Primavera introduces a new column type in the lists category. These days, new releases of Primavera P6 largely focus the development efforts on the Primavera P6 EPPM suite (the web version). This is not surprising; Primavera P6 professional is a very mature piece of software and pretty much everything that could be done to it […]
Primavera P6 EPPM WBS Summary Activity Type & Top-Down Estimates
Using WBS summary activity type & top-down estimates in Primavera P6. It is possible in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) to compare top down estimates beside bottom up estimates. Determining accurate project costs is one of the more challenging efforts in the project management and scheduling process. Top down cost estimates are usually […]
Shading Non-Work Time in Primavera P6 EPPM
The Gantt chart is at the heart and center of Primavera P6. And setting the proper Gantt chart for shading non-work time is a fundamental but important step for communicating an accurate project schedule situation. Shading for non-work time is a basic Gantt chart function that has an impact on interpreting the schedule situation. And […]
Controlling the Project Baseline in Primavera P6 EPPM
In the interest of schedule integrity it is important to control changes and to control the project baseline. In Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) this may be achieved in more than one way. The schedule should have at least one baseline to support measurement of schedule changes since commencement of project activities. So […]
Primavera P6 Schedule Progression and Out-of-Sequence Activities
In an ideal world, activities in a schedule should progress according to the activity network logic. However, activities are sometimes performed out-of-order and in a way that violates these activity relationships. No matter how good the schedule logic might be, when the work gets started all manner of unforeseen variables come into play and it […]
Primavera P6 EPPM and the Progress Line
The P6 progress line is an efficient way to monitor schedule progress in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM). The progress line helps schedulers quickly spot the status of their activities directly on the Gantt chart. The Gantt chart is at the heart and center of scheduling software. The Gantt chart is a powerful […]
Primavera P6 EPPM and Summarizing Projects
Primavera P6 EPPM and summarizing projects with summary tables. I had a customer who updated his schedule with your project’s latest progress, but his upper level manager says he hasn’t. Who’s right? In this case, the answer was: both are right. What? How can both be right? Either the schedule was updated or not, right? […]
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 Version 17.7
This just in… Today sees the arrival of the first “on premises” Primavera P6 release for 2017 from our friends at Oracle. Officially this is Primavera P6 Version 17.7, wait 17.7? “Huh – what happened to the other six?” we hear you ask. Well, there’s been a subtle change in the naming convention: instead of […]
Primavera P6 EPPM and the Gantt Chart Late Bar
Primavera P6 EPPM and the Gantt Chart Late Bar Oracle is in the process of converting Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) to a non-java based coded software. At the time of writing this article they are only part way along this journey. In the meantime they let users switch back and forth between […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Multiple Float Paths and the Longest Path
Primavera P6 EPPM Multiple Float Paths and the Longest Path The longest path through the schedule is a key concept. It tells how long the schedule takes. Further – activities along the longest path should be adjusted to support schedule compression and optimization efforts. The term “critical path” is often used to refer to the […]