One of the most challenging areas of work in a certified EVMS (Earned Value Management System) is the process for managing major replanning events. Known as a Single Point Adjustment or SPA, EVM professionals find these very complex, time consuming and often nerve-wracking. They must be planned very carefully and thought out in detail, lest […]
5 Ways to Find Out What’s Going Wrong on Your Project
What’s Going Wrong on Your Project? Experienced project professionals have a kind of sixth sense when something is going wrong on their project. They can pick it up in the attitude of team members, in the questioning looks from stakeholders, in the atmosphere in a meeting – long before the project data starts to show […]
What AI Means for Your PMO
AI In Your PMO? It probably won’t be the first time you’ve heard about the potential for AI to disrupt – and improve – the way that PMOs operate. We talked about robotic process automation in our trends to watch last year. The role of tech in how we do our work is only increasing. […]
Deltek Acumen Mitigation Steps Analysis
The risk mitigation steps analysis feature in Deltek Acumen Risk includes a series of schedule risk mitigation steps when running the analysis. It is not uncommon for projects to have a mitigation plan that is composed of not just one but several steps. It is important to note, at this juncture, that a mitigation step […]
3 Success Factors for EVM Implementations
Success Factors for EVM Implementations The U.S. Government Accountability Office is the agency that provides guidance to government bodies around how to work efficiently and increase the return on investment from tax payers’ money. They also create standards that are useful reference guides for project teams, and their guidance on earned value is essential reading […]
Why You Should Assign Resources on the Schedule
Why Assign Resources on the Schedule? Project schedules are primarily about dates, right? They help you see what work is due to happen when so everyone can get ready to do their tasks. And that’s where the problems start. You see, many project managers don’t add resource names to tasks. Once the task list and […]
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 […]
3 Secret Reasons Why EVM Implementations Fail
Having EVM Implementation Challenges? Here’s Why EVM Implementations Fail Earned Value Management is a powerful, objective project performance tracking tool. When you use EVM, you gain access to numerical measures of progress that enable you to spot trends and predict future performance. Project teams that use EVM come to value the data and insights it […]
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 […]
A Guide to Project Governance Models
Project Governance Models Project governance is how we make sure the right projects are done, and done in the right way. It’s an important area for the Project Management Office to lead and focus on because implemented correctly, good governance processes support the successful delivery of projects. However, done badly, governance is seen as an […]