Exciting news from Oracle as they launch their second P6 release for 2016, Primavera P6 EPPM 16.2 (Enterprise Project Portfolio Management). Primavera P6 EPPM 16.2 focuses entirely on the web based version of the software, so there’s nothing much to write about here for Primavera P6 Professional users. This is, nevertheless, tremendous news for the […]
Adjusting Gantt Chart Activity Labels to Support Timescale Compression in Primavera P6
Printing a complete schedule displaying the full Gantt chart activity labels in the Primavera P6 often can prove a challenge. Here we look at how to adjust Gantt chart activity labels to fully utilize our available real-estate for displaying and printing the Gantt chart. Typically schedulers find themselves torn between fitting their activity table and […]
Video – Displaying A Gantt Chart Total Float Bar in Primavera P6
Many folks have written in and asked about how to display a total float bar in Primavera P6 in addition to displaying it numerical value in a column. Displaying a total float bar in the Gantt chart is a very useful aid in creating and maintaining a schedule. To be able to see the float […]
What We Can Expect in Primavera P6 EPPM 16.2
Oracle plans to release Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) 16.2 within the next few weeks. While it may take many organizations time to get around to upgrading to 16.2, many users will be clamoring to see what’s in this next release of Primavera P6 EPPM. So, here’s a sneak peak at what we […]
Investigating Relationship Lag in Primavera P6
It’s important to inspect schedule lag insertions to confirm your schedule is a dynamic and quality schedule. But investigating relationship lag in Primavera P6 schedules requires some effort. Let’s look into this in more detail. Lag in schedules may be positive or negative. For anyone working on a government contract, negative lag is prohibited in […]
S-Curves and Using Adrega PI With Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Professional has limited S-curve and histogram plotting features. If you are looking for an efficient way to plot S-curves and histograms of your P6 schedule, the you should consider using Adrega PI software. Let’s discuss. Earned Value Management (EVM) unlocks the door to schedule analysis, otherwise not possible. Most schedules track the planned […]
Marking Near Critical Activities in Primavera P6’s Activities Table
You may have a Primavera P6 schedule with a proper allocation of resources (no over allocated resources), but if your schedule has many near critical activities then your project risks not meeting the contract completion date. Here we look at how to monitor near critical activities in Primavera P6’s activities table. The critical path and […]
Locating the Source of Schedule Updates In Primavera P6
It may be difficult to track schedule changes in Primavera P6 when multiple users are simultaneously updating your schedule. Let’s explore how to find the source of schedule updates in Primavera P6. Primavera P6 provides a notebook feature, which schedulers can use to document and/or explain changes to the schedule at the project level and […]
Scheduling Non-Contractual Important Project Task Dates
Here we look at how to implement a specified non-contractual task start date without the insertion of a task constraint. Some schedule guidelines specify that all constraints must be contractually defined, e.g. a contract completion date. This significantly limits the application of constraints in a schedule. But what does a scheduler do when the project […]
Why Project Calendars Are Preferable to Global Calendars
One criteria on the scheduling review checklist used by a government naval command agency looks to confirm that calendars are defined at the project level. Why? Let’s explore this issue. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) scheduling review checklist specifies that schedule calendars should be project-specific data and not global. Obviously, if you are submitting […]