Have you encountered this Primavera P6 error? It occurs while attempting to load a Microsoft Project 2007 XML file into Primavera P6 Release 8.1 web client. When using the Import/Export XML feature, the following error was reported in the Import Log: Primavera P6 Error: Unable to invoke setName on business object Activity. Field “Name” in […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Service fails during node manager startup
Are you experiencing this issue? Primavera P6 EPPM Service fails during node manager startup Symptons: On Windows Server 2008 – When starting the P6 EPPM service using the start_Primavera.bat, the startup process fails and the command window collapses while attempting to load the Oracle WebLogic node manager portion of the startup script. Cause: Typically this can […]
The Problem of Co-Sponsorship
Problems with Co-Sponsors From time to time, we come across projects that have two sponsors, often called co-sponsors. It’s rare to have more than two executives sponsoring a project, but even having two can cause problems. A project to launch new software for the sales force, for example, could be sponsored by the IT Director, […]
Dealing With Conflict On Projects
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone got on? If projects had no points of conflict? Well, if you have ever worked on a project where everything was perfect all the time and no conflict arose, give us a call. We want to know how you did it.
Getting to know Deltek Cobra 5.1
If you’re new to the world of Deltek Cobra 5.1 welcome to an ever-growing community of earned value professionals who’ve discovered the power and flexibility of Cobra and why it is the best-in-class tool on the market today. While that is our opinion of Deltek Cobra 5.1, it is based on years of experience implementing […]
VirtualBox Error: Mac OS X – Failed to open a session for the virtual machine
VirtualBox Error: Mac OS X – Failed to open a session for the virtual machine [VM name].
Failed to load VMMR0.r0 (VERR_SUBLIB_WORLD_WRITABLE).
Earned Value Management Lite (EVM Lite)
There are many companies touting the concept of “Earned Value Management Lite” or “EVM Lite” often suggesting that you only need to meet the intent of only 10 or so of the 32 ANSI/EIA 748 standard guidelines. While this is welcome news to some organizations that are
Primavera P6 R8.2 Team Member Web Application
With Primavera P6 EPPM Release 8.2 comes an interesting new tool, the Team Member Web application. This wonderfully simple interface opens the door for collecting status from folks who’ve never even seen the full Primavera P6 system.
Gantt Charts: What’s The Alternative?
When Henry Gantt plotted out projects in the steel industry using bars to show the progress of tasks, I doubt he realized that he was going to revolutionize how projects were managed. Gantt charts display horizontal bars that provide a graphical
Oracle BI Publisher Installation Error: INST-05058: A lookup of the address for this machine…
INST-08058: A lookup of the address for this machine returned an IP address rather than a hostname.