August is the month we all get to see the latest version of Primavera P6. Oracle has just released Primavera P6 18.8, which for those of you with on premises installations, will be an upgrade from the previous version 17.12. This release brings some of the features from earlier 18.x versions previously only available to […]
Introduction to BI Publisher Webinar
Cost: Free of charge Duration: 2-hours Dates For your convenience, we’re hosting the same webinar on three different dates. Tuesday August 28th at (10am CDT) Thursday September 6th at (10am CDT) Wednesday September 12th (10am CDT) Description BI Publisher is Oracle’s powerful report development tool that is integrated with Primavera P6 EPPM, Primavera Contract Management […]
How To Create A Monthly Cost Report In Primavera P6
Today we’ll show how to create a monthly budgeted total cost report in Primavera P6 Professional. Let’s say you have the budgeted total cost of your project, which is good to know. Your subcontractor performing the work, however, wants a monthly budgeted total project cost report. Yes, you can generate this report
Using Finish On Or After Constraints In Primavera P6
The Primavera P6 Finish On Or After (FOOA) constraint supports situations when an event must occur either at the same time or before the completion of an effort. The start and finish of a project is comparable to the movement of a train. The train slowly gains speed until it reaches velocity. Likewise, the
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure in Primavera P6
Creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is an important step in the scheduling process and here we show you how to create a WBS in Primavera P6 Professional. The WBS essentially is a hierarchical breakdown of all the project deliverables. A deliverable is an end product or service that
Primavera P6 EPPM Duration Percent Complete Explained
When it comes to progressing your schedule, quite simply the duration percent complete type is the most efficient way to enter schedule progress in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM). If your project is a construction project where the actual physical work can be
Primavera P6 EPPM’s Work Breakdown Structure
Many project failures are traceable back to a poorly defined or even nonexistent work breakdown structure (WBS). Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) software supports the development of a quality WBS, which is important for project success. The WBS is a deliverable-oriented grouping of project
Using The Start On Or Before Constraint In Primavera P6
Projects generally come with finish date restraints, i.e. deadlines. There are scenarios though when a start date constraint better suites the schedule narrative. In general, activity durations and relationships should drive the start and finish of all schedule activities. But sometimes you want to emphasize the importance of
Progressing A Fixed Price Contract Schedule In Primavera P6
How do you progress a cost constrained or fixed price contract schedule in Primavera P6 Professional? Let’s take a look. Fixed price projects are common in the contracting world. They are more favorable to the customer, because the contractor bears the burden for any cost overruns
Using Physical Percent Complete Type In Primavera P6 EPPM
When using Primavera P6 EPPM, you want to progress your schedule in a way that considers the actual work accomplished. The physical percent complete type is best for this type of schedule measurement. The most efficient way to progress a schedule is with the duration percent complete type; this percent complete type requires