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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 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 […]

Posted in P6, Primavera

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 […]

Posted in P6, Primavera

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 […]

Posted in P6, Primavera, Scheduling

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 […]

Posted in P6, Primavera, Project Management, Web Access

How to Run the ‘Check Schedule’ Tool in Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access

Written on August 17, 2022. By Tracy Mah

Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access has a built-in tool that produces a detailed report on the project schedule based on 14 different metrics. The Check Schedule tool allows project managers […]

Posted in P6, Primavera, Project Management, Web Access

Primavera P6 Calendars, Activity Durations and Hours per Time Period Explained

Written on June 27, 2022. By Tracy Mah

After creating a calendar in Primavera P6, additional steps need to be taken to ensure the durations entered for the activities are correct. Project managers and schedulers may have encountered […]

Posted in Calendar, P6, Primavera, Resources

Using Stored Images in Primavera P6

Written on February 28, 2022. By Tracy Mah

Stored images is a relatively new feature that was introduced in version 18 of Primavera P6. Prior to version 18, Primavera P6 did not have options for storing images, and […]

Posted in Free Resources, P6, Primavera, Project Management