When using a standalone copy of Primavera P6 Professional, the typical installation options loaded a copy of Oracle’s free Oracle Express (XE) database on your system. Periodically you may go to login to Primavera P6 and get this message Unable to connect to the database, would you like to configure the database connection now?
5 Ways to Manage with Fewer Resources
No one wants to have to manage with fewer resources, but project teams are being squeezed all the time. It’s likely that at some point in your career you will be asked to manage a project without being given all the resources that you would ideally need to manage it effectively.
Disappearing Activity Codes in Primavera P6 Professional
Just so you know, if you’re planning to rename any activity code in Primavera P6 Professional, it will disappear from any saved layouts.
How to Avoid Using Schedule Leads
As schedulers we often see situations where a “Lead” would appear to be a good option to model the situation on the ground. This article discusses the situation where a “Lead”
How Responsive Are You To Change?
Ask most people if they like it when things change, and the answer is going to be no. It is human nature – we like the status quo. And that goes for project managers too. We might be a group that manages change professionally, but
More on Primavera P6 Fill-Down Examples
In versions up to and including R7.0, the Fill Down feature could be invoked using the Ctrl + E shortcut for almost any “fill down” situation. However in P6 version R8.3, that same option is almost always greyed out in the Edit menu and thus unavailable as a shortcut option.
Exporting from Primavera P6 to Microsoft Project
The Import feature in Primavera P6 Professional that loads Microsoft Project schedules from an XML file works very well. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the Export to Microsoft Project feature for version R8.2 – R8.3.2. However the good news is that Oracle Primavera have evidently fixed this problem in the October 2014 release of P6 R8.4.
Two Ambitious Goals for Your PMO
At Ten Six, we see a couple of themes and goals for this year which include raising the strategic profile of the PMO and improving its approach to organizational skill development.
How Deltek Cobra Handles Total Percent Complete
I’m often asked how Deltek Cobra handles the cumulative percent complete values of multiple activities when they are part of a single work package. This article looks at a simple test that shows how the percent complete values of several activities get rolled up into a single work package when integrated into Deltek Cobra.
Get Credentialed: The New Portfolio Management Professional Credential
There’s a new credential available from PMI: the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)SM. With the pilot due to finish this February it will soon be available for everyone