Do you really need risk management technology in your business? There are some advanced IT systems on the market that are used for risk management, but they might not be right for you. In this article we’ll look at 4 different types of risk management functionality that you’ll find in software products – either built […]
Duration Uncertainty
Are your schedules coming in late? The problem may be as fundamental as duration uncertainty in scheduling. The goal of proficient project managers is strict adherence to the schedule. The duration estimates in scheduling are specific and definitive. This decisiveness of duration estimates is alluring but, in many situations, misleading. This puts the project manager […]
How To Perform A Top-down Estimate In Primavera P6
Performing a top-down estimate in P6. Every project comes with budget, and often with a firm fixed price or not to exceed clause to boot. As a scheduler the challenge is it make the work fit the budget. Primavera P6 Professional supports Top Down Estimating to assist you in making the project fit the budget. […]
Importing an XLS or XLSX Project Data File into Microsoft Project
Learn how to import Microsoft Excel XLS and XLSX Data File into Microsoft Project. Many folks use Microsoft Excel as a tool used for organizing project data. Microsoft Project has several features that support importing this Excel project data into a Project schedule file. Manual entry of project data into Microsoft Project from Microsoft Excel […]
Float Monitoring
Are you worried that delays in your deliverables may impact your scheduled project completion date? Float monitoring is a quick and efficient way to monitor your project float in relation to the project delivery date. It goes without saying that project managers are always looking for ways to complete the project on schedule and on […]
7 Common Pitfalls for Risk Management and How to Avoid Them
Common Pitfalls for Risk Management Once you’ve arrived at the point where you are ready to implement risk management in your business, it’s worth taking a bit of time to identify what needs to happen next. One of the useful things to do at this time is to consider what might trip you up and […]
Copying Tables Between Projects In Microsoft Project
Copying tables between projects in Microsoft Project can be a real time saver. After putting the effort into creating a project schedule table, e.g. an Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis table, you will want to save this table set up and copy it to other projects. Microsoft Project has a neat feature that makes this […]
How To Export & Import Primavera P6 Schedule Status Using Excel
Using the Primavera P6 XLS export and import capabilities. In most organizations only a few folks are familiar with Primavera P6. Typically, the vast majority of project team members are, for the most part, Primavera P6 illiterate. How then can you efficiently retrieve and include schedule updates from team members less familiar with the particulars […]
Agile Project Management – Schedule Purpose and Agility
Agile project management is a well-known term associated with the management of software projects. But what about large construction projects? Is it important or possible for construction projects to be agile? Agile project management appears to overturn traditional project management, which consists of a fixed scope of work. Agile project management recognizes the changing customer […]
Primavera P6 and Highlighting SS and FF Relationships
Do you need to investigate your Start-to-Start (SS) and Finish-to-Finish (FF) relationships? If so, it is possible to highlight in your schedule, all activities that have SS and/or FF relationships. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) 14-Points Assessment, and, in particular, its relationships assessment prefers finish-to-start (FS) relationships. The relationships assessment says that that 90% […]