While it might sound like the title of the classic novel, the longest path is a very useful setting in Primavera P6 Professional’s scheduling options dialog. In this video, you will learn about the Primavera P6 and the longest path option as a way to determine your most critical activities in the schedule. The critical […]
Loading Spread Curves into Deltek Cobra
From time to time I’m asked about loading spread curves into Deltek Cobra from outside sources. There isn’t much documentation about this topic other than a few mentions of the basics. Otherwise the Deltek Cobra online help system is very comprehensive. The help system did say a few things that helped me get started. Particularly […]
Microsoft Project and Dangling Activities
Activities that have high float or no successor make monitoring schedule progress more difficult. Microsoft Project dangling activities may indicate missing logic. And finding the best way to tie up these Microsoft Project dangling activities may require some investigation. Relationships are like gears; they are the interconnection between tasks in the schedule. These relationships are […]
Understanding the Primavera P6 – USACE Mandatory Requirements
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has Primavera P6 mandatory requirements for the submission of all Oracle Primavera P6 Professional schedules. Let’s take a look that these USACE Primavera P6 mandatory requirements and better understand their purpose and benefits. Studying scheduling guidelines is helpful, as there is usually a wealth of knowledge and […]
Assignment Dialogs MIA in Primavera P6 Professional
Or to put it another way – Assignment Dialogs will not appear in Primavera P6 Professional I recently encountered the strangest situation with Primavera P6 professional. When I clicked on the assignment button for resources, predecessors, or successors, the assignment dialogs were failing to appear on screen. Entirely by coincidence, one of my customers called […]
Translating Level of Effort Activities from Primavera P6 Professional to Microsoft Project
A student recently asked about translating Primavera P6 schedules to Microsoft Project. In particular, moving LOE Primavera P6 to Microsoft Project. There are difficulties in translating Primavera P6 schedules to Microsoft Project. One such challenge is the translation of P6 level of effort (LOE) activities. Although we do not recommend translating Primavera P6 schedules to […]
Deltek Cobra 8.1 New Feature – Database Actual Costs
There’s a great new feature in the latest offering of Deltek Cobra 8.1. It allows you to load actual costs via a database table, rather than using a .csv file. I’ve been introducing this new capability around to my fellow Deltek Cobra peeps. It has been received with some considerable enthusiasm. The coolest part of […]
7 Impacts of Poor Risk Management (And What You Can Do About Them)
Today we’re facing some hard truths. Poor risk management has the ability to severely impact your business. Whether that’s through a delay to project benefits impacting your revenue and profit streams, or one of the other effects that we describe below, poor risk management is something you can’t afford. Luckily, you don’t have to put […]
Exporting Primavera P6 Professional Files
If you have ever considered exporting Primavera P6 Professional files you may have quickly become baffled. The number of export options are plentiful and here we explore each option. Primavera P6 Professional has seven different ways to export a file. Why so many? Each export option serves a different function. It is useful to become […]
Primavera P6 – Float on Critical Activities?
We recently encountered the perplexing situation whereby the schedule was showing float on critical activities in Primavera P6. The total float was greater than zero on some of their critical activities. How can this be I hear you ask? If an activity has a total float greater than zero, by definition it cannot be critical […]