Primavera P6 Professional has long had capabilities to produce some pretty decent stacked resource histograms. That being said, many folks aren’t aware they are there or have not had time to explore the capabilities they offer. This article quickly shows you how to create a stacked histogram using some simple steps. You can create a […]
Maintaining a Continuous Critical Path While Using a 24-Hour Calendar for Relationship Lag
If you set the calendar for relationship lag to the 24-hour calendar you may find in certain instances that your critical path becomes discontinuous or disjointed. To avoid this situation you can adjust your definition of critical activities. Lag modifies the relationship between two activities by inserting a waiting time between the predecessor and successor. […]
Mapping Primavera P6’s WBS into Deltek Cobra’s WBS Code Field
One of the issues with the integration of Primavera P6 WBS with Deltek Cobra is how to best use the integration to update the Cobra WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) code file with the P6 WBS. It’s an easy way to keep the WBS code file up to date in Cobra and aligning the information between […]
Adrega PI – P6 Project Compare Reporting Feature
Adrega Pi Compare feature solves many Primavera P6 reporting problems. How often have you heard the questions “How does scenario 1 compare to scenario 2?” or “What’s the effect on float between different scenarios?” Simple questions I am sure you agree, but how can you view Primavera P6 project data easily and visually compare project […]
Primavera P6 Calculations User Preference Explained
Question: What do the options in the Resource Assignments section of the Calculation tab in the User Preferences dialog do? From time to time, I get asked about the setting in Primavera P6 Professional – Calculations User Preference and what impact it’s having on a schedule. Let’s take a look at the options, and then I’ll […]
Primavera P6 Professional Calendar Detailed Work Hours
Do your activity start and finish date time stamps fall in line with your intended task original durations? If not check your calendar’s detailed work hours your calendar’s detailed work hours. The global calendar dialog in Primavera P6 Professional provides the options to set the ‘total work hours/day’ and ‘detailed work hours/day’. If your project […]
Monitoring Deadline Dates in Primavera P6 EPPM
It’s very common for schedules that have a contract deadline date that does not match the project’s projected completion date. In these cases, one thing folks want to do is monitor both in relation to each other. Projects have deadlines; it’s a fact of project management. One main value of scheduling software is that you […]
Defining Portfolios in Primavera P6 EPPM
Dashboards is a feature in Primavera P6 EPPM that displays various plots and tables of a portfolio of projects. The key is knowing how to create a portfolio so you know what projects you are looking at when the dashboards are displayed. Dashboards are front and center in the Primavera P6 EPPM interface. They are […]
Who Needs Scheduling Best Practice Training?
“I’ve been using my scheduling tool for years. I know critical path method inside out, and I’ve built and managed numerous major schedules. So why would I need to attend a scheduling best practice training course?” Good scheduling professionals may have the above mindset – and rightly so. They have learned by experience to operate very […]
Addressing Critical Path Issues in Primavera P6 Using a 7-day Workweek Calendar
If you’ve modeled your concrete cure time as a task in Primavera P6 Professional having a unique 7-day workweek calendar you may have found that your critical path in certain instances becomes discontinuous or disjointed. There is more than one approach to modeling lag, (e.g. concrete cure time) in Primavera P6. It is possible to […]