Both Gantt charts and Timescaled Logic Diagrams (TSLD) display schedule network logic, but TSLD charts provide a more distinct grouping of activities by deliverable. Let’s explore this further. Primavera P6 Visualizer is a schedule graphing and comparison tool that comes as a separate module in P6. The Visualizer comparison feature is helpful for pinpointing the […]
Video – Using Relationships in Primavera P6
We’ve produced a short video, ‘Using Relationships in Primavera P6’ where you can get a feel for the different relationship types in P6 and tips for assigning them to a schedule. We get a number of questions regarding the relationship types in Primavera P6 and how to use them and when to use which type. […]
How to Use Primavera P6 to Meet Your Reporting Needs
Meet Your Reporting Needs with Primavera P6 There are many stakeholders on projects and they all need different access to information in order to best do their roles. In this article, we’ll look at the different levels of data required for management roles and how you can support that with data from your project management […]
P6 Activity Constraints and their Negative Impact on the Critical Path
The Negative Impact of P6 Activity Constraints The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) says that no more than 5% of tasks in the schedule should have hard constraints. This can seem lenient to some, because even soft constraints in the schedule can cause major critical path discontinuities, which is problematic. The schedule should have one […]
Which is Better: Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project?
We are often asked which is better: Oracle Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project. That’s a hard question to answer because companies adopt both tools for different reasons and to serve different purposes – even though they are both known as professional, enterprise project management scheduling tools. How you are going to use them, what your […]
Terminal Float and Primavera P6
We received a question from a scheduler who was having difficulty specifying Terminal Float without the associated activity constraint inducing critical path discontinuities. Let’s take a look at what’s going on. What Is Terminal Float? Terminal Float has been defined as the difference between the current project end date and the Contract Completion Date (CCD). […]
P6 Percent Complete Type and Progressing Lump Sum Cost Effort
Primavera P6 has three ways to progress activities. The question is, which way is best for lump sum cost loaded activities? P6 has three flavors to choose from when deciding how to account for schedule progress: duration, physical, and units. A primer for selecting the appropriate percent complete type for your project situation is at […]
Create Graphs Showing the Longest Path in Visualizer
Primavera P6 Visualizer program provides another way to print the schedule Gantt chart. You can also create graphs showing the Longest Path in Visualizer. Primavera P6 Professional has the option to define critical activities two different ways the first is by Total Float and the second is by Longest Path. Visualizer takes the schedule created […]
Primavera P6 to MS Project in 5 Steps
Primavera P6 to MS Project If you’ve landed on this article, you probably want to know how to export from Oracle Primavera P6 to Microsoft Project. Good news! You can do this from within Primavera. It’s a helpful feature because not everyone has access to P6 schedules and the ability to convert can improve communication […]
What is Primavera P6 Visualizer?
Oracle Primavera P6 Visualizer is the reporting tool that sits alongside Primavera P6 Professional and P6 EPPM. It’s used to create visual data, especially timelines and scheduling information, that is used for regular status reporting or as comparative data. The two main types of reports it can create are Gantt charts and Timescaled Logic Diagrams […]