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Tracy Mah

– Tracy has her B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology, as well as her MBA. Along with her analytical background and managerial experience, she is now specialized in IT-related business management and consulting project work. With over 3 years at CPM, she is primarily responsible for training and consulting for Primavera P6 project management software. She has trained hundreds of clients and provided implementation work to companies.

How to Dissolve an Activity in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on January 6, 2023. By Tracy Mah

What happens when you have a sequence of activities and you need to remove one of the activities? Normally in the Primavera P6 Professional project management software, you would manually […]

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Relationship Details Columns in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on December 12, 2022. By Tracy Mah

Project managers must determine the sequence of when work should be done during the project planning phase. The network logic is developed by first determining the work or activities that […]

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Primavera P6 Professional Baseline Date Added Feature

Written on December 1, 2022. By Tracy Mah

For over a decade, during my Primavera P6 online or in-person training courses, I try pass along any industry best practices I’ve encountered from my clients. One piece of advice […]

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How to Use Relationship Comments in Oracle Primavera P6 Professional

Written on November 21, 2022. By Tracy Mah

The ability to add Comments in Activity Relationships is a handy new feature added in Primavera P6 Professional release 20. In older versions of Primavera P6 there isn’t a convenient […]

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How to Add the User Defined Fields Tabs in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on November 7, 2022. By Tracy Mah

A relatively new feature was added in Primavera P6 Professional release 19. A User Defined Field (UDF) tab was added for the bottom Details tabs. What are UDFs? Often times […]

Posted in Activity Codes, P6, Primavera

What are the Differences Between Versions of Primavera P6?

Written on October 24, 2022. By Tracy Mah

What Do the Different Primavera P6 Version Numbers Mean? When people refer to Primavera P6 they also mention the version of the project management scheduling software they are using as […]

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How to Tell Which Activities Have a Constraint in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on October 11, 2022. By Tracy Mah

First off, what is a Constraint in Oracle’s Primavera P6? Constraints are date restrictions placed on activities throughout the project. Each activity’s start and finish dates are calculated in the […]

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How to Show Line Numbers in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on September 29, 2022. By Tracy Mah

Have you ever wanted a faster way to reference specific activities instead of using their unique identifiers in Primavera P6 Professional? Large projects with a complex Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) […]

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Canada Job Grant Provides Funding for Training

Written on August 23, 2022. By Tracy Mah

Federally sponsored funds are available for companies to train and develop their work force. Companies can receive up to $10,000 per employee to help with training costs of their employees. […]

Posted in Free Resources, P6, Primavera, Project Management

Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access ‘Check Schedule’ Tool

Written on August 17, 2022. By Tracy Mah

Project managers can use a built-in tool in Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access to analyze the project schedule. Industry guidelines provide 14 metrics to make qualitative and quantitative evaluations to […]

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