Optimum Scheduling: Thinking Outside Of the Construction Schedule
In the summer of 2008, I took a job as a project controls manager for a mega project in the…
Primavera P6 Release 17.7 Is Out But It’s A Light Update
Quietly in July, Oracle released this year’s 2nd iteration of it’s Primavera P6 EPPM & Primavera P6 Professional Project Management…
How to Find Out-of-Sequence Activities in Primavera P6 Professional
Have you ever had a Primavera P6 situation where all predecessors of an activity are 100% complete but the activity’s…
Thou Shalt Not Group by WBS Alone – Try Grouping By P6 Activity Codes
On most projects, the structure of Schedule and Cost performance reporting is based on the Project WBS and the reason…
My Favourite Quotes About Learning On The Job
Learning often comes with a curve that can pull you up quickly and leave you wondering if you are cut…
Review of ScheduleReader – the P6 XER File Viewer You Didn’t Know You Needed
In this post, I’m doing a complete review of ScheduleReader. When it first launched, ScheduleReader was formerly known as PrimaveraReader…
How To Preview A Primavera P6 XER File’s Global Data
This post is part 2 of our Scheduler’s Guide to Primavera P6 Global Data and Project Data. If you have’t…
A Guide to Primavera P6 Global & Project Data
I’ve always had difficulty explaining the concept of global and project data to new users of Primavera P6 in my training…
Concrete: 4 Innovations You’ve Never Heard Of
Concrete — a material that can trace its interactions with humans back to the Roman era more than 2,000 years…
5 Ways A Project Viewer Will Fix Your Project’s Communications
Project-oriented organizations are often spending valuable time and resources to find ways to share the project activities and schedule to team…
As Late As Possible Constraint: How To Use It In Primavera P6 [VIDEO]
Ever been confused by Primavera P6’s As Late As Possible constraint? If you’re a still familiarizing yourself with P6’s many…
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7 Productivity Killers You Should Avoid [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet is rife with tips about productivity tools, techniques and hacks. So many of us are searching for ways…
Primavera P6 Certification Explained [Video]
After so many questions about how to get certified on Primavera P6 and the confusion around Oracle certification exams, Michael…
Is Modular Construction The Future? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Globally, the construction industry is adopting modular construction over site-built construction more and more. Modular Construction can have up to…
5 Ways to Prevent Your Primavera P6 Install From Getting Hacked
Just over a week ago, the city of San Francisco lost millions in revenue as a hacker’s attack left the…