Project Governance Explained The term ‘governance’ comes from the act of governing. You’ll be familiar with it in relation to what the government does to run your country, but what does it mean in a commercial setting? And in particular, a project setting? Project governance is one part of corporate governance. At its heart, governance […]
Create a Portfolio in Primavera P6 EPPM
If you are responsible for multiple projects, then you can group these projects and create a portfolio in Primavera P6 EPPM. The projects could be grouped by type for example, in construction you may have Electrical and Engineering as one group of projects, Energy as another and Manufacturing as another. All of these can make […]
9 Benefits of Risk Workshops
9 Benefits of Risk Workshops If there’s one thing we hear time and time again from project leaders it’s, “We didn’t see that coming.” Risk management isn’t 100% guaranteed to spot every black swan on the horizon but it is a very good starting point for helping teams see what could be around the corner. […]
3 Project Planning Best Practices To Use Today
Here are three project planning best practices A goal without a plan is just a wish, goes the saying, and that is certainly true in a project environment! Your project plan is a complete map for turning today’s wish into tomorrow’s achievement. It’s more than simply the schedule of work or the Gantt chart. It’s […]
How to Create an S-Curve in Primavera P6 Professional
Here’s a look at how you can create an S-Curve in Primavera P6 Professional. S-curves are great graphical project management tools for project planning and measuring project performance. They can show the progress of work over time and form a historical record of project trends and variations. An s-curve helps monitor the success of a […]
How to Create a Near Critical Filter in Microsoft Project
Create a Near Critical Filter in Microsoft Project to Monitor Tasks. Non-critical tasks can be as important as critical tasks in a schedule. This is because if a non-critical task slips then it can quickly appear on the critical path. This could negatively affect your project finish date and jeopardize the entire project. If an […]
Acumen Risk Sliding Bars Feature
In our blog, Deltek Acumen Risk and Activity Duration Uncertainty we discussed using Deltek Acumen Risk sliding bars feature for an efficient way to account for activity duration uncertainty in your schedule. In fact, it’s worth noting that many schedules don’t even account for duration uncertainty. The Acumen Risk sliding bars provide an easy way […]
How Do We Handle Submittals in a P6 Schedule?
Submittals in a P6 Schedule? For your construction projects, I’m sure you typically detail out your planned work activities. All the work activities such as sitework, demolition, electrical rough-in, or mechanical system performance testing? What about submittals? I’m sure you develop a submittal register and track all your product data, shop drawings, and other specific […]
ISO 21500 for Project Management FAQ
ISO 21500 for Project Management FAQ ISO 21500 is the latest addition to the project management family of ISO’s. Below, you can see how the Project Management ISO 21500 is central to other types that complement each other. Also shown are when the most recent updated versions were published. You will notice the surrounding ISO’s […]
Using the Progress Spotlight in Primavera P6 EPPM
The Progress Spotlight feature in Primavera P6 EPPM offers schedulers the opportunity to create look ahead reports and highlight upcoming activities in a project. It allows consistent project controlling and reporting, focusing on activities scheduled for a defined period. This can be the upcoming week, the next two weeks, month or quarter depending on the […]