Most projects have deadlines. And it is possible to display deadline markers directly on the Gantt chart in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) scheduling software. If you are looking for a way to measure progress towards a deadline using an activity constraint and total float in the activities table refer to the following […]
Oracle OpenWorld 2018
Oracle OpenWorld 2018 is one of the user events of the year for us Primavera users, attracting in an excess of 60,000 delegates from around the globe. This year’s event will take place from Monday October 22 until Thursday October 25 (although registration is open on Sunday October 21) at the popular Moscone Center, 747 […]
How to Renumber Baselines In Primavera P6
Some Primavera P6 users find that they have to update activity ID names partway through the schedule planning and/or execution process. If this is your situation, you will want Primavera P6 to renumber the schedule and renumber baselines. Choosing an appropriate activity ID nomenclature is important for schedule clarity. Good scheduling practice encourages development of […]
Identifying The Longest Path In Primavera P6
Most users know that it’s important to identify the longest path in Primavera P6 through the activity network; longest path activities cannot delay without postponing project completion. If you want to optimize your P6 schedule, i.e. shorten its duration, you will want to look to fast track and/or compress activities that are part of the […]
Using Project Codes In Primavera P6 EPPM
Features that separates Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) from other scheduling software are Project Codes and the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS). Project codes support EPS reporting. The EPS is like a double edged sword. It is great have data on all the projects in the organization. But the EPS may become cluttered and […]
Activity Primary Resources In Primavera P6 Explained
Primavera P6 Professional has the functionality to assign each activity an activity primary resource. An activity’s primary resource is the person responsible for coordinating an activity’s work. In Primavera P6 Professional roles are assigned to each activity and then resources to these roles. Each activity has a primary resource assignment. So it is possible to […]
Tracking Multiple Resourced Activities In Primavera P6 EPPM
In Primavera P6 EPPM, you can enjoy greater accuracy of the units percent complete type, when tracking an activity’s multiple resources. Here we demonstrate how to track the progress of an activity that has multiple resources working at differing burn rates. The duration percent complete type is an efficient percent complete type for tracking progress, […]
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 18.8
August is the month we all get to see the latest version of Primavera P6 18.8. 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 the features from earlier 18.x versions previously only available to Oracle […]
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 cost report in Primavera […]
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 train […]