Some industries frown upon the use of negative lags or leads in a project schedule. For example, on some government contracts you may find language that prohibits negative lags or leads. In these cases, you often have little choice but to remove the leads from your schedule when putting together your baseline. But it just […]
Microsoft Project 2013 & Start No Earlier Than Constraints
If the goal is to complete the project in as little time as possible, the question is why would a scheduler want to use a “Start No Earlier Than” (SNET) constraint on a project task? Let’s explore this paradox. Constraints describe external dependencies on the project schedule or tasks along the project schedule. Scheduling guidelines […]
Forecast Scheduling
Forecast scheduling is the practice of periodically updating your project schedule in order to keep your project end dates current. This is a discussion about why forecast scheduling provides the most relevant prediction of schedule end dates. “Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine.” – Robert C. Gallagher Nothing goes according to plan! […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Scheduling Privileges with Limited Project Data Privileges
During a recent class discussion on limiting user project data privileges within the work breakdown structure (WBS), a student asked whether a user limited to a single WBS element could recalculate the schedule. Here we explore that question. The Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Administrator portions user privileges to project data within the […]
Is Earned Value Going Away?
There has been a lot of talk recently about the decision by DCMA to raise the threshold for contracts requiring compliance reviews from $50 Million to $100 Million. On face value this might seem like the government is taking its foot off of the EVM pedal and loosening up requirements for contractors. I’ve even heard […]
CloudEVM and Earned Value Management
We recently held a very popular webinar titled “Introducing Earned Value Management and CloudEVM” delivered by Ten Six’s own Tim Boatwright and Mark Tillema from IMC the creators of CloudEVM. We discussed some of the recent changes in the Earned Value world as well as talking about what an EVMS (Earned Value Management System) looks […]
Planning and Earned Value in an Agile Environment – Free Webinar
Ten Six will be jointly presenting with Deltek a free 1 hour Webinar on Planning and Earned Value in an Agile Environment. Our own Tim Boatwright will be discussing how to integrate Agile development into an Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting environment. He will also cover things to watch out for when implementing Earned Value […]
Basing Activity Progress on a Unit Measurement In Primavera P6
The most common way to measure schedule progress in Primavera P6 is to note how many days of work have been performed on an activity scheduled to last a specified amount of time. What if you wanted to measure progress based on a material unit of measurement, such as linear feet of pipe installed? Good […]
A Statistical Approach to Estimating
Scheduling tools are only as good as the activity duration and cost estimates entered into them. Accurate estimating of these elements is therefore imperative for creating a schedule that is realistic. This article discusses the principles and approaches to aid the project manager’s attempt to accurately estimate the duration and/or cost of a project. One […]
Limiting User Privileges to Project Data In Primavera P6 EPPM
As a Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Administrator, it’s important to know how to limit user privileges at the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) levels