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 […]
Using Bar Labels in Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Professional offers numerous options for using Bar Labels in the Gantt chart. Some of the labels are predefined by Primavera P6 but there are also multiple ways to customize your own bars to when displaying activities in your Gantt chart. Here’s a closer look at how to do this. To access Bars, click […]
How Much Does Primavera P6 Cost?
How much does Primavera P6 cost? We get this question from time to time from folks, particularly those who are new to the world of Primavera P6. So let’s take a look at how quickly you can find out how much Primavera P6 costs, whether it’s Primavera P6 Professional or Primavera P6 EPPM (web version). […]
What is a Primavera P6 Schedule?
A Primavera P6 schedule is often required at the start of a project, regardless of whether it is simple or complex, to forecast the duration of the project and its activities. A schedule should be made prior to the start of a project. It should be a robust plan that lays out what needs to […]
Transferring Activity Filters Between Primavera P6 Databases
Primavera Professional P6 has the capacity to create complex activity filters which schedulers spend a large chunk of their time on. They create them, adjust them and maintain them to help ensure that a project remains on track. These activity filters together with layouts can be time consuming to create. The good news is that […]
Primavera P6 Total Float and the Critical Path
In a previous blog Calendars and Total Float Values, we reviewed how the use of multiple Calendars affect Primavera P6 Total Float values. This leads us to how we define “Critical Path” and the use of Total Float. Most CPM schedule specifications I run into require the Critical Path to be defined as the “Longest […]
Primavera P6 Baselines Explained
Primavera P6 baselines are copies of your current schedule taken at a particular point in time. There are four types of Primavera P6 Baselines which P6 supports: the Project Baseline and three User Baselines. The Project Baseline should be static, fixed by the shareholders at the start of the project, hence the title ‘Project Baseline’. […]
What Is Primavera P6?
Primavera P6 is an Oracle software product designed for project, program, and portfolio management. It is a powerful, easy to use solution for planning, managing and executing projects and programs. Primavera P6 can be used for all sizes of programs or projects from small companies to large-scale capital projects. In fact, it isn’t industry specific […]
Primavera P6 Interview Test
Have you had to take a Primavera P6 interview test for a new job to assess your P6 competency? Many folks we train go on to become great P6 schedulers, but some of them have had to take a Primavera P6 interview test to get the job. One of these folks sent in to us […]