The Responsibility Assignment Matrix, or RAM, is one of the fundamental charts or matrices used on an ANSI/EIA-748 project. It articulates the translational point from where detail cost, schedule and technical performance data is summed from and reported to internal and Government agencies. Additionally, this is the point at which Control Account Managers (CAMs) are […]
15 Risk Management Interview Questions
Whether you are recruiting for a Business Risk Director, a risk analyst or a team leader with a significant focus on risk management, it’s important to ask the right risk management interview questions to find the best candidate. Here are 15 risk management interview questions that you can use for sourcing the perfect candidate for […]
ScheduleCleaner Helps Avoid Polluting Your P6 Database with Global Data
ScheduleCleaner is a Huge Timesaver and Avoids Many Headaches In a typical Primavera P6 project managed environment, in order to communicate project data between project participants and Primavera P6 databases, project schedulers need to export, import, send and receive data from internal or external stakeholders. This exchange is typically done through files in the XER […]
Setting the Time and Date Settings In Primavera P6
It doesn’t sound like a bid deal, but being sure the time and date settings for the Project Start date, Data Date, and actual activity dates are set in Primavera P6, can make the schedule report a scheduled finish date with date variance of +- a day. This can also force fractional durations and Total […]
3 Steps to Perfect Facilitation Every Time
Whether you’re planning a risk workshop, a strategic review or a project planning session, good facilitation skills are a must. Being able to help a group of people arrive at a common understanding, having elicited everything needed to move the work on, is a crucial skill for today’s managers. From running a team meeting looking […]
How to Use Fixed Price Costs in Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Professional supports assigning fixed price costs to activities; which, for example, is handy if you have a fixed price contract. A fixed-price contract would be negotiated by the procurement department who would agree on a fixed price with a contractor or subcontractor to provide labor, materials and/or equipment costs to complete a project […]
Deltek Acumen and Schedule Contingency
Quick Tip – Using Deltek Acumen Histogram Plots So, you want to know how many days contingency on your deterministic schedule are required to achieve a completion date on your risk adjusted schedule, at an 80% confidence level? It is possible to determine the required contingency to achieve an 80% confidence level in Deltek Acumen’s […]
5 WBS Problems and How to Fix Them
Understanding the project scope is one of the key things that leads to success in the project later on. After all, if you don’t know what you are supposed to deliver, you can’t deliver it! The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a tool that we teach on our project management training courses to help teams […]
A Quick Way to Remove All Relationships from a Primavera P6 Schedule
Schedulers often want to use an existing schedule as a template for a similar project. First, to make the schedule fit for purpose, they may want to remove all the relationships from their template, so that it can be efficiently used in their new project. Primavera P6 Professional supports the removal of all relationships from […]
Risk Management Competencies
What risk management competencies do you need to look for in someone with a large element of risk management in their job profile? Whether that’s a technical risk management role, an enterprise risk manager or someone in the PMO leading on project risk, there are a number of competencies and skills for risk professionals that […]