Transferring resources between Primavera P6 databases is not as straightforward as one would like, but with a little ingenuity it is possible. When you transfer a project between Primavera P6 databases, P6 exports and imports all the resources and associated roles currently assigned to that project. This works well to retain the projects assigned resources. […]
Deltek Cobra – Calendars and Reports
For those who are becoming familiar with Deltek Cobra, one of the more important concepts you should be highly aware of is the indelible relationship between the Deltek Cobra calendars, and the various format reports. While this article shows examples using Deltek Cobra version 8.2, the principals discussed here are true of every version of […]
5 Things That Make Your PMO Annoying (Fixing PMO Annoyance Factors)
Do you know what your PMO annoyance factors are? Project Management Offices (PMOs) set out to be centers of excellence for their business. However, unintentionally over time little changes can take away from that purpose. You might not have noticed those changes happening. An extra field on a form here. A little tweak to a […]
Generating Schedule Tornado Plots In Acumen Risk
Generating Schedule Tornado Plots in Acumen Risk Dr. Dan Patterson, founder of the Acumen Company subsequently bought by Deltek, says “risk models do not need to be complicated to be meaningful.” This is the intent of tornado plots, so here we take a look at them. When it comes to risk reporting, the mantra keep […]
Tracking Deliverable Progress with the WBS Summary Activity in Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Professional supports tracking of individual task dependent activities. If you want to know the progress of the overarching deliverable for these activities include a WBS Summary activity in your schedule. Primavera P6’s WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) Summary activity appears to duplicate the features of Summary bars. Similar to a Summary bar the WBS […]
5 Ways to Tell That You Need To Improve Project Selection
Project management is all about doing projects in the right way. But there is a step before that: project selection, you have to choose the right projects. The right projects are those that deliver something of value for your organization. They should align with corporate strategic goals. They should have realistic budgets and resource requirements. […]
Deltek Acumen – Setting Duration Uncertainty for Groups
A student recently asked if there is a way to set Deltek Acumen’s S3//Risk duration uncertainty for groups. Deltek Acumen has a very efficient way for updating duration uncertainty for individual activities or duration uncertainty for groups i.e. all activities below a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) element. The duration uncertainty setting allows you to change […]
Using Outline Codes in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project provides custom outline codes to support organizing project data. Microsoft Project outline codes has up to ten fields set aside them. You may apply these custom outline codes to activities or resources. These outline codes are very helpful for grouping and sorting project related data. This article demonstrates how to create and assign […]
Risk Management: Quick Fixes for Leaders
Risk Management Quick Fixes – Risk management is a large topic, and there are whole books written about it. So where do you start when you know you want to do something different – better – but don’t know exactly what that would look like? Here are five questions, and five risk management quick fixes […]
Assigning Multiple Roles To A Resource In Primavera P6
A student at one of my Primavera P6 classes recently asked whether it is possible to assign multiple roles to a single resource. Let’s take a look at this. Primavera P6 Professional has roles that schedulers use to define specific trade skills, such as plumber, pipe fitter, or pipe insulator. These roles are stored in […]