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Printing Activity Layouts – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 25

By |2018-03-07T10:36:53+10:00October 31st, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

Improving Readability – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 24

By |2018-03-07T10:42:41+10:00September 26th, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

Renumbering Oracle Primavera P6 Activities – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 23

By |2018-03-07T10:50:55+10:00September 13th, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

How Does P6 Summarize Data in the Summary/Grouping Bands? – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 22

By |2018-03-07T10:55:35+10:00July 18th, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

EPS, OBS and Responsible Managers – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 21

By |2018-03-07T11:01:41+10:00June 29th, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

Resource Assignment Settings – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 20

By |2018-03-07T11:13:43+10:00March 10th, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

Resource Codes – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 19

By |2018-03-07T11:21:18+10:00February 3rd, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

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

Earned Value Formulas and Calculations – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 18

By |2018-03-08T13:58:32+10:00January 6th, 2014|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

Every Scheduler aims for a project to complete within budget and schedule. Primavera P6 has the functionality to measure project performance according to cost and schedule using Earned Value measurement techniques. In this update we provide a brief overview of some of the most common Earned Value formulas and calculations used in Primavera P6.

The Art of Grouping, Sorting and Filtering – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 17

By |2018-03-07T11:39:28+10:00October 31st, 2013|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

The grouping, sorting and filtering areas of Primavera P6 can be challenging, but with these handy Primavera P6 tips, you will be creating some great views and producing some top reports in no time. Grouping and Sorting By default some of the criteria for the “Group By” column have a hierarchy that can be reported on, for example items such

What is the Difference Between Primavera P6 Web and P6 Professional? – Primavera Tips and Tricks: Tip 16

By |2018-03-07T11:46:13+10:00September 30th, 2013|Primavera Tips & Tricks|

You’ll often hear the suite of Primavera Project Management software described in a variety of ways like ‘P6 Power Client’, ‘P6 Windows Professional’, ‘P6 PPM’, ‘P6 Standalone’, ‘P6 Web’ or even ‘P6 EPPM’. In this edition we recap on the differences between P6 Professional and P6 Web. PRIMAVERA P6 WEB AND P6 PROFESSIONAL Over the years, Primavera

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