Threshold for EV Validation On September 1, 2015 the Office of the Under Secretary for Defense announced a raising of the threshold for Earned Value Management compliance validation. The new threshold for EV validation goes from $50 Million to $100 Million. The threshold for executing a compliant system remained at $20 Million. So how does […]
The Changing Role of the PMO Manager
Ask people what they think about the role of the PMO Manager and you’ll get lots of different responses. In some companies, the PMO function is purely administrative. In others, it’s the heart and soul of how projects are done and companies don’t know how they would function without it. For most, it’s somewhere in […]
Primavera P6 to Deltek Cobra Integration Warning
Have you experienced this Primavera P6 to Deltek Cobra Integration Warning? [Warning]Finish date for budget resource ENG (04/25/2017) after finish date of activity 1.2.2.1.6.1 (11/01/2016) Almost every time I attempt integration from Primavera P6 to Deltek Cobra, I see these warnings and thus my labor units and dollars come up short as a result. The […]
Importing P3 PRX Files into Primavera P6 Professional
If you are migrating from Primavera Project Planner (P3) to Primavera P6 and you have only P3 .PRX files, then the following steps show how to import P3 PRX Files into Primavera P6 Professional. IMPORTANT NOTE: Before we start there are two things you should know. First, you will need to perform this operation on […]
Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields
Why Use Microsoft Project Custom Fields? Once you have all your project schedule tasks defined, management may request reports from you displaying all the tasks associated with a particular phase, construction site location, and/or type of work. Providing these reports is not hard, but requires you to know the basics of using Microsoft Project’s custom […]
Driving and Free Float Activity Properties In Primavera P6
Imagine a large project with many tasks and associated relationships, and you have a critical task with an important start date. Do you have a quick way of spotting all the predecessor activities that may be encroaching on this critical activity’s start date? As projects become larger it becomes increasingly cumbersome to analyze the effects […]
Exporting and Importing Layouts in Primavera P6 Professional
Often you will find that the activity’s table and Gantt chart layout settings you so meticulously set up do not translate when you export your Primavera P6 Professional file. How can we include the layouts in our Primavera P6 project exports and imports? A customer requested that we save a Primavera P6 layout with the […]
5 Reasons To Have a Project Management Office
Setting up a Project Management Office (PMO) is a pretty big task. It involves restructuring your company, or at least some of it, in order to take advantage of the benefits of bringing together the project management professionals in your business. So you need to go into it with open eyes, and cognizant of the […]
Managing Resources by Labor Category Or Individual?
Have you been asked the question whether to manage resources by labor category or individual? Let me open this by saying resource management is an integral part of a successful program management system, especially one that incorporates Earned Value (EV). Knowing who is working on what is extremely important for the Program Manager and the […]
Cost vs Schedule Risk Analysis for Proposals
The good folks at Barbecana shared this great article on cost vs schedule risk analysis highlighting their differences as well as the pros and cons of each. Risk plays a critical role in improving project success and ultimately profitability. Project Risk Analysis There are two important outcomes for most projects beyond the obvious scope and […]