There are many portlets in the P6 EPPM Dashboards tab, so many in fact, that we thought it would be a good idea to publish a free eBook that shows examples of the available portlets and how to configure them. So, we hope you enjoy our free eBook – Primavera P6 EPPM Portlets. P6 EPPM […]
Getting Things Done Through Others: A Framework For Influencing
Project managers are rarely in direct control of their project team members. Team members are seconded on to the project, or loaned from another department. If you aren’t their direct boss, how do you get them to do anything?
Deltek Cobra 5 – [Warning]Invalid Cost Set
You may see the message “[Warning]Invalid cost set” in the log report when running a CPR Format 1. This shows how to correct the issue that generates [Warning]Invalid cost set CV and Invalid cost set SV in the report wizard’s log.
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional – Get Group Interval Savvy
Primavera P6 Group and Sort There’s a cool configuration in Primavera P6 Professional for the Group and Sort dialog that I’d like to share. If you’re ever grouping by dates, you get an interesting option appearing in the Group Interval column. You can define an interval into which the tool will further group your activity […]
The Value-add of Deltek Cobra in a Primavera P6 Environment
I and my Ten Six colleagues have worked with numerous clients who have successfully used Primavera P6 to run rudimentary earned value reporting systems; that is, until a big contract comes along.
Primavera P6 EPPM – Using Excel to Change a Global Activity Code into an EPS Activity Code
Many Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM deployments are developed ad-hoc, often without much in the way of ownership and putting it “right” can be nearly as big a technical challenge as it is a human one.
Deltek Cobra 5 n-Tier Deployment Update Process
Following on from the HotFix 12 blog, now seems like a good time to throw in some pointers about Cobra 5 installs and updates. And this time round, I’d like to talk a little about n-Tier environments. The arrival of a new version is when having n-Tier deployments makes life much easier for the IT folks.
Primavera P6 EPPM R8.2 Enhancements – Video
Want to see Oracle’s Primavera P6 EPPM R8.2 new capabilities in action? Here’s a short 3 1/2 video overview taking a look at the latest enhancements introduced in Primavera P6 EPPM R8.2. It shows the performance improvements together with real time speed test and
5 Myths About Using Social Media On Projects
Everyone is talking about using social media at work. There are still some barriers to adopting new technologies though. Today we are going to look at 5 myths about using social media on projects.
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional – Summarization
Whenever you summarize a project, the Summarize function updates a special set of so called Summary Tables in the P6 database. These Summary Tables provide huge performance benefits