With the release of Primavera P6 revision 8.4, you now have the option to run the Professional client as a standalone configuration using the SQLite database as its data repository. This has made the installation of standalone Primavera P6 Professional clients quicker and easier for everyone, whether or not your
Monitoring Near Critical Activities in Primavera P6
Monitoring near critical activities can be just as important as monitoring the critical ones. Once you have entered all your activities and activity relationships, and Primavera P6 has computed your critical path, you’ll know all the activities that have zero float. These are the activities that could
Creating A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) In Primavera P6
One of the first steps in planning a project is to break down the project into its major deliverables i.e. major product or service components. This is known as the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). After you have created
Printing A Gantt Chart In Primavera P6
Primavera P6 has some great options for viewing and printing Gantt charts that can give you the flexibility you need to meet the reporting demands of peers, senior management and stakeholders. One useful option in Primavera P6 is the ability to open
Primavera P6 Solves the Start-to-Start Open Network Problem
In Primavera P6, once all the activities are clearly defined and the corresponding durations accurately estimated, the next step in the scheduling process is to define the relationships between these activities. This can be a deceptively challenging
Schedule Baselines In Primavera P6
After completion of the initial planning phase of the project, where the activities, activity durations, and activity relationships have been successfully entered and scheduled, it is time to make a baseline of the project. The baseline is a complete copy
Primavera P6 Time Units: An Important User Preference
So you’ve just obtained access to Primavera P6 Professional and are eager to commence scheduling your first project. However, before you begin work, it is important to set up a few options related to inputting activities and their associated resources. This article takes a close look at just one of the user preferences
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 Analytics 3.4
Along with the new release of Primavera P6 R8.4, Oracle has also released Primavera P6 Analytics 3.4 with a slew of new features and capabilities. This new release offers new preconfigured dashboards as well as enhancements
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 R8.4
Great news for the Primavera P6 community as Oracle releases R8.4. Available immediately, Primavera P6 gets a solid update to R8.4 and includes some welcome new features. Here we take an initial look
Primavera P6 Gantt Chart Bar Labeling Options
Oracle Primavera P6 Professional supports Gantt chart reporting with numerous labeling possibilities that not everyone is familiar with. Primavera P6 has both predefined labels and associated filters and the ability to create new bar labels. Some of these