There are three different methods of calculating the actual progress of activities: Duration Percent Complete, Units Percent Complete, and Physical Percent Complete. The first two are explained in the previous articles and this article will cover the last one, Physical % Complete. We will also discuss the ways of choosing the appropriate percent complete field in later articles, and will now
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Units Percent Complete in Primavera P6 – the Missing Guide
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This article belongs to a series of articles about units percent complete fields of Primavera P6. As explained in the previous article on the Duration % Complete, there are three percent complete fields for each activity: Duration % Complete Units % Complete Physical % Complete. We've already covered Duration % Complete and Schedule % Complete. This post will explore Units %
Duration Percent Complete in Primavera P6 – the Missing Guide
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There are many different methods for calculation of actual progress in Primavera P6. These methods involve using many fields and settings, including: Duration % Complete Units % Complete Physical % Complete Activity % Complete Performance % Complete Percent Complete Type Earned Value settings of the WBS Elements I will explain Duration % Complete in this article. Other
What is a Level of Effort Activity in Primavera P6? [FAQs]
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A “Level of Effort” Activity in Primavera P6 is a special activity type with unique qualities for duration. Primavera P6 will calculate the duration of a Level of Effort Activity based on dates from its predecessor(s) and successor(s). Let’s dive into some specifics about Level of Effort activities in general because they are not specific to Oracle Primavera P6 but are common tasks in project
10 Primavera P6 Layouts You Must Implement
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It can get difficult to analyze the mountain of schedules you’re responsible for and our good friend Jerome Ijachi Odeh pulled together a list of 10 Must-Have Primavera P6 Layouts....ones you probably should be using everyday. So to help you take advantage of P6's powerful layout features (like these ones we've already told you about), here is a little sneak peek of 10 must-have Primavera P6
How To Write Better P6 Activity Names – These 5 Easy Ways
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Every planner knows that WBS and Code Structure are essential elements needed to successfully maintain a Primavera P6 schedule network. But what about your Primavera P6 Activity Names? A sometimes overlooked schedule quality issue is the use of well articulated activity descriptions. Planners who began their career in P3 or earlier versions were limited to 48 characters in the activity
Primavera P6: Download a Free Trial
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Primavera P6 Professional is likely the most-used construction project management software package around today. Now at version 21.12, project controls planners & schedulers use Primavera P6 Professional to manage construction projects big and small around the globe. The Primavera P6 download process will let you download a free trial of Primavera P6 Project Management. And we'll take you
Schedule % Complete in Oracle Primavera – The Missing Guide (Part 2)
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If you missed Part 1 of Schedule % Complete in Oracle Primavera, go back now and have a read through. Then come back here. The Proper Setup : Baselined and Cost-loaded Now let’s see how Schedule % Complete works in action on a sample Primavera P6 plan. Since Schedule % Complete is based on both Project Baseline fields and Earned Value Cost fields, to calculate it properly, your schedule
Schedule % Complete in Oracle Primavera – The Missing Guide (Part 1)
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Schedule % Complete is one of the many percent completes you have in Primavera P6 and we’re going to have a complete look at what it is and how it is calculated. Two important products of maintaining schedules are planned progress and actual progress of a given time; you want to know how much you’ve done so far and compare it with how much you were supposed to do so far, in order to reach project
24 Project Controls Books That Every Project Controller Should Have In Their Library
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Every industry has its publications that are held to that lofty status of go-to guides, and project controls is no exception. Rather than spend valuable time weeding through the volumes that are available out there, we bring you the top 24 can't-miss project controls books that every good project controller has on their shelf. And now I've kept the promise I made on a recent webinar. Top Project
How To Preview A Primavera P6 XER File’s Global Data
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This post is part 2 of our Scheduler's Guide to Primavera P6 Global Data and Project Data. If you have't read part 1 yet, go have a read. In this post, I'll show you how to preview Global Data coming from a Primavera P6 xer file. The concept of Global and Project Data in Primavera P6 is important to understand; not so much from a planning & CPM scheduling perspective, but from the view of
A Guide to Primavera P6 Global & Project Data
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I've always had difficulty explaining the concept of global and project data to new users of Primavera P6 in my training courses. It's a bit too much for some, and why should you even care? You seem to be able to use Primavera P6 just fine without any knowledge of Global or Project Data. You can, but you can also get into trouble once you start moving data around, especially back and forth
How To Install Primavera P6 Professional 15.1 Video Guide
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Primavera P6 Professional 15.1 was released a few weeks ago and many are eager to move to the latest version. We've already told you what's new in Primavera P6 Professional release 15.1 and all about the new version numbering Oracle has implemented - jumping from version 8.4 to 15.1. Some of you know, the installation of Primavera P6 standalone can be a bit dubious, so I've put together a
4 Steps To Get Your Team Up And Running With Primavera P6
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Are you about to roll out Primavera P6 to a large number of users? Getting Primavera P6 up and running is not always an easy task, especially from a people perspective. In order to seamlessly move to a new system you're going to have to consider your team, your projects and company goals. So, how exactly do you get your team up and running on Primavera P6? Here are 4 steps that you can
A Go-To Guide to Building a Cringe-Worthy Primavera P6 Schedule
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The meeting had gone well. I was going to win some business and they were going to get complete Primavera P6 training for 10 schedulers. The day was looking up, until he asked me, as I was just about to head out the door, "Would you mind looking a schedule over for me? It should only take you a few minutes. We just hired a new scheduler and he put it together. I'd like your opinion on it."
The Essential Guide to Printing Layouts in Primavera P6
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Primavera P6 provides the ability to display project schedule information using “Layouts”. Layouts are customizable views of project information and are the primary method for printing Gantt Charts, Profiles, Spreadsheets, and Trace Logic views. Schedules are tough to read and all members of the project team can benefit from an easier way to interpret their schedules. Did you know that you can
Do You Make These Project Scheduling Mistakes?
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Do you always document your scheduling methodology BEFORE building a project schedule? Is your schedule littered with relationship lag? Do all of your Activities have a verb in their name? Are you cautious when using Level of Effort activities? Do you know what a "dangling" activity is? Does your project plan have any "danglers"? Don't worry, it's not too late! Nader Khorrami Rad,
