A new Primavera P6 scheduling feature has been added to versions 20 and up. The feature gives you the ability to choose whether to use the same or different Data […]
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 […]
Article By: Tracy Mah The Top Down Estimation Tool in Primavera P6 provides added functionality to perform high level top-down estimation for labor, non-labor units and material resources for the […]
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 […]
QUESTION “P6 lets me add constraints and lags to activity relationships. How do you know when to use a constraint or lag on an activity and which one is best […]
Many of you already know what Trace Logic is without needing to be told. It is the process of working through (“tracing”) predecessor and successor relationships through the project schedule. […]
When we first start learning how to use P6, understanding the basics of schedule logic is a must. You let the program determine activity dates for you, rather than calculating […]
Planners are always plagued with the expectation to create realistic, yet extremely efficient plans (ex. as few activities as possible) with the pressure of looming contract deadlines that demand the […]
Project managers go under fire from stakeholders and project sponsors when their project is late. Their P6 software is telling them that they are on-time but in reality they are […]
It just isn’t easy when you inherit a project in P6 with thousands upon thousands of activities and you’re the one asked to tidy things up and see why the […]