When we assign an calendar to an activity there is often some confusion on how the resource is scheduled to work. This is especially true when we have assigned a different calendar to the resource itself. By using the Resource Usage Profile, we can easily see how P6 distributes the work. In a simple project […]

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Just recently, our partner/STO specialist, Ej (Ted) Lister of STONavigator, developed a whitepaper on Dynamic Scheduling Methodology for Primavera P6. Ted discusses the context of DSM and key benefits, highlighting from his own extensive knowledge and experience of the industries he has worked in. In this paper, Ted also explains the 3 Principles of a […]

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Auto Compute Actuals vs. Update Progress Once you have your project(s) planned and set-up in P6, you or the planner/scheduler will have to status the report on a routine basis to keep it up-to-date with the project in the present. The frequency of these updates depend on the business needs for performance reporting or the […]

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The Primavera P6 Project Manager software uses the Admin setting for hours/day, hours/week, hours/month, hours/year to convert all units and duration type fields from the internally stored hours to the user’s display format preference of hours, days, weeks, months, or years. Internally-stored hours are always stored as hours in the database.  In most cases, the […]

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The Original and Remaining lag fields are manually entered when it is known that a resource will not be available or is not needed when the activity starts. By typing in a lag, you delay the start of the resource by that amount of lag. Original Lag is what was typed in and is used […]

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