The One Indicator That Can Foil Your Excel Import into Primavera P6
There is the temptation to think that because you can export a data field from Primavera P6 to Excel that…
Looking To Build Your Professional Network?
Building connections with similar businesses and professionals with equal aspirations and drive will help generate your visibility and reputation in…
What is XML [in under 100 words]
XML is a computer language originally developed for the web to be a companion to HTML. Because XML is so…
A Go-To Guide to Building a Cringe-Worthy Primavera P6 Schedule
The meeting had gone well. I was going to win some business and they were going to get complete Primavera…
6 Interview Must-Dos To Nail That Project Controls Job
So you’ve spent a few weeks filling out applications and making phone calls, and finally, the moment you’ve been waiting…
How to Print a Calendar from Primavera P6, with some help
In this quick tutorial we show how to create a 12-month formatted calendar in Excel based on the data extracted…
Project Management according to Google Autocomplete
Ever wonder how project management is portrayed according to the globally charged search engine Google? At times you don’t quite…
What in the World is an S-Curve? [In under 100 words]
An S-curve is a graph of the expenditure of project resources over time. Typical S-curves graph either costs or resource…
Setting Up LOEs and Resource Loading Them
Introduction I would like to introduce the use of Level of Effort (LOE) activities to resource load a schedule. This…
Understand Hard Constraints vs Soft Constraints [in under 100 words]
Primavera P6 supports 2 types of constraints; hard constraints and soft constraints. In Primavera P6, “Mandatory” constraints are hard constraints….
4 Reasons Users Might Refuse to Use Your Integrated Primavera P6 System
I remember a gift I bought my parents once – a motorized corkscrew that promised to make opening a bottle…
Oracle Releases Primavera Prime – New Cloud-Based PPM Solution
This past week, Oracle announced a new product offering under the Primavera banner – Oracle Primavera Prime. Although details are…
Import an XER File From a Newer Version of Primavera P6
To import a newer version XER file to an older version of Oracle Primavera P6 installed on your computer, follow…
The Big Problem with Primavera P6 Calendars And How To Fix It
Primavera P6 Calendars have a big problem and it becomes a major pain in the butt as your list of…
5 Things You Should Know About Primavera P6 Calendars
Primavera P6 has a pretty smart scheduling engine built-in, but it’s not quite smart enough to know what time to…