Deltek are in the late stages of development for Cobra 8.5 and are aiming to release this new version sometime near the end of Q2 or early Q3, 2023. But don’t hold us to that date – there is apparently some dependency on other factors outside of Deltek’s control. We’ll get to that in a […]
The New DOE PARS CCP Upload Format 2023
DOE PARS CCP Upload Format In a memorandum issued by Paul Bosco from the DOE’s Office of Project Management Director (PM) in September 22, 2022, the current CSV, and MDB upload formats for project performance data upload will be migrated to the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format in early 2023. You can view the memo […]
How to Work with Project Schedulers: Free Ebook
At Ten Six, we know that many organizations don’t have experienced in-house project schedulers. You might be considering hiring a scheduling consultant or outsourcing project scheduling to an experienced expert. Right now, that feels like a big step for your team. We’ve put together a brand new ebook to step you through what it is […]
Free eBook: Management Reserve Defined, Estimating and Using It
Get your free copy of our Management Reserve eBook (no registration required)! We published a while back, a three part article covering Management Reserve (MR) within an Earned Value Management environment. These articles can be read here: Management Reserve Defined. Estimating Management Reserve (MR). Using Management Reserve (MR). Now, you can now download this whole […]
Top-Down Planning in Deltek Cobra
Top-Down Planning in Cobra is a useful feature which gives you the ability to adjust a budget or forecast cost class’s value at various levels of the project’s structure. This process allows the user to adjust a cost class to equal a specified value. While there are many scenarios where this utility would be useful, […]
Schedule Float Explained
You probably have schedule float on your project already, and you might not even know it. However, more than one project has been saved because float provided the flexibility to take a different path if necessary, without having a negative impact on the project overall. If your project is at risk of running behind, it’s […]
Primavera P6 22.12 Additional Activities View New Feature
Oracle’s P6 release 22.12 includes a feature, ‘Additional Activities View’, that Oracle says can “view projects side-by-side”. Let’s take a look at this. Oracle recently released their yearly Primavera P6 update with several new features. One addition that read like it would be helpful is the “view projects side-by-side” feature. The Oracle Primavera P6 Cumulative […]
P6 Professional 22.12 is Released by Oracle
What has now become a regular cadence for Oracle, Primavera P6 Professional 22.12 has just been released right at the end of December. So, we start the New Year with a few nice new features and improvements and have listed below the complete list included in this P6 Professional 22.12 release. P6 Professional is a […]
Estimated Costs in Deltek Cobra
This article looks at some strategies for loading estimated actual costs, sometimes referred to as accruals, into your Deltek Cobra project. The first question you might asks is “Estimated Actuals”? Isn’t that something of an oxymoron? How can one have an estimated actual cost, surely it’s one or the other, right? For those of you […]
What is Earned Value Management
Have you been asked to look into earned value management for your organization in advance of bidding for a government contract? You’re in the right place. In this article, you’ll learn what is earned value management and how you can use it for your projects. We’ve put together a US contractor’s guide covering earned value […]