Oracle has released Primavera P6 15.2 for both P6 Professional and of course, P6 EPPM. For those that want to skip the details and just go to the highlights, here’s a list of the new features and functions in both versions of Primavera P615.2. New Features in Primavera P6 EPPM Usability Enhancements Global Search and […]
Free Float and Total Float in Primavera P6 EPPM
Most schedulers are familiar with the term total float. But what about free float? Free float is a helpful tool for measuring the likelihood of a predecessor activity affecting other linked successor activities. Let’s take a look at how to utilize both free float and total float. The Gantt chart is a valuable scheduling tool. […]
Removing Negative Lags from Primavera P6 Schedules
Some industries frown upon the use of negative lags or leads in a project schedule. For example, on some government contracts you may find language that prohibits negative lags or leads. In these cases, you often have little choice but to remove the leads from your schedule when putting together your baseline. But it just […]
Primavera P6 EPPM Scheduling Privileges with Limited Project Data Privileges
During a recent class discussion on limiting user project data privileges within the work breakdown structure (WBS), a student asked whether a user limited to a single WBS element could recalculate the schedule. Here we explore that question. The Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Administrator portions user privileges to project data within the […]
Basing Activity Progress on a Unit Measurement In Primavera P6
The most common way to measure schedule progress in Primavera P6 is to note how many days of work have been performed on an activity scheduled to last a specified amount of time. What if you wanted to measure progress based on a material unit of measurement, such as linear feet of pipe installed? Good […]
Limiting User Privileges to Project Data In Primavera P6 EPPM
As a Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Administrator, it’s important to know how to limit user privileges at the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) levels
Printing a Gantt Chart in Primavera P6 EPPM
Many folks ask about the printing capabilities in Primavera P6 EPPM and in particular, the printing of the Gantt Chart. The good news is that Primavera P6 EPPM has some great features available that support the printing of the activity table and associated Gantt chart. This article takes a look at how to utilize the […]
Integrating CloudEVM with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
Integrating CloudEVM with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project For those contractors who have an Earned Value Management (EVM) requirement on their contract, you may have had the experience of gathering data from different business systems that do not easily align. The time-consuming process of merging data cannot only be frustrating but it can also produce […]
Introducing the Primavera P6 Progress Line
If you are looking for a real quick way to spot trouble in a project, the progress line is a vertical plot that provides the highest level view of schedule progress. Yes, it is a simple visual monitor for the project displaying exactly where you are ahead, behind, or on schedule. It’s great, in particular, […]
S-Curves in Primavera P6 Professional
We’re frequently asked if Primavera P6 Professional is capable of displaying S-Curves. Sure, it can do that. You just have to know where to look. In this article, I’ll show you how to generate and print some basic S-Curves using Primavera P6 Professional.