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Removing Calendars in P6 Professional

May 30, 2023 By Ten Six

Primavera P6 users need to be careful when removing calendars in P6 to limit the effect on other schedules that may share the same global calendar assignment. Oracle removed the privilege of deleting a global calendar that is currently used by other projects. In this way, P6 Professional prevents you from erasing a calendar that […]

Using the P6 Check Schedule Tool

May 23, 2023 By TheP6Pro

The DCMA 14-Point Assessment is an industry standard to measure schedule quality. Schedule’s that are judged high quality by the DCMA 14-Point Assessment have a significantly higher probability of success. The 14-Point Assessment seal of approval ensures a well-built, and, therefore, practical schedule. So, the DCMA 14-Point Assessment is an indispensable guideline to confirm schedule […]

How To Create a Critical Activity Indicator In Primavera P6

May 17, 2023 By TheP6Pro

Create a Critical Activity Indicator in the Activity Table Identifying critical activities in your schedule is paramount in preventing delays that, if left unchecked, can ultimately de-rail your project. Although critical activities are displayed in the Gantt Chart, (typically with red Gantt chart bars) it not always easy keeping an eye on them, especially if […]

Stacked Histograms to Monitor Resource Loadings in P6

May 9, 2023 By TheP6Pro

Stacked histograms are great for presenting the cost loadings of multiple resources. Let’s take a look at how you can use them. Project managers and line managers need to plan each coming week’s work on the project. The more activities occurring in a week, the more mobilization and coordination efforts are required to match the […]

P6 Professional Activity Code Color Field

May 1, 2023 By TheP6Pro

A veteran scheduler sent us a quick tip about the often-overlooked P6 Professional Activity Code color field that he’s found particularly helpful in his years of scheduling work. Activity codes are important to an executable schedule. Schedulers often find themselves in situations where they need to confirm the activity code assigned to a respective activity […]

5 Benefits of Outsourcing Project Scheduling

April 19, 2023 By Ten Six

The Benefits of Outsourcing Project Scheduling You want to bid for a contract but you need to show that you can create a top-grade integrated schedule… and you don’t know where to start. Well, don’t let a lack of in-house project schedulers stop you from bidding for contracts you know you can deliver. If your […]

P6 Professional Privileges and How to Limit Them

April 17, 2023 By TheP6Pro

<Project Superuser> Privileges How do you assign a P6 Professional user the privilege to import an Excel spreadsheet into an existing project without having to give the user too many rights? In a recent P6 class that we ran, some folks noted that they could only import an Excel spreadsheet into an existing project when […]

Primavera P6 Top-Down Estimation Feature

April 11, 2023 By TheP6Pro

The Primavera P6 Top-Down Estimation tool is an efficient way to cost load the entire schedule from a total estimated units and/or adjusted estimated units. Let’s take a look. The P6 Professional Top-Down Estimation feature is a helpful tool in the hands of the project’s subject matter expert. They rely on experience from similar projects […]

Identifying Activity Dependencies In Primavera P6

April 5, 2023 By TheP6Pro

Activity dependencies in Primavera P6 are a key element in building a critical path for a project. This process is often referred to as activity sequencing, whereby a logical flow of the work is constructed, as shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1 In this article, we will discuss some best-practice methods using activity dependencies […]

Video: Creating a Project from a Template in Primavera P6 EPPM

April 3, 2023 By Ten Six

Did you know that you can create  a Project from a Template in Primavera P6 EPPM? Primavera P6 EPPM alos has a feature to create templates from existing schedules. This can save project professionals hours of work from creating projects from scratch when they are producing projects that are similar to one another. You can […]

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