Standard deviation is an abstract concept derived from observation rather than calculation or experimentation. The standard deviation (SD, also represented by the Greek letter sigma or σ) is a measure that is used to quantify the amount of variation...
Primavera P6 give us an option to decide that Baseline date is equal to Planned date or Current date.The main purpose of this option is for Earned Value calculation.I’ll explain that option in this article.We have a simple project containing 3 activi...
"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." Vince Lombardi When you hear about flow and being in the zone, you almost always associate that with sports. The performa...
If I asked you what the trickiest part of project management was for your enterprise, what would you say? If you answered managing the diverse projects in your portfolio – you’re not alone. Most businesses work on a variety of projects (whether it b...
Primavera provide a tool called Progress Line to compare Actual Progress (Activity % Complete) with Baseline on Gantt chart.I will show you how to do it.We have a simple project. It is assigned a Project Baseline.Then we will update the project.Activ...
The negative float is a very popular hot topic in the scheduling field and it’s generated when the late dates are less than the early dates and usually it’s accompanied with a delay in the project, and a lot of project management professionals think ...
Unfortunately when it comes to resources and resource leveling, P6 model is absolute. P6 doesn’t calculate the float correctly and the longest path will not be accurate since the late and early dates will not change after leveling.Primavera P6 doesn’...
Most Likely Schedule, what is it?It is one of the questions asked more often in risk-based planning and scheduling (Related topic: Data Maturity, Quality and Project Integration). Project directors, managers, planners, and schedulers have to know wh...
Time is the dominant constraint on all projects. There is a constant race against the clock. Many projects have fixed completion dates determined by external forces. Projects that fall behind schedule, struggle to catch up. I have never met a proj...
The Claim digger or Schedule Comparison is a widely used tool in P6 to compare between two projects and detect the differences.One of the main shortage of the Claim Digger or the Schedule Comparison tool is detecting the changes in calendars.The tool...
Baseline is something we usually do not change. However in some case we need to change it.I will show you how to do it.We have a simple project which is assigned a baselineAfter a few update period, the project is delayed quite far from the baselineA...
Many construction projects are financially successful until the end, when costs suddenly spiral out of control. The main reason for the additional costs is because the project isn’t completed on time. When I say completed, I don’t just mean handed ov...
The SDK (Software Development Kit) is an awesome tool that allow P6 database to connect to excel and exchange information in order to create the schedule using excel. But sometimes the SDK is not installed on the Primavera machine and the scheduler d...
Has your project been delayed by bad weather? Contractors are an eternally optimistic bunch and never seem to allow for any weather related impacts on construction projects. What, - are you really going to work on a twelve month long project and thin...
The Standish Grouphas published its annual CHAOS Report on the state of software development since 1994. The Report is often cited as a key metric for the industry's performance and progress. The yearly update draws much attention.Analyzing the lon...
5 Things You Might Not Have Been Told Today I would not be sharing a tip on how to use a Planning software but instead I am going to make 5 suggestions that I think people starting out in Project Planning might find relevant. These are my personal th...
Unfortunately many construction projects are completed late. Invariably this negatively impacts the contractor’s reputation and costs both the contractor and their customer money. Often the contractor has to pay penalties for finishing late and they ...
Aegis Project Controls’ primary purpose is to support project management teams in their efforts to minimize the duration, risk and cost associated with their projects. While critical Path Method schedules are widely recognized for their ability to ma...
MS Project do not provide a tool to highlight a time period in Gantt chart.So how can we do it?First you create a new calendar. For example "Gantt Shade"In Exception tab, add the Time period you want to highlight. (From January to March)Right click o...
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:4878:]]This is my fifth book-signing event (Venue = Signal Hills, Calgary, AB). I had the pleasure of meeting with John Castaneda, a Planning and Scheduling colleague, and Kate Knowles, a new friend. Thanks for your support. M...