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…
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…
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…
Critical Path vs Longest Path
When it comes to your project’s Critical Path, there are few topics more important to your client. The expectation is…
How can I force an activity onto my project’s Critical Path?
Last week, I taught a Primavera P6 training course to some great folks in frosty Fort McMurray. As often happens,…
7 Ways to Grow Your Project Management Smarts
Nov 7th is the 9th annual International Project Management Day. International Project Management Day is a day to be…
Level of Effort and Percent Complete
A Level of Effort activity is used primarily to resource-load an ongoing support activity in Primavera P6 schedule. It’s a…
Are We Ready For Mobile Updates Or Not, Primavera Users?
This week we’re starting a new Discussion feature on PlannerTuts. Each week we’ll be kicking off a discussion that is…
[Book Review] Oracle Primavera Contract Management 14, BI Publisher Edition v14
2012 is proving to have set a notch for Primavera books from Packt Publishing. They have released 2 books on…