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Primavera P6 Professional ‘Open State’
How do you know what project is open when you are in Primavera P6 Professional? There are three quick ways to find out which project(s) are currently open in the program. Check the Title Bar The first...
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Why Doesn’t Primavera P6 Show all Dropdown Menu Items?
Oracle Primavera P6 Project Management Professional software makes it easy for you to manage a variety of complex projects. But in order to take full advantage of this project management solution, it’s...
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Primavera P6 Virtual Training Options
Want to learn to use Oracle Primavera for project management? Whether you are a novice, or an experienced Primavera P6 user wanting to refresh your skill set, P6 Consulting Inc.’s Primavera P6 virtual...
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Using Stored Images in Primavera P6
Stored images is a relatively new feature that was introduced in version 18 of Primavera P6. Prior to version 18, Primavera P6 did not have options for storing images, and users would have to insert...
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Primavera P6 Calendars, Activity Durations and Hours per Time Period Explained
After creating a calendar in Primavera P6, additional steps need to be taken to ensure the durations entered for the activities are correct. Project managers and schedulers may have encountered...
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How to Run the ‘Check Schedule’ Tool in Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access
Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access has a built-in tool that produces a detailed report on the project schedule based on 14 different metrics. The Check Schedule tool allows project managers to select which...
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Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access ‘Check Schedule’ Tool
Project managers can use a built-in tool in Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access to analyze the project schedule. Industry guidelines provide 14 metrics to make qualitative and quantitative evaluations to...
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Federally sponsored funds are available for companies to train and develop their work force. Companies can receive up to $10,000 per employee to help with training costs of their employees. The...
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How to Show Line Numbers in Primavera P6 Professional
Have you ever wanted a faster way to reference specific activities instead of using their unique identifiers in Primavera P6 Professional? Large projects with a complex Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)...
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How to Tell Which Activities Have a Constraint in Primavera P6 Professional
First off, what is a Constraint in Oracle’s Primavera P6? Constraints are date restrictions placed on activities throughout the project. Each activity’s start and finish dates are calculated in the...
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What are the Differences Between Versions of Primavera P6?
What Do the Different Primavera P6 Version Numbers Mean? When people refer to Primavera P6 they also mention the version of the project management scheduling software they are using as well. Sometimes...
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How to Add the User Defined Fields Tabs in Primavera P6 Professional
A relatively new feature was added in Primavera P6 Professional release 19. A User Defined Field (UDF) tab was added for the bottom Details tabs. What are UDFs? Often times project managers need...
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How to Use Relationship Comments in Oracle Primavera P6 Professional
The ability to add Comments in Activity Relationships is a handy new feature added in Primavera P6 Professional release 20. In older versions of Primavera P6 there isn’t a convenient way to document...
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Primavera P6 Professional Baseline Date Added Feature
For over a decade, during my Primavera P6 online or in-person training courses, I try pass along any industry best practices I’ve encountered from my clients. One piece of advice I consistently...
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Relationship Details Columns in Primavera P6 Professional
Project managers must determine the sequence of when work should be done during the project planning phase. The network logic is developed by first determining the work or activities that must be...
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How to Dissolve an Activity in Primavera P6 Professional
What happens when you have a sequence of activities and you need to remove one of the activities? Normally in the Primavera P6 Professional project management software, you would manually delete the...
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How to Dissolve Activities with Lag in Primavera P6 Professional
The Dissolve Activity feature in Primavera P6 Professional was explained project in this article, How to Dissolve an Activity. The function allows the removal an activity while maintaining the...
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Using the Check Schedule Report Parameters in P6 Professional to Improve...
The ability to run a report called Check Schedule used to be only available in Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access. Now with the newest version of P6 Professional, release 22, the Check Schedule report can be...
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How to Open Multiple Activities Windows in Primavera P6 Professional
Have you ever wished you could have an additional activity window while trying to view your project in Primavera P6 Professional? Wouldn’t it be useful to view to two sections of the project activities...
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Primavera P6 Professional Updates | What are the New Check Schedule Report...
What’s new in Primavera P6 Professional? We published an article, about the recently added Check Schedule Report tool in Primavera P6 Professional version 22. Figure 1: Check Schedule Report in...
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