TCPI vs. CPI Understanding TCPI vs. CPI Variance. In Earned Value Management, a typical part of the monthly cycle is to perform an analysis on the realism of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) forecasts. A quick way of judging how realistic the forecast is to perform a TCPI to cumulative CPI analysis at the WBS […]
Work Breakdown Structure
Primavera P6 Professional and the Split Screen
Do you know how to make the Primavera P6 split screen work so that you can simultaneously view and make changes to both your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and activities table? If not, then read on. Primavera P6 Professional prides itself in being a top-down scheduling tool where you first focus on defining your deliverables, […]
The Primavera P6 Professional Work Breakdown Structure Chart View
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), in a nutshell, is a hierarchical decomposition of project deliverables. Primavera P6 has a WBS Gantt chart view that provides the standard interface for defining and editing WBS elements. But did you know that Primavera P6 Professional also has a WBS Chart view that is more suited to displaying and/or […]
Responsible Organization vs. Performing Organization
What’s the difference between Responsible Organization vs. Performing Organization? On any given project, there is always the conversation on who is responsible for the accomplishment of certain segments of work. During the initial planning stages (often times during the proposal) of a program you develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), identifying a logical breakout of […]
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
Understanding the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
If you are confused about what is involved in creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), you are not alone. Come along as we define the WBS and look at some of the nuances in WBS terminology. One of five keys to project success is to have agreement among stakeholders on the goals or end product […]
The Value of Milestones in Project Scheduling
Let’s assume you have your project mapped out! You have your list of deliverables and you know the activities required to produce those deliverables. Is there something missing? Like a hiking trail with markers telling you definitively where you are on the trail wouldn’t it be helpful to have markers in your project schedule telling […]
WBS Summary Activity Type in P6 Professional
One of the more uncommon activity types in Primavera P6 is the WBS Summary activity type. Yes, understanding the benefits and features of this activity type will definitely add another arrow to your quiver
How Projects Benefit from Visual Modeling
Do you have a project with a plethora of requirements? Are you overwhelmed with all the needed project features? Are you a customer who is additionally requesting the “bells and whistles”? If so, you will want to become familiar with visual modeling techniques.
Defining Activities in Primavera P6 EPPM
After the completion of your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Primavera P6 EPPM, it is time to define the activities that produce the WBS elements, i.e., the decomposed deliverables.