When using Primavera P6 EPPM, you want to progress your schedule in a way that considers the actual work accomplished. The physical percent complete type is best for this type of schedule measurement. The most efficient way to progress a schedule is with the duration percent complete type; this percent complete type requires the least […]
As Late As Possible Scheduling Constraint In Primavera P6 EPPM Explained
In most scheduling scenarios you want activities to schedule As Soon As Possible (ASAP). There are situations though when an As Late As Possible (ALAP) scheduling constraint better suits the schedule narrative. The ALAP constraint schedules an effort to delay until total float is expended. In this way the work delays without affecting project completion. […]
Deltek Releases Acumen 8.3
Good news! Deltek has just released Deltek Acumen 8.3 and here’s a sneak peak at what’s in it. There’s a combination of some very useful new features and enhancements as well as addressing a few known issues. Let’s take a look at the new features: Merge a Metric Template Library Into An Existing Workbook You […]
Getting Started with Benefits Management
Benefits management approaches are most effective when they are embedded in your PMO. This makes a lot of sense because the whole reason you do projects is to get the benefits from them. It seems like a natural fit that benefits management sits with your Project Management Office team. When your PMO takes the lead […]
Primavera P6 EPPM and Modeling Cure Time as a Task
There is more than one way to account for modeling concrete cure time in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM). Let’s look at how to create a schedule in Primavera P6 EPPM that models cure time as a separate task. In the precedence diagram lag is the waiting time between a predecessor and successor […]
Managing Project Failure
When projects begin to slip, managing project failure often chooses not to tack, but persists along its course until the project becomes a complete bust. But there are ways to manage an off track project to avoid the worst possible outcome. Organizations too often linger on projects that are quite evidently failing. The problem most […]
White Paper – Difficult Conversations for PMO Leaders To Have
For the PMO leader, much of the working day is taken up with operational issues and ensuring that projects, programs and portfolios are operating as they should. From time to time, you’ll have to face difficult conversations to ensure that you can still deliver those projects, programs and portfolios as a team, and stay aligned […]
Suspending Work Using Primavera P6 Professional
How do you indicate the suspension of work on an activity in Primavera P6 Professional? Sometimes all work on an activity is suspended, and then resumed at a later date. The cause of the suspension may vary. A classic example of a suspended activity is the suspension of pipe laying in a trench that is […]
5 Benefits of the Agile PMO
What is an Agile PMO? Agile methods are on the rise, and the chances are a project team near you will be using agile or adaptive approaches to manage their work. But agile works at the organizational level too. It goes beyond sprint-based planning and other techniques, and is something that can be embedded in […]
Deltek Acumen Fuse Diagnostics Custom Metric View
Deltek Acumen Fuse diagnostics include a wealth of schedule custom metrics and standard metric groups. But you can also create and customize your own metric groups suited to your schedule analysis requirements. Deltek Acumen Fuse provides an abundance of project analysis and diagnostics tools to inspect and improve the quality of your schedule. Acumen comes […]