Do You Know the Cause of Variance on Projects? Projects start with a plan. The team begins the work and then something happens… you start reporting a variance against the original baseline. While we all know that sometimes plans shift and the team has to accommodate that, what’s really helpful is understanding why variance on […]
Transfer a P6 Schedule to Excel – Quick Tip
There’s a quick way to transfer a P6 schedule to Excel. Here’s how you can do this. Many times, schedulers want to transfer schedule data to an Excel spreadsheet where they can utilize all the features available in Microsoft Excel to exercise and/or present the data. Also, P6 illiterate team members may need a way […]
How to Get Ready for an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)
This is the situation many of our clients find themselves in: You’ve received notification of an upcoming Integrated Baseline Review (IBR). And you’ve only got a couple of months to prepare for it. Many organizations find the IBR timescale a challenge: typically, IBRs occur between 90 and 180 days after contract award and represent one […]
Primavera P6 Level of Effort
An activity in Primavera that does not contribute directly to the production of a deliverable is typically scheduled as a P6 Level of Effort (LOE) task. Though an LOE activity does not produce any tangible deliverable it still expends resources against the project and requires cost loading and tracking. An LOE activity is also unique […]
Deltek Cobra – How to Help CAMs with Manual Forecasting
Helping CAMs with Manual Forecasting A universal problem in the world of project controls is getting good, reliable data back from those otherwise engaged in actually executing the project plan. This challenge can have a devastating impact on the accuracy of the schedule status and Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics when team members fail to […]
Identifying Permit Issues
Identifying Permit Issues With many projects, permits will play a great role in project completion and success. One of the key steps in ensuring permits are handled properly and timely is to develop a detailed project timeline early and identify areas where permits and/or regulations may be in play. Doing this in advance allows project […]
Timescaled Logic Diagrams in P6 Visualizer
Both Gantt charts and Timescaled Logic Diagrams (TSLD) display schedule network logic, but TSLD charts provide a more distinct grouping of activities by deliverable. Let’s explore this further. Primavera P6 Visualizer is a schedule graphing and comparison tool that comes as a separate module in P6. The Visualizer comparison feature is helpful for pinpointing the […]
7 Benefits of Using a WBS
A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is one of the standard building blocks of project management. It’s mandated as part of EIA-748-B because a product-oriented WBS defines the work required to complete the program. It shows the hierarchy of program and project work and is commonly used in programs using waterfall or predictive project life cycles. […]
Key Activities in the Proposal Writing Process
Proposal Writing Process Responding to a Request for Proposal can be a time-consuming challenge for organizations. If you don’t have template paragraphs to drop into a response, it can take a lot of effort to source the right information. And what proposal truly warrants a templated response? You are more likely to win the bid […]
Video – Using Relationships in Primavera P6
We’ve produced a short video, ‘Using Relationships in Primavera P6’ where you can get a feel for the different relationship types in P6 and tips for assigning them to a schedule. We get a number of questions regarding the relationship types in Primavera P6 and how to use them and when to use which type. […]