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Today sees the arrival of the first “on premises” Primavera P6 release for 2017 from our friends at Oracle. Officially this is version 17.7, wait 17.1? “Huh – what happened to the other six?” we hear you ask. Well, there’s been a subtle change in the naming convention
Questions To Ask Before You Set Up A PMO
Setting up a Project Management Office (PMO) can be fraught with difficulty. There’s the challenge of gaining executive support for creating what could be seen as an extra level of administration and bureaucracy. There’s the issue of
Are You Experiencing Schedule Delays? You May Have A Productivity Problem
Productivity can be one of the main drivers for determining project performance. Our definition of productivity is how fast we can complete the work on a project. You can imagine as productivity is impacted, the speed at which work
5 Value-Adds From Portfolio Management
Portfolio Management takes project and program management to a whole new level. It’s where projects and programs are looked at in the round, alongside other critical business activity. It gives you the complete picture of organizational
Video – Primavera P6 And The Longest Path
In this video, you will learn how to use the longest path option in Primavera P6 Professional as a way to determine your most critical activities in the schedule.
Understanding the Primavera P6 – USACE Mandatory Requirements
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has mandatory requirements for the submission of all Oracle Primavera P6 Professional schedules. Let’s take a look that these requirements and better understand their purpose and benefits
7 Impacts of Poor Risk Management (And What You Can Do About Them)
Today we’re facing some hard truths. Poor risk management has the ability to severely impact your business. Whether that’s through a delay to project benefits impacting your revenue and profit streams, or one of the other effects that we describe below, poor risk management is
Using a PMO in Strategic Planning
If you want to move the discussion away from strategic alignment for projects and towards strategic execution – doing the work that will help you meet your business goals instead of just talking about it – then strategic planning is essential
8 Benefits of Risk Management (Beyond Project Control)
Risk management is a core leadership approach that ensures any potential threats to success are identified and dealt with before they derail your project. For a project manager, risk management is a key process for project control. Armed with a risk log and a switched on team, the
Getting Started with Deltek Cobra 8
Video: When you need to learn a new software platform, particularly a sophisticated system like Deltek Cobra, where do you start? Because Deltek Cobra is an earned value management application (EVM), you do of course need to have a good grasp of EVM concepts