Prior to holding the actual Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) meeting, you should prepare and review key program artifacts. Typically, these artifacts are shared with the customer’s IBR team four (4) weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. In some cases,
How To Select A Great EPM Tool
Making the decision to buy an Enterprise Project Management (EPM) tool is one thing, but choosing the product you are then going to invest in can be a daunting prospect. There are plenty of options on the market and making a purchasing mistake
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In order for project managers to properly assign resources and develop workable schedules, they need to understand the difference between Duration, Effort, and Hours. Microsoft Project users often refer to these constraints as Duration, Units, and Work. Duration is the total amount of time that the task
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Deltek Cobra allows for multiple rate files to be used within one program and is often the reason why some managers choose Cobra over Deltek MPM. The need to model and forecast different rates is a growing topic of concern
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It is important to make sure the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) does not devolve into a business management only meeting. If that happens you run the risk of the review being too focused on the processes or not keeping the focus on the
The Benefits Of Asset Management
Managers in organizations with large and complex facilities such as Utility and Oil & Gas companies, continually struggle to maintain optimized long-range plans. Changing environments are inherent
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As the title suggests, Primavera P6 allows the scheduler to model the complexity of activity tasks while maintaining the simplicity of the Gantt chart. This is done using Primavera P6’s steps function. Activity steps allow the scheduler to break down an activity into smaller units of
What is an IBR?
An Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is a critical part of the planning process for a project and will be required for projects that have an Earned Value requirement from the U.S. Federal Government. Because of this relationship between the Earned Value requirement and the requirement
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Oracle Releases Update To Primavera P6 Team Member Mobile App
Oracle announces the release of an update to Primavera P6 Team Member which adds new functionality to an already popular tool. Oracle Primavera P6 Team Member has a simple interface that allows team members to record status from any location. It is available as an