WBS band themes are very useful if your eyes are straining on the activity table trying to separate the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) element bands from the associated activities. WBS band themes help by adding a little color. This makes it much easier view data in the activity table. The Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio […]
7 Questions to Ask Before Embarking on Risk Management
Risk Management Program Often we see project teams who do carry out risk management on projects, but they do so in a way that is fragmented. Project managers learn about risk techniques on training courses and through learning from their peers. But there comes a point when the PMO needs to step up to implement […]
Developing Project Level Calendars In Primavera P6
You’re planning your project in Primavera P6. You’ve created your P6 schedule and added the high level WBS (Work Breakdown Structure). You have your OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure), activity codes, and resource structure started. Now is a good time to develop your project level calendars. I usually start by developing the 7-day workweek calendar. This […]
What’s So Hard About Earned Value?
Earned Value is pretty much a 5th Grade Math problem. To put it in the simplest terms, we are adding one number to the usual planned vs actual cost for a project. The number we are adding is earned value: a procedure that dollarizes the progress (percent complete) of a project. Why then does the […]
Deltek Releases Acumen 8.4
Deltek has just released Acumen 8.4. While this may look like only a ‘point release’, Deltek always offers much more than that and this software release is no different. Deltek Acumen 8.4 has some rather useful new capabilities along with a bunch of bug fixes and real performance improvements. Here’s a look at what’s in […]
5 Reasons to Use Dynamic Dashboards
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the data, updating presentations and spreadsheets, getting it to the people who matter before all the information is out of date – it’s a headache for many PMO teams.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 by implementing 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 […]