How to use curtains in Microsoft Project. When you’re building an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for an Agile environment, it’s important to not fall into the trap of making the sprints activities and instead plan the features that are going to be developed. The sprints really don’t represent work, but the time box that work […]
Primavera P6 Professional Resource Leveling Fundamentals
Primavera P6 Professional resource leveling Explained. Primavera P6 Professional has the capability to level resource allocations when they become overloaded across a number of activities. This can be a particularly valuable feature when you have a resource constrained project that includes a scarce resource whose skills cannot easily be hired in to overcome shortfalls. This […]
Primavera P6 and What-if Projects
Primavera P6 and what-if projects is a great feature. When working on scheduling a new project you may want to adjust resource assignments and resource allocations for that project. How can you investigate resource allocations on your project without having a lasting impact on the aggregated resources in your portfolio of projects? Projects in Primavera […]
Displaying Free & Total Float Gantt Chart Bars in Primavera P6 Professional
In Primavera P6, it is possible to easily display both the free float and total float of activities on the activities table. However, displaying free float and total float on the Gantt Chart bars in Primavera P6 makes it significantly easier to perceive how much flexibility an activity really has. Here we step through the […]
Do Projects The Right Way
Do projects the right way. You know the story all too well. There is an immediate need to be filled, and a project is promptly launched – but with no time for analysis or planning. The modus operandi is “just get it done.” The project manager puts together a team, quite often lacking key team […]
Primavera P6 Release 16.1 Upgrade Instructions Video
With the April release of Primavera P6 Professional Release 16.1 and Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) you may be curious to see the new software in action. To do that you’ll need to do an upgrade to your existing system. If you’ve running one of the earlier P6 Professional client version on a stand-alone system, […]
Microsoft Project Negative Float Bar
If you have a task constraint generating negative float then you will want a fast and insightful way to view its impact on the schedule. Displaying negative float on the Gantt chart is the best way to achieve both speed and clarity
5 Tips for Project Prioritization
Strategic alignment is a buzzword that you’ll hear in project management circles at the moment. It means making sure that the projects you are working on are the ones that will make it possible for you to achieve your strategy. This is where project prioritization comes in. Those projects should be the top of your […]
Primavera P6 16.1 Is Released
Following on from our previous announcement of What We Can Expect in Primavera P6 16.1, Oracle has now released 16.1. We’re pleased to say that we were spot on with our predictions for the Primavera P6 16.1 release and now we can take a look in more detail at what’s it. Applet Removal Let’s start […]
First Look – Adrega PI for Primavera P6
Introducing Adrega PI (Project Intelligence); a refreshingly straight-forward approach to high quality project portfolio dashboard and spreadsheet reporting for Primavera P6. This web-based software is produced by Adrega AS; a Norwegian software company that has developed this specialized project and portfolio management reporting tool for use with Primavera P6. With Adrega you can easily create high-quality […]