Are you looking for some Primavera P6 training books or PDFs? We’ll be honest: there aren’t that many good ones around. That might change in the future, as project management is a growing sector and Oracle Primavera is established as one of the best products to manage complex programs. Meanwhile, here is our roundup of […]
Deltek Acumen CPLI (Critical Path Length Index)
Deltek Acumen CPLI is part of a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) 14 Point Assessment metric group. But be warned that Acumen’s metric analyzer calculates Assessment 13 Critical Path Length Index (CPLI) differently than the DCMA 14 Point Assessment. Let take a look at this. The DCMA Assessment 13 – CPLI provides a forward-looking metric […]
P6 Professional System Administration and Project Data User Privileges
Primavera P6 Professional system administration allows you to restrict user data privileges within the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS), which is P6’s file structure system, and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Let’s take a further look. System Administrators in P6 Professional define Project Security privileges and assign them to differing levels of the Organizational Breakdown Structure […]
How to Overcome Communication Challenges in Hybrid Teams
Hybrid Teams Communication Challenges How do you effectively communicate with your contractors, sub-contractors, clients, and staff in a hybrid workplace? Perhaps you’ve worked in a hybrid environment for some time, or perhaps your team is still getting used to it. When many of the team are located on site or working flexibly with time in […]
What to do with variances as a project manager
Getting Variances as a Project Manager? Here’s What To Do. You’ve crunched the numbers. You’ve read the reports. You understand the earned value management data. And it’s all showing you that your project performance is varying from what was expected. Understanding variance is one thing, but what do you do to act on that information? […]
What is a management reserve in project management?
A management reserve in project management is a portion of the overall project budget that is kept aside to address any unplanned or unanticipated challenges. If the project runs smoothly and everything goes according to plan, then the management reserve is not used. However, if there are any hiccups in the process or if unforeseen […]
Deltek ProjectCon 2022
After holding virtual conferences for the last two years due to Covid, Deltek is back in person with a new name, Deltek ProjectCon 2022 (previously known as Deltek Insight) on November 15-18. The Venue for Deltek ProjectCon 2022 will be the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. Gaylord Opryland Convention Center 2800, Opryland Drive Nashville, TN, 37214 […]
The Earned Value Graph Explained
Have you seen those line graphs that are created from earned value management systems? They might look confusing but they are actually pretty simple to read once you know what they show. In this article, we’ll look at two earned value graph examples and explain what they are telling you in terms of project performance. […]
Primavera P6 Asterisk on Date Explained
What is the P6 Asterisk on Date? Have you spotted some characters appearing in your date columns in Oracle Primavera P6 and you’re wondering what they are? Here’s a quick explanation of what the characters appended to your Start and Finish date columns mean. Spoiler: they are helpful notices from the software intended to surface […]
EVMP Forum 2022
The EVMP Forum 2022 (Earned Value Management Practitioners Forum), in association with the Federal Publications Seminars (FPS), will hold their annual Forum on October 26th and 27th 2022. In its 12th year, the EVMP Forum 2022 will hold its two-day training workshop on the top two floors of the UVA Darden Conference Center in Arlington, […]