Primavera Professional P6 supports a couple of options when schedulers want to define a critical activity in the Gantt chart; Total Float or the Longest Path. So, what’s the difference between these two? Total Float is the total amount of time that a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start date without delaying […]
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Using Bar Labels in Primavera P6
Primavera P6 Professional offers numerous options for using Bar Labels in the Gantt chart. Some of the labels are predefined by Primavera P6 but there are also multiple ways to customize your own bars to when displaying activities in your Gantt chart. Here’s a closer look at how to do this. To access Bars, click […]
How Much Does Primavera P6 Cost?
How much does Primavera P6 cost? We get this question from time to time from folks, particularly those who are new to the world of Primavera P6. So let’s take a look at how quickly you can find out how much Primavera P6 costs, whether it’s Primavera P6 Professional or Primavera P6 EPPM (web version). […]
What Is Primavera P6?
Primavera P6 is an Oracle software product designed for project, program, and portfolio management. It is a powerful, easy to use solution for planning, managing and executing projects and programs. Primavera P6 can be used for all sizes of programs or projects from small companies to large-scale capital projects. In fact, it isn’t industry specific […]
Using the % Complete Bar in Primavera P6 Professional
When progressing your schedule in Primavera P6, the % Complete Bar is a great way to visualize completed work on the Gantt chart. A good visual on the Gantt chart may help in better perceiving percentage of work achieved in the schedule. The % Complete Bar plots completed work on the Gantt chart as the […]
2nd Microsoft Project XML Files to Primavera P6 Import Bug
Following on from our Blog regarding issues importing Microsoft Project XML files in to Primavera P6 version 18, you may be still having problems with Microsoft Project XML files not importing properly. Fortunately, Oracle has a 2nd fix for this new bug. It seems that the previous patch (18.8.8) for Primavera P6 Professional has an […]
Primavera P6 XML Import Bug (P6 Professional version 18.8)
If you installed Primavera P6 Professional version 18.8 you may have found it difficult to import XML files. It turns out that there is a P6 XML import bug and you’ll need to install a patch to fix it. Primavera P6 Professional version 18.8 has an annoying bug that makes XML file imports fail. I […]
Primavera P6 – MSSQL Database Not Configured for Background Jobs
Primavera P6 MSSQL The database has not been configured to run background jobs If you ever get this error when installing Primavera P6 Professional, then read on to learn how to fix it. We take you through seven easy steps to address this problem, complete with screen shots. After this, you should have a trouble […]
Suspending Work Using Primavera P6 Professional
How do you indicate the suspension of work on an activity in Primavera P6 Professional? Sometimes all work on an activity is suspended, and then resumed at a later date. The cause of the suspension may vary. A classic example of a suspended activity is the suspension of pipe laying in a trench that is […]
How to Display 4 Baselines on the Gantt Chart in Primavera P6
To better understand how your Primavera P6 Professional project schedule is progressing over time, you may want to display several baselines on the Gantt chart. In a previous blog, we demonstrated how to display two baselines on the Gantt chart which you can read here Primavera P6 Displaying Two Baselines on the Gantt Chart. In […]