We recently had a question from a customer who asked how to use the Split Task feature in Microsoft Project 2013 to suspend work on a task. So let’s take a look at a scenario and explain how this really useful feature works.
How To Filter Activities in Primavera P6
After you’ve created your Primavera P6 schedule, there may be times when you want to view only a selection of the activities in it; particularly if it is a large schedule. This article looks at some basic techniques for filtering activities
Microsoft Project Export from Primavera P6 Now Working
At the very beginning of 2014 we published an article concerning some missing relationships with the Export to Microsoft Project XML feature in Primavera P6; at the time using P6 R8.3.0. With the October 2014 release of Primavera P6 R8.4 however, those shortfalls have been addressed
Labeling of Codes on Codes Does Not Work In Deltek Cobra…at First!
Deltek Cobra allows you to assign codes on codes, a powerful feature that gives you incredible flexibility for reporting. These kinds of fields are especially important when implementing the tool in an enterprise environment because you can give individual projects flexibility in how they want to
Applying Hard Constraints to a Schedule in Primavera P6
When do you apply hard or soft constraints in Primavera P6? This is a question I had recently while working with a client and while there are no hard and fast rules as project specific circumstances can differ, here are some guidelines that may help. Many times the project schedule is influenced by certain
5 Project Tracking Tools
How do you track your projects? Maybe you have a list of the 5 most significant milestones on your project reports and track progress against them each month. Maybe you go for the ‘gut feel’ approach. You can be a bit more scientific with how you
Full Monte 2014 for P6 Version 1.1 Now Supports SQLite
Barbecana has announced the immediate availability of Full Monte 2014 for P6 version 1.1. This update to Full Monte for P6 schedule risk analysis supports the new Primavera P6 8.4 release from Oracle. One of the changes with Primavera P6 Professional R8.4
Options for Earning Value in Deltek Cobra
While most of us use the default Earn Value by: Budget option for calculating earned value in Cobra, it is useful to have a good grasp of how the other options function. One option may be more appropriate in certain situations than another, so it’s good to have some general understanding of
Primavera P6: Showing Relationship Arrows between Schedule Activity Bars and Not Baseline Bars
In a training class last week, one attendee asked how to switch the relationship arrows from connecting the baseline bars to connecting the current progressing schedule activity bars. Once the project has been baselined and progress has been entered, you will notice that the relationship
Full Monte – Latin Hypercube Hype (Part II)
In Part I on this subject, we saw the real benefit of LHS for a one-task network. Now we will try to extend the benefit to two tasks, and then to life-size problems.