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Tips for naming activities, activity codes, and other elements (Proper definitions/dictionary/naming conventions) CPM Schedules The critical path method, a pivotal technique in project management, involves identifying critical tasks for project completion. Creating CPM schedules with Primavera P6 ensures that the longest sequence of activities is managed on time to meet project completion successfully. A lot of software has been developed to directly automate CPM Scheduling such as Primavera P6 and MS-Project. If you want to know more about the Primavera P6 scheduling tool, you can check our recent article PRIMAVERA Scheduling Tool. In this article, you will be able [...]

Comparison Between Project Recovery and Revised P6 Schedule In this article, we aim to explore the importance of project recovery schedules and their differences from revised P6 schedules. At the start of any project, a pre-approved P6 schedule is developed to highlight the planned sequences for the project. According to PMI, they define the baseline schedule as the authorized version of the scheduled model that executives use as a comparison benchmark with actual outcomes. Recovery or revised schedules are employed when there is a modification in planned values within the baseline schedule. These changes could be due to circumstantial [...]

  We have two different types of total floats: CPM total float and resource constraint total float. The difference between the two floats is considered phantom float or ghost float. The phantom float means to have an inaccurate float that is shown for the non-critical activities which will lead to inaccurate planning and misleading the schedules which could have cost penalties on the project delay. In this article, we will discuss the types of floats and their relation to Primavera P6 software. Types of Floats One type of float that deserves attention is the phantom float which is found [...]

  Primavera software has several types of “activity percent complete” to use in scheduling and updating the project. Which progress percentage complete type one should be used in updating the P6 schedule activities and when? Which method is to be used to measure activities’ progress? In this article, we will know the full guide for several types of activity percent complete in Primavera P6 and when to use them. Understanding all types of % complete in Primavera P6 is essential information for each engineer to easily analyze schedule data. Firstly, the percentage complete reflects the activity progress and it [...]

Project Controls dynamic dashboards The main importance of dynamic dashboards is to simplify complex data and turn it into very simple and readable data by visualizing all the data inputs and displaying them as charts. These dashboards will help the project management field to turn complex data into instant actions. Primavera P6 lets us make a professional schedule that calculates many principles that help us track projects successfully. These outputs need to be analyzed to take the perfect actions and these interactions between Power BI and Primavera P6 will help us meet this purpose. Benefits [...]

EOT (Extension of Time) EOT (Extension of Time) happens when an unforeseen situation occurs to the project and delays the planned finish, such as an unexpected site event, force majeure, delay in payment, or delay from a third party. These events should be taken into consideration in addition to new variations requested, or changes in project specifications which require more additional time to finish the project. EOT plays an essential role in scheduling the project and allowing its timeline to be extended. EOT needs good documentation, so the project team should provide a detailed analysis supported by detailed documentation [...]