Sometimes the process of updating your schedule creates virtual float. What exactly is virtual float? And is it good for your schedule? Float in scheduling is good. It’s what all proficient managers strive for. But schedule delay updates on the critical path may generate float on other paths, which is not good float. This delay […]
Deltek Acumen Fuse and the DCMA’s 14-Point Assessment
The Deltek Acumen Fuse DCMA 14-point metrics are among many metrics you can use to analyze schedule quality. Deltek’s Acumen Fuse schedule quality analysis software implements a five stage project maturity framework defined as follows: S1 the base, S2 critiqued, S3 risk-adjusted, S4 optimized, and S5 team-aligned. S1 the base – raw schedule that is […]
Primavera P6 and Earned Value Management
Most of our clients use Deltek Cobra for Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis of their Primavera P6 schedules. It is, however, possible to perform basic EVM in Primavera P6. EVM has demonstrated, for well over a 50 years, that it is one of the most effective means available to monitor project cost and schedule performance. […]
Project Review or Lessons Learned? What’s the Difference?
You know that projects need governance, but where does the project review and lessons learned fit in? And what’s the difference between them? They both take a project and review what’s happened on it with the objective of coming up with a written report for next steps. In this article we look at the differences […]
Resilience an Important Schedule Quality Attribute
An optimized schedule is good, but a resilient schedule is better. It provides for a more reliable plan that is less susceptible to risk and more able to recover from unexpected external events. Most inexperienced sea voyagers plan the shortest route to their destination, but any sailor “worth his salt” knows better. The shortest way […]
Adrega PI Webinar Downloads
Thanks for attending our Adrega PI – Primavera P6 Reporting Made Easy webinar. Below are the links to the presentation slides and a video recording of our Adrega PI webinar: Adrega PI Presentation Slides Adrega PI Webinar Video Adrega PI – Primavera P6 Reporting Made Easy webinar. You may also find our blog useful which […]
How To Display Time Stamps In Primavera P6
Here’s a quick tip to display a P6 time stamp in Primavera. In addition to knowing what day your activity begins, you also want to know what time of day it starts. You therefore want to display a date time stamp on your schedule in Primavera P6. Your respective activity begins on June 4, 2018. […]
How To Add Task Notes In Microsoft Project
Sometimes your project task requires special accompanying instructions. The best way to include these details is using the task notes in Microsoft Project. Projects are not planned in isolation. Usually several departments will review a schedule and provide their input or special guidance during the planning and approval stages of a project. The safety department […]
Primavera P6 Project Layout Files (PLFs) Explained
Save your Primavera layouts using P6 Project Layout Files (PLFs). In Primavera P6, it can take some effort to achieve an agreeable look and feel for the presentation and/or layout of your schedule activity table and Gantt chart. Did you know these layouts could be saved and used for reporting on other projects as well? […]
10 Ways To Promote Your PMO
Once your new Project Management Office is set up, you need to find ways to tell people that it exists and what it can do. Promote your PMO. This can feel a bit uncomfortable, especially if you have come from a project delivery organization or an established PMO where this wasn’t needed. But think about […]