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Articles and Tutorials outlining Primavera P6 best practices in planning, scheduling and use of P6 Project Management.

What is a Level of Effort Activity in Primavera P6? [FAQs]
Guides | Resource Management

What is a Level of Effort Activity in Primavera P6? [FAQs]

August 17, 2022January 12, 2024

A “Level of Effort” Activity in Primavera P6 is a special activity type with unique qualities for duration. Primavera P6…

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Here’s A Quick Way To Keep Your Primavera P6 Milestones in Focus
Primavera P6 Tutorials | Project Controls Tips & Tutorials

Here’s A Quick Way To Keep Your Primavera P6 Milestones in Focus

July 6, 2022January 12, 2024

Primavera P6 Milestone Activities in any schedule usually represent the most important deadlines, deliveries, start ups or drop-dead dates for…

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How To Write Better P6 Activity Names – These 5 Easy Ways
Guides

How To Write Better P6 Activity Names – These 5 Easy Ways

June 24, 2022January 12, 2024

Every planner knows that WBS and Code Structure are essential elements needed to successfully maintain a Primavera P6 schedule network….

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Common Project Control Mistakes Primavera P6 Software
Project Controls Tips & Tutorials

9 Common Project Controls Mistakes Companies Make That Cost Them Millions In Lost Wrench Time

April 6, 2022June 1, 2022

WRENCH-TIME [average hours/shift that a craftsperson spends directly working to execute construction, maintenance or shutdown activities]. It’s estimated that a…

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Out of Sequence Progress in an Updated P6 Schedule
Primavera P6 Tutorials

Fix Out of Sequence Progress in Primavera P6 Schedule

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

What is Out-of-Sequence Progress in Primavera P6? Out-of-sequence progress in Primavera P6 occurs from a deviation in the original planned…

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how to run a DCMA 14 point check
Construction | Primavera P6 Tutorials | Project Controls Tips & Tutorials | Project Management | Software & Tech

What is the DCMA 14-point schedule assessment?

June 30, 2021September 16, 2024

In 2005, US Defense Contract Management Agency implemented a 14-point schedule assessment to help the Department of Defense evaluate the…

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how to find relationship lag in primavera p6
Primavera P6 Tutorials

How To Find Relationship Lag in Primavera P6

January 23, 2018October 8, 2021

It’s not very easy to find Relationship Lag in Primavera P6 project schedules. There aren’t really any features to highlight…

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optimum scheduling-think outside the schedule
Construction

Optimum Scheduling: Thinking Outside Of the Construction Schedule

October 1, 2017June 20, 2019

In the summer of 2008, I took a job as a project controls manager for a mega project in the…

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cringe-worthy schedule p6 guide
Guides | Project Controls Tips & Tutorials

A Go-To Guide to Building a Cringe-Worthy Primavera P6 Schedule

September 8, 2014October 17, 2019

The meeting had gone well. I was going to win some business and they were going to get complete Primavera…

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P6 Project Scheduling Mistakes
Guides

Do You Make These Project Scheduling Mistakes?

April 13, 2012October 9, 2019

Do you always document your scheduling methodology BEFORE building a project schedule? Is your schedule littered with relationship lag? Do…

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