Project, program and portfolio reporting is one of the main services provided by a PMO. It’s also one of the most time-consuming. Finding the data, updating presentations and spreadsheets, getting it to the people who matter before all the information is out of date – it’s a headache for many PMO teams. There is a […]
How To Display Text On The Primavera P6 Gantt Chart
How do you format the Gantt Chart area to display, or not display, text on the Primavera P6 Gantt chart bars? Some of our customers have spent a good amount of time trying to figure this out and the answer is quite simple. So let’s take a look at how to do this. This quick […]
Changing the Terminology Used in Deltek Cobra
Want to change the project terminology in Deltek Cobra? In the world of earned value, the term ‘Progress’ might more generally be associated with activities in the schedule and not immediately thought of as an alternative to the term Earned Value. So what’s up with all this progress language we are seeing in new versions […]
What is Primavera P6 Training?
What is Primavera P6 training? While this may seem like an odd question, you may want to think about the different number of Primavera P6 courses available today and the myriad of delivery methods. The answer then becomes a little more nuanced. If you’ve decided to take a Primavera P6 training class, it could be […]
Implementing Project Management – Things To Consider
Here at Ten Six we help organizations implement project management systems and tools all the time. Some companies feel the need to take on more than they should. This could be because of lack of experience, capability or, more commonly, funding. It also could be due to the original business plan not addressing all of […]
USACE SDEF Format and Cost Loading a P6 Schedule
If you are submitting your P6 schedule to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) be forewarned. They will require you to convert your schedule to a USACE SDEF format. And, the SDEF file format is very particular about how the schedule should be cost loaded. The USACE has a Quality Control System/Resident Management […]
APM Project Management Conference London
The Association of Project Management (APM) is holding their annual UK APM Project Management conference on May 2nd 2019. The APM has 13 regional branches around the UK, with an average of 2,000 members per branch. The total potential audience of this event is 26,000 delegates. The venue for the APM Project Management conference will […]
Multiple Critical Paths in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project has a great feature that allows you to display a critical path for each independent network of tasks within a project. This comes in handy when you want to display a schedule Contract Completion Date (CCD) milestone. Some scheduling guidelines require a separate milestone for the CCD. Schedulers in Microsoft Project can define […]
Developing P6 Calendars When Planning the Project
The development of Primavera P6 calendars for your project is a critical part of your schedule development effort. This is really part of the planning stage of developing your schedule. During the planning phase, the project team should be deciding what work periods they are allowed, or plan to use. Also, they should be determining […]
Deltek Cobra 8.2 Cumulative Update 12
Deltek has released Cumulative Update 12 for Deltek Cobra 8.2. Released on March 7th it contains a number of bug fixes, including some performance improvements where it matters which will be welcome news to all Deltek Cobra users. Let’s take a look at what’s in this release. New Enhancements The Validity Check tool gets a […]