There are times when clients are trying to import XER files from newer versions of Primavera P6 and encounter difficulties. Whether it’s a project file coming in from a sub-contractor or customer it’s not uncommon to get an error similar to this “A Version 6.2 XER cannot be Imported”. Of course this refers to the
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Deltek Cobra – Error updating RTD file: Sometimes you get one of those errors that you’ve never seen before and for all manner of reasons, the cause takes all day to track down. Try this one for size: [Error]Error updating RTD file:|Error: Connectivity error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Cannot insert duplicate key row in object
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Imagine my horror as I watched my client’s Cobra production system open, with the Project list table completely bereft of the project we’d been working on for the last 7 months
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For the most part, Earned Value Techniques (EVTs) on work packages are self explanatory; 50-50, 0-100, Milestone and so on. But a couple of them don’t behave as one might expect
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There’s been some rumors kicking around that bulk loading of rates in Cobra 5.0 had some issues. Today I loaded a huge and complex rate CSV file that boasts over 10,000 rows. It took several days to develop the
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Project management tool selection – How do you select the right enterprise project management or earned value management tool if your knowledge of the market is limited and you have little prior experience to call on? Selecting the most appropriate tool is one of the most critical elements for improving your enterprise project management capabilities.
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How do you measure the benefits of your project management system? There’s a paradox when trying to measure the success of an enterprise project management implementation. How can an organization measure any improvement when there was little or nothing being measured before? This problem is compounded by the fact that many organizations want to rush
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With increasing frequency, clients have been interested in learning how to migrate EVMS data from Deltek Cobra 4.7 to 5.0 with the lowest amount of risk. There are several things to consider before undertaking the migration. First, the best approach may depend on your current situation. If you have an in-progress program that has just
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Why Role Based Training Works Many enterprise tool vendors offer training in their products that are a generic “one size fits all” tool-focused approach. By focusing only on tool training, this approach often ignores what it takes to make an implementation successful. While this can help some team members at the individual level, more often
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