Introduction to Baselines of Primvera P6 Introduction to Baselines of Primavera P6 The Primavera P6 provides the option to assign a maximum of three user baselines. Each baseline is provided to each project. Let us have a look at their role in successfully tracking overall project status. Baseline for Current Project This baseline shows the current activities in project schedule that … Continue reading “Introduction to Baselines of Primvera P6” January 12, 2015

An introduction to High Level Resourcing? The tool for project management Primavera P6 helps in planning, scheduling and management of resources at hand. The amount of details that P6 can handle is enormous. You can use Primavera P6 to track work for thousands of hours. One of the key strengths exhibited by Primavera is its capability to create high level resource … Continue reading “An introduction to High Level Resourcing?” January 5, 2015

Important Things To Know About Primavera P6 Calendars The calendars have become central to the entire scheduling. If you do not have at least one calendar created, you cannot create a schedule in Primavera P6. Here is a quick overview of the calendar features which you need to learn in order to effectively use it to your advantage. Calendar for Activities In the … Continue reading “Important Things To Know About Primavera P6 Calendars” December 30, 2014

Common Project Control Mistakes Committed By Companies Among many other reasons which unnecessarily increase costs and decrease efficiency of any project, one important reason is how management uses the tools, supervision, and planning to maximize productivity. However, this is an ideal situation where everything is in its proper place and there are no constraints that the management has to face. Projects control … Continue reading “Common Project Control Mistakes Committed By Companies” December 22, 2014

Ohio Gulf Coast Pipeline Project Approved The Ohio to the Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Capital Project has meet Federal regulators approval.  Estimated at $468.5 million dollars the eastern Ohio pipeline project will transport natural gas from Ohio to the Gulf Coast. Texas Eastern, a subsidiary of Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp. (NYSE:SE), in February lined up four companies to use its … Continue reading “Ohio Gulf Coast Pipeline Project Approved” December 18, 2014

An Introduction to Level of Effort Activity in Primera P6 Level of Effort Activity means a special type of activity which has its own unique characteristics in terms of duration. Primavera P6 uses predecessors and successors to calculate duration of the level of activity. What Constitutes Level of Effort Activities? Level of Effort activities is mainly created to support the main project. The work done … Continue reading “An Introduction to Level of Effort Activity in Primera P6” December 16, 2014

Scheduling Best Practices To Keep Project On Track Project schedules form an important part of planning. However, some common mistakes repeated by the schedulers often mess up the entire planning process. This article aims to look at most frequently committed scheduling mistakes which need to be avoided to remain on track for projects progress. Let us review each one by one and what … Continue reading “Scheduling Best Practices To Keep Project On Track” November 26, 2014

Top Reasons for Business Initiative Failures Business initiatives can play every role provided they are properly implemented. The implementation process involves some treacherous elements to surmount. Particular change initiatives often fail than any other business ideas. However, with some proactive management and closely looking at the most common reasons you can avoid this kind of situation. Establishing Cause & Effect Relationship … Continue reading “Top Reasons for Business Initiative Failures” November 7, 2014

Integrating Primavera P6 with Project Portfolio Management Oracle Primavera P6 can be very useful if integrated with social media, websites and other enterprise systems. It can greatly help in revamping management processes, improving transparency of available information and reduce costs. However, the transition may not sound very easy for a lot of IT departments. The canvas of functionalities given to Primavera P6 … Continue reading “Integrating Primavera P6 with Project Portfolio Management” November 5, 2014

A Guide to Creating Effective Primavera P6 Schedule Scheduling forms an integral part of project management. There can be hundreds or few thousand of activities which need to be scheduled. The scheduling without any predecessor or successor relationships can create multiple problems for the project manager. The interconnectedness decides the order in which all tasks can be executed to achieve desired results. Lack … Continue reading “A Guide to Creating Effective Primavera P6 Schedule” October 28, 2014