Primavera P6

Last month we discussed ‘Updating and saving a baseline’, and then being able to compare the baseline bar against Current Project Bars by using Activity Layout settings. This month we conclude our topic on baselines with a brief discussion on how to display variances between a project and any baselines assigned to that project within

Last month we looked at ‘Printing Activity Layouts’ and tips to assist with the tailoring of the information printed. This month we cover updating a baseline, and after saving a baseline, being able to see the baseline bar against current project bars if your activity layout setting is right. Project planners can view project

Last month we looked at ‘Improving P6 Readability’ and tips to improve the visual aspects of your P6 Layout. This time we will focus on how to ensure that what you see on the P6 layout screen will be reflected in your print output. The ability to provide easily understandable print outs from Oracle Primavera P6

Last month we looked at the ‘Renumber of Oracle Primavera P6 Activity ID’s’ feature in Oracle Primavera P6 (P6) and how it can save you time and effort. We are continuing that theme, this month, with another simple feature that will save you time and effort; Line Numbering. In helping to make your scheduling

Have you ever been challenged by projects and schedules that change, sometimes significantly, from the way they were initially planned and scheduled? We have seen a lot of projects, and in our collective memory, struggle to remember a single one that was not tested by such changes, at some point in its history. This

A common issue that users face when they look at a standard schedule is working out how Oracle Primavera P6 creates the summary/grouping bands. In some cases, it seems as if the figures don’t add up!  Well, in this newsletter we endeavour to describe how Oracle Primavera P6 calculates and displays the summary information

What is a responsible manager that is assigned to a project? You are a program manager reviewing portfolio performance data and you see that many issues are assigned to a “responsible manager”, and need to set an Organization Breakdown Structure to combine with the Enterprise Project Structure. All these questions are very relevant in

While the majority of users leave Resource Assignments as the default setting, with a little piece of know-how you can use this area to greatly benefit your schedules. In this update we review how to set up Resource Assignments within the user preference calculations. Resource Assignments Accessing the User Preferences within P6 Professional, and

Just like Project Codes and Activity Codes, Primavera P6 provides Resource Codes that allow you to organise, group, sort, and filter resources.  Resource Codes also allow you to group and sort in the Resource Assignments and Resource Profile views to give you a better understanding of your resources’ allocation. In this update we look