Primavera P6 and what-if projects is a great feature. When working on scheduling a new project you may want to adjust resource assignments and resource allocations for that project. How can you investigate resource allocations on your project without having a lasting impact on the aggregated resources in your portfolio of projects? Projects in Primavera […]
Displaying Free & Total Float Gantt Chart Bars in Primavera P6 Professional
In Primavera P6, it is possible to easily display both the free float and total float of activities on the activities table. However, displaying free float and total float on the Gantt Chart bars in Primavera P6 makes it significantly easier to perceive how much flexibility an activity really has. Here we step through the […]
Primavera P6 Release 16.1 Upgrade Instructions Video
With the April release of Primavera P6 Professional Release 16.1 and Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) you may be curious to see the new software in action. To do that you’ll need to do an upgrade to your existing system. If you’ve running one of the earlier P6 Professional client version on a stand-alone system, […]
Primavera P6 16.1 Is Released
Following on from our previous announcement of What We Can Expect in Primavera P6 16.1, Oracle has now released 16.1. We’re pleased to say that we were spot on with our predictions for the Primavera P6 16.1 release and now we can take a look in more detail at what’s it. Applet Removal Let’s start […]
First Look – Adrega PI for Primavera P6
Introducing Adrega PI (Project Intelligence); a refreshingly straight-forward approach to high quality project portfolio dashboard and spreadsheet reporting for Primavera P6. This web-based software is produced by Adrega AS; a Norwegian software company that has developed this specialized project and portfolio management reporting tool for use with Primavera P6. With Adrega you can easily create high-quality […]
Organizing Filters by Project Layouts in Primavera P6 Professional
Organizing Filters by Project Layouts in Primavera P6 Professional. In Primavera P6 Professional there are several different filter types including default, global, and user defined. But did you know there is also a fourth type of filter? This is the layout filter type that can be associated with a specific Layout. This can be used […]
What We Can Expect In Primavera P6 16.1
As Oracle readies the next release of Primavera P6, here’s what we can expect to see in this upcoming new version. This release will be Primavera P6 16.1. This is in keeping with Oracle’s new version numbering, with “16” representing the year and “1” representing the first release of that year. We are expecting Primavera […]
Using Fill Down, Copy & Paste In Primavera P6
If you tried to Copy and Paste a cell down a column in Primavera P6 Professional similar to how you would in say Microsoft Excel, you may have become quickly baffled. Copy and Paste does not work the same in Primavera P6. You are not without hope though. Primavera P6 has a Fill down tool […]
Changing the Version Number of a Primavera P6 XER File
Your contractor sends you an XER file with the latest version’s format. You, however, have an older version of Primavera P6 Professional that is not compatible. If this is your situation we have a simple tip to resolve this format incompatibility issue. More often than not you receive a Primavera P6 XER file in a […]
Day of the Week Activity Start Labels and the P6 Global Change Tool
Most scheduling software programs do not normally list the day of the week activities commence. Here we step through how to create a special column listing the day of the week activities start using the global change tool. The Primavera P6 Professional global change tool is a robust and powerful tool, but most users don’t […]