How to Schedule Multiple Projects with Different Data Dates in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on June 23, 2023. By Tracy Mah

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 […]

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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 Use the Top Down Estimation Tool in Primavera P6 Professional

Written on February 6, 2017. By Tracy Mah

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 […]

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Resource Vs. Activity Calendar: How a Resource is Scheduled Using the Resource Usage Profile

Written on September 26, 2016. By Tracy Mah

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 […]

Posted in P6, Resources, Scheduling

Q & A: “How Do You Know When to Use a Constraint or Lag?”

Written on January 8, 2016. By CPM Solutions

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 […]

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What You Need to Know About Trace Logic: Solid Versus Dotted Relationship Lines

Written on December 15, 2015. By CPM Solutions

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. […]

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Progress Override vs. Retained Logic – Which to Use and What to Look Out For

Written on December 14, 2015. By CPM Solutions

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 […]

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A Little Bit of Lag in Our Lives can be Positive or Negative

Written on May 28, 2015. By CPM Solutions

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 […]

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Weighted Steps Template in EPPM and Physical % Complete

Written on March 6, 2015. By CPM Solutions

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 […]

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The Damage Control Checklist for Project Schedules

Written on January 12, 2015. By CPM Solutions

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 […]

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