How to Restrict Access to Cost Information in Primavera P6 EPPM Sometimes companies need to restrict access to cost information to a select few, for example, pay rates. So how does Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) hide labor pay rates from all schedulers? After all, Primavera P6 schedulers need to access labor rates […]
Draw Relationships in the Gantt Chart in Primavera P6
How to draw and edit relationships in the Gantt Chart The Gantt chart is at the center of most scheduling software, where analysis by schedulers and the project team takes place. The Gantt chart is popular as it offers a visual display of how a project is progressing instead of a lot of text and […]
Simple Method for Updating Progress in Primavera P6
There is a way to make updating progress in Primavera P6 for a construction project schedule (that is used by the contractor to report progress to the owner), simple. But you need the Primavera P6 schedule developed in a way that allows this easy process for updating progress in Primavera P6. The idea is to […]
Simple Lump Sum Cost Loading in Primavera P6
Simple Lump Sum Cost Loading in Primavera P6 Developing the basic Primavera P6 schedule with activities and logic is only the first step in creating a useful project schedule. Without some method of measuring actual progress against planned progress, the schedule doesn’t add the potential value it could if manhours, units, or cost are assigned […]
What Are Resource Codes in Primavera P6?
Resource codes in Primavera P6 Professional give you the option to group and sort within Resource Assignments. They can help you organize, group, sort, and filter data. You can set up roles with specific skill sets, which can be used as resource assignments. You can also assign costs per unit for all these resources, which […]
Changing Column Headings, Fonts and Colors in Primavera P6
There are multiple reasons why schedulers may want to change the column headings in the Activity chart. They may want to modify the names in the column headings to gain more column width so that they can compress the column to gain more space in the table. Or, they may want to personalize the column […]
Oracle OpenWorld 2019
Oracle OpenWorld 2019 is an annual conference aimed at all Oracle customers including us Primavera users. Oracle Openworld is huge, attracting over 65,000 delegates from around the globe. This years’ event will take place from Monday, September 16 until Thursday, September 19 at the Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 94103. With all […]
What’s the Difference Between Total Float and the Longest Path?
Primavera Professional P6 supports a couple of options when schedulers want to define a critical activity in the Gantt chart; Total Float or the Longest Path. So, what’s the difference between these two? Total Float is the total amount of time that a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start date without delaying […]
What is ScheduleReader? – A Full Review
ScheduleReader (formerly known as PrimaveraReader) is a desktop software application that allows you to view projects exported from Oracle Primavera P6 in .xer, .xml or .xls file formats. The application converts data from these imported files and visually presents the project schedule. ScheduleReader is useful in that project plans created in Primavera P6 can be shared with teams, […]
Mitigating Resource Over-Allocation In P6 By Reducing Daily Effort
There are several ways to mitigate resource over-allocation in Primavera P6. Let’s look at alleviating resource over-allocation by reducing daily effort of the resource in question. You may have a schedule with accurate activity duration estimates and sound logic. However, if your resources are over-allocated your schedule is not realistic. Yes, when resources are stretched […]