Many organizations that we visit have installed Oracle Primavera P6 using the defaults, including passwords that have since never been changed. This is great for when we turn up on site as we can access
Oracle Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Constraint Types Explained
We’re often asked about the differences between constraint types in a Primavera P6 EPPM or Primavera P6 Professional schedule. Some are self-explanatory, while others are more subtle and potentially confusing. The most common question about constraints is about the difference between a Mandatory Start or Finish constraint vs. a
Primavera P6: Critical, or not so Critical?
Many scheduling guidelines including the PMI’s PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), use the term “near critical’ to describe activities in a schedule that are within a few days of joining the critical path; that is to say they only have a few days of Total Float.
Restoring and Converting Baselines in Primavera P6 Professional
Managing Baselines in Primavera P6 Professional is a slightly different process than you would encounter in file based tools such as Microsoft Project. When you save a baseline in Microsoft Project,
Primavera P6 Percent Complete Types
There are some important differences in the way Primavera P6 Professional behaves when status is added to Physical and Duration Percent Complete activity types. It’s important to understand these differences
Activity Steps in Primavera P6 Professional
There are a number of features that are unique to Oracle Primavera P6 and are so useful, it’s a wonder other vendors like Microsoft haven’t copied the ideas. In this case we’re looking at a feature called Activity Steps.
Fill Down Examples in Primavera P6 Professional
Here are a couple of time-saving tips for modifying data values in Primavera P6 Professional using the Fill Down feature.
Primavera Risk Analysis
Primavera Risk Analysis Have you used Primavera Risk Analysis? If you are working on a major program it’s common for a more formal approach to risk analysis to be applied. Many Ten Six customers using Oracle Primavera P6 also use Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis the tool to support this process. Primavera Risk Analysis, which was […]
Installing Primavera P6 Professional Standalone on Windows 8
Primavera P6 Professional is supported on the Microsoft Windows 8 (32bit and 64 bit) operating system. The last two revisions of the Primavera P6 tested configurations spreadsheet, the latest
Mitigating Performance Issues when Integrating Deltek Cobra with Primavera P6
Since the release of Deltek Cobra 5.0 back in 2009, we’ve been seeing a steady stream of calls from frustrated customers seeking ways to improve performance when integrating with Primavera P6. The general issue is that when connecting to a larger Primavera P6 database that has