The end of the year saw another Deltek release of Cobra 5.1, this version being hotfix 9. This hotfix loads build number 5.01.336 and solves a few more glitches that may have had you holding off on updates.
Deltek Cobra and Primavera P6 Integration
I’m increasingly running to the question, “does Deltek Cobra 5 integrate with Oracle’s Primavera P6 version 7 or version 8?” The inadequate answer is “sort of”. It’s a two part issue.
Improvising in Project Management
Letting your project team improvise on projects sounds a little unconventional. After all, the point of having a plan and good change control procedure is so that the team knows where it is headed and stays on track.
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 R8.2
Tuesday, 27th December saw the release of Primavera P6 version 8.2 and this promises to be an interesting version. Release 8.2 offers lots of new features and many welcome enhancements to the Primavera
5 Tools For Quality Management
We all like to think we do a quality job on projects, but in reality what ‘quality’ means to one person is not necessarily the same as what ‘quality’ means to another. So it is important to establish at the beginning of a project how you will manage to a quality result. Quality Management! Luckily, […]
Beyond the Risk Register
Risk management is a core skill for project managers, and our consultants take the management of project risk very seriously. That’s understandable. When you are measuring the success of projects against certain criteria, managing risks against those
Deltek Releases Cobra HotFix #8
If you haven’t signed up for automated notifications of changes to the Cobra 5.1 HotFix List (KB Article 60817), you should always check in with Deltek’s support web site at the end of each month. Deltek have been very consistent in releasing fixes at the end of each month and each time they have a […]
Diverse Teams Mean Better Project Results
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got,” goes the saying. If you think in the same way as you always have, you will find it difficult to come up with new solutions to problems. Add a few new people to the project team, and you’ll have a […]
The Most Important Question for Troubled Projects
It isn’t always an easy road for projects. Regardless of how good the management tools are and how good the team is, sometimes projects end up classified as ‘Red’ or ‘Troubled’. This can happen for a number of reasons, including:
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Filters – Get Filter Savvy
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Filters How to Mix the ‘And’ and the ‘Or’ Options in One Filter Building a filter where all the conditions are either ‘And’ or ‘Or’ between each row is pretty straight forward. However, if you want to mix them up a little it’s not so obvious how you should do that […]