How to use equipment costs in Primavera P6. A student recently asked how to cost load equipment in Primavera P6 that extends over multiple activities that may overlap. Let’s take a look. The cost of equipment is usually charged on an hourly or monthly basis. A piece of equipment may provide support for more than one […]
Using Stored Period Performance in Primavera P6
I’ve recently been working at a client where they implemented Stored Period Performance using Primavera P6 Professional. It has not gone as smoothly as we would have liked, but there are some valuable insights from the experience should prove useful to others. Stored Period Performance forms part of the project update each financial period. It […]
Making Open Ended Activities Critical in Primavera P6
How do you include a deadline date marker on your schedule Gantt chart and not lose your critical path? The answer is to make open ended activities critical. Let’s take a look. Projects come with deadlines. It is the hard truth of managing any project. And displaying the deadline on the Gantt chart is most […]
Primavera P6 – MSSQL Database Not Configured for Background Jobs
Problem Description During a new setup of Primavera P6 Professional, the following error was encountered upon first logging in to the new MSSQL Server Database with the P6 Professional client: Error: The Database has not been configured to run background jobs. Reason This happens on MSSQL Server database instances because there is a stored procedure […]
Using Labor Roles in Primavera P6 EPPM
There are optional labor roles in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM). It is possible to bypass labor roles and directly assign resources to activities, but many Primavera P6 EPPM users like to first assigns labor roles as place holders until later assignment of specific resources. Project managers typically do not want to involve […]
How To Use Monthly Budgeted Project Costs In Primavera P6
A student recently asked how one can provide subcontractors and other stakeholders monthly budgeted costs for the life of the project. This information is readily acquired in Primavera P6. Subcontractors working on your project may want to know how much money they need to set aside monthly for project related costs. This monthly project cost […]
Hiding Pay Rates In Primavera P6 EPPM
Sometimes organizations want to restrict pay rate information to a select few individuals that have a need to know. It is possible in Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) to hide labor pay rate data from unprivileged users. Primavera P6 EPPM has nice features for determining the budget of a project schedule. These budgeting schedule […]
Using Deadline Markers In Primavera P6 EPPM
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 […]