Snapshots in Acumen Fuse are simply a project that has been added to the workbook and represents a project in some state of progress. For example, let’s say you have a project baseline loaded into an Acumen workbook. After a month, you have an updated version of that project, and you want to compare it […]
Earned Value Management Glossary – Free Download
We have created an Earned Value Management Glossary of the most common terms used in the world of Earned Value Management. This is a free download with no registration required. Earned Value Management (EVM) is full of acronyms that can appear confusing to folks new to the EVM world. So to help you, we put […]
Necking for Activity Nonwork Intervals In Primavera P6
P6 Professional narrows the necking of Gantt chart bars to indicate periods when you have activity nonwork intervals. Let’s take a look. The Gantt chart is at the center of Primavera P6. The more of the right type of information you have on Gantt chart the better you can interpret your schedule’s situation. And you […]
7 Challenges All Experienced Project Managers Hit
Even experienced project managers struggle sometimes. We did a quick poll in the office and drawing on our many years of experience leading programs in the field, we identified the top 7 challenges we’ve seen on projects large and small. We have listed the challenges below, along with a couple of quick tips for addressing […]
How to Include Your Company Logo in P6
Need to know how you can include your company logo in P6 schedule printouts? Here’s how you do it. Most companies include a company logo in P6 on their project schedule submittals. If you have a jpeg file of your company’s logo you can insert this in the P6 Professional printout header or footer information. […]
3 Processes That Support Integrated Baseline Reviews
Integrated Baseline Reviews – Are You Prepared? Are you getting ready for an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)? There are three processes that will help you prepare. They are: Baseline maintenance process Risk management process Scheduling processes Do you have all these in place? Read on to find out how your processes shape up. Maintain the […]
Dissolving a P6 Activity with Multiple Predecessors or Successors
Previously, we wrote about dissolving a P6 activity with one predecessor and one successor, but it is also possible to dissolve an activity that has either multiple predecessors or multiple successors. Here’s a look at this. For a discussion on dissolving an activity that has one predecessor and one successor refer to the following blog […]
What is Earned Schedule?
Earned Schedule Explained Are you using earned value management? Perhaps the metrics don’t feel aligned to the way you’d like to work? A bit more emphasis on duration-based metrics might make it easier to have conversations with stakeholders about how long the work is taking – and is forecasted still to take. Earned schedule might […]
Removing Calendars in P6 Professional
Primavera P6 users need to be careful when removing calendars in P6 to limit the effect on other schedules that may share the same global calendar assignment. Oracle removed the privilege of deleting a global calendar that is currently used by other projects. In this way, P6 Professional prevents you from erasing a calendar that […]
Earned Value Management Reporting Requirements: An Overview
Earned Value Management Reporting Requirements One of our team worked on a system upgrade and the project uncovered a huge number of automated reports being generated every month. They couldn’t find owners for the reports, or even any evidence that they were being looked at. The project team decided they would not migrate these reports […]