Oracle Primavera P6 Visualizer is the reporting tool that sits alongside Primavera P6 Professional and P6 EPPM. It’s used to create visual data, especially timelines and scheduling information, that is used for regular status reporting or as comparative data. The two main types of reports it can create are Gantt charts and Timescaled Logic Diagrams […]
Video – How to Add Labor Resources in Primavera P6
How to Add Labor Resources in Primavera P6 Resources in Primavera P6 include labor, materials and equipment that are used to perform activities within a project. These resources are often time-based and rates can vary over the life of a project. Primavera P6 supports resources by categorizing them as labor (people), non-labor (machinery or equipment) […]
Scheduling the First Working Day in Primavera P6
Many contracts require construction work to commence a specified number of days after the contract award or notice to proceed. The question is how best to schedule this first working day in a Primavera P6 schedule? Construction contracts often have clauses for the commencement, prosecution, and completion of work. Sometimes, the contract manager issues a […]
How to Add Labor Resources in Primavera P6
Before labor resources can be added to activities in Primavera P6, they must be added to the resource pool. As with many things in P6, this can be done in a couple of different ways. Any over allocation or under-utilization of these resources can seriously affect the outcome of any project. Here we look at […]
What to Consider Before Implementing Primavera P6
What does it take to roll out Oracle Primavera P6? If you are considering implementing Primavera P6, you might be wondering what the roadmap to ‘good’ looks like, and what kinds of activities you would be committing to once you’ve made that decision to go ahead. We support a lot of large-scale, multi-year implementations for […]
Avoiding Activity Constraint Induced Schedule Discontinuities in P6
Activity Constraint Induced Schedule Discontinuities We recently worked with a client that had a customer that wanted him to insert a mandatory finish activity constraint on the project finish milestone, but this created a critical path discontinuity. The question was how to represent the critical path when using a mandatory activity constraint? Let’s take a […]
Resetting Activity ID Numbering in Primavera P6 Professional
Resetting Activity ID Numbering in Primavera P6 Professional Often during the process of adding activities, the scheduler is left with a list of activities whose activity ID numbering scheme has a nonuniform increment. This may be a problem when trying to make a clear and organized presentation of a project schedule. The numbering ID of […]
Primavera P6 vs Microsoft Project – The Differences
Primavera P6 vs Microsoft Project: The Differences Are you trying to make the decision between whether to adopt Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project? When we’re delivering training, we hear this question a lot: “Is Primavera P6 better than Microsoft Project?” Well, it depends on your definition of ‘better’! We spend a lot of time leading […]
10 Primavera P6 Interview Questions
Can you Answer These Primavera P6 Interview Questions? You’re looking to augment your team with someone who is capable of using Primavera P6 Professional. An interview is going to be part of your recruitment approach, but what should you ask them? It’s important to get a feel for whether they do have Primavera project scheduling […]
Primavera Training: Is it Worth it?
Primavera Training: Is it Worth it? Is it worth spending time on project management training, especially in learning technical skills like Oracle Primavera P6 Professional? The short answer is: Yes! Primavera P6 is world-leading, industry-standard software in many industries around the world. Wherever you are based, you can be sure that companies near you are […]