With the advent of Microsoft Project 2010, a new capability was introduced that allows you to select whether or not a particular task will be calculated as part of the critical path.
Show/Hide Split Screen in Microsoft Project 2010
Since the release of Microsoft Project 2010 turned we 2007 users back into instant armatures, it seems only fair that we should try and help each-other out with a few tips for the common question “where the heck did that go?”. In this case – where the heck did the Split option go?
Microsoft Project to P6 Conversion Alternatives
It seems that some of the known issues with the Microsoft Project import capabilities of Primavera P6 are driving some creative solutions out in the field.
Exporting from Primavera P6 to Microsoft Project
The Import feature in Primavera P6 Professional that loads Microsoft Project schedules from an XML file works very well. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of the Export to Microsoft Project feature for version R8.2 – R8.3.2. However the good news is that Oracle Primavera have evidently fixed this problem in the October 2014 release of P6 R8.4.
Primavera XML And Microsoft Project XML Import/Export Stuck In Running Status
In the past month, we’ve encountered a strange problem when importing or exporting XML files using Primavera P6 EPPM. If you’ve had a similar problem importing or exporting a Primavera XML or Microsoft Project XML file into Primavera P6 EPPM and it seems to get stuck, then the solution below may help. What seems to […]
More About Level of Effort Tasks in Microsoft Project
We’ve had some great feedback from our recent blog Creating LOE Tasks in Microsoft Project. Of particular value were some comments from Steve Devaux, Instructor in Project Management at Suffolk University.
Creating LOE Tasks in Microsoft Project
This article looks at a lesser-known and tricky to find feature of Microsoft project that allows you to create a Level of Effort task. Level of Effort (LOE) tasks are often required in a critical path network to represent ongoing work that doesn’t typically represent a specific deliverable.
Primavera P6 Vs. Microsoft Project
Often folks are asking about the differences between Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera P6. While coming up with a definitive list is more than challenging, below highlights some of the major features
Barbecana Releases Schedule Inspector
Barbecana has just released Schedule Inspector as a separate product from their Schedule Risk Analysis tool, Full Monte. This offers folks more choice by allowing customers to buy just Schedule Inspector with it’s capabilities or Full Monte with it all built into one product.
Barbecana Releases Full Monte 2.0
Full Monte, Barbecana’s schedule risk analysis tool was released earlier this year has now been updated to version 2.0. It is designed and written specifically to integrate with Microsoft Project 2007 and 2010 providing Monte Carlo simulation capabilities. We did a previous review of Full Monte back in