point Adjustments in Deltek Cobra The term Single-Point Adjustments (SPA or S&P=A or S=P) is an oft used process on Cost-Plus type projects. Its purpose is to essentially erase cost and/or schedule variances to date and replan the remaining effort consistent with the remaining scope of work. Further, the remaining effort is planned with the […]
PMI Global Summit
The Project Management Institute is holding its PMI Global Summit on 25-28 October 2023.The PMI is the leading professional association for project management with approximately 700,000 global members, and the congress brings together project professionals of all expertise, from schedulers to project directors. PMI Global Summit will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center […]
Actual Cost Calculations in Primavera P6
Actual cost calculations in Primavera P6 Professional do not always update during scheduling to match the resulting Activity % Complete values. That is a problem, so let’s investigate the P6 actual cost calculations. If you want the Actual Cost of an activity to update when the activity duration progresses, toggle on the resource assignments calculation […]
Cost Estimates and Techniques Explained
Cost Estimates & Techniques During the project selection stage of the project plan, many economic factors will need to be considered when selecting between different projects. To calculate or estimate the paybacks or return rates, an estimate of the project cost must be made. Cost estimates need to be accurate so they can be considered […]
How to Backup a P6 SQL Database
Need to know how to backup a P6 SQL Database? Here at Ten Six, we get this question occasionally from Primavera P6 users, particularly if they are new to P6 or unfamiliar with databases in general and are using a stand-alone SQL database. A lot of P6 users backup by saving each individual project file […]
Deltek ProjectCon 2023
Deltek ProjectCon 2023 is holding its annual conference on October 16-18. This is a massive event with over 3,000 delegates expected to attend, ranging from planners & schedulers, project engineers to Project Directors. Deltek ProjectCon will have something for everyone, regardless of their experience level and expertise. Preconference Workshops will be available before the Deltek […]
Video – The Acumen Interface and Changing the General Settings
Acumen has an abundance of customization options to suit your workflow. Today we’re going to start at the beginning and take a look at the Acumen interface and the General Settings. The Home Button is the starting place for Acumen. The icon is a light blue circle with a white sunflower inside which can be […]
Project Controls Expo USA
Project Controls Expo USA is holding their annual event on Sept 25- 27, 2023. Expo is all about project controls to enhance delegates’ skills and knowledge. All the major project controls professional bodies will be represented. This event is for anyone interested in project controls, from schedulers and project managers to risk managers, Directors and […]
Using The Expected Finish Date in Primavera P6
Typically, schedulers think in terms of remaining duration for activities when progressing the schedule, but it is also feasible to specify an expected finish date and have P6 calculate the respective activity’s remaining duration. The physical percent complete type is the most accurate way to show progress on a schedule. However, it does require more […]