The Microsoft Project % complete considers task completed duration while % work complete considers how much work was actually performed during this duration. In many situations the Microsoft Project % complete equals % work complete. However, when the task’s assigned resource has a non-uniform work effort the % work complete provides a more accurate picture […]
Deltek Acumen Risk – How to Enter a Risk Event
Deltek Acumen Risk allows you to enter a list of risks against your project using two primary methods, namely Risk Events and Duration Uncertainty. In this article we will we enter a risk event in to the Acumen Risk Register. The Acumen Risk Register When you ready to enter risks into your project and have also […]
Primavera P6 and Line Numbers
If you are collaborating with other stakeholders using Primavera P6, you may want to display the Primavera P6 line numbers on the schedule layout for easy reference. Large projects, particularly, would benefit from line numbers to make for easy reference of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements and activities. A layout including line numbering would also […]
Deltek Cobra – Threshold Copy and Paste Enhancement
I recently discovered that Deltek had made an unannounced enhancement to the Thresholds tab in the Cobra 8.1 Codes dialog. Threshold copy and paste is finally here. This is an enhancement that will have all you fellow Deltek Cobra pilots smiling big time. Since Deltek Cobra version 5.0 we, the Cobra people, have been frustrated by […]
General Scheduling Guidelines
What are the minimum recommended general scheduling guidelines for efficient schedule management? A lot of thought and effort goes into the creation of a project schedule. The project manager must consider many things, and it is not always easy to keep the most important items in focus. Therefore a short list of bare minimum schedule […]
Watch What You (Don’t) Say – Building Credibility
Good Communications Your senior management team and your Project Management Office (PMO) team are constantly sending out messages about what is valued and what’s not. This is the space where integrity, credibility and good communications mix and it’s important to get right if you are doing anything that relates to changing working practices, such as […]
Primavera P6 and Assigning Individual Labor Resources to Roles
It is possible to bypass roles altogether in Primavera P6 Professional by defining individual labor resources directly as roles – which makes it a simple naming thing in Primavera P6. But Primavera P6 procedures can be most effective when task work is initially defined using labor roles that are later assigned individual resources. The project […]
Microsoft Project Leveling Projects within Total Float
It is preferable to level project schedules within total float. When you do this and get Microsoft Project to level resources, the leveling process does not extend the project duration. Most projects are time constrained. It makes sense, therefore, that you would want to level resources in a way that does not delay the project […]
Performance Is An Execution Problem
Performance is an execution problem. Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality will be the next disruptive game changers in the creation of intelligent applications that fundamentally change the way we work, collaborate and trade with partners and customers. These disruptive technologies will provide opportunities to all professional services business, not just the high-end knowledge […]
Microsoft Project and Graphical Indicators
Is there a way to use graphical indicators when activities are missing their baseline work hours? Yes, there is. Schedulers want a quick way to analyze the schedule and to focus in on those activities that are in trouble. It is possible to define a custom field in Microsoft Project with graphical indicators to help […]