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Managing Project Health with Complete Performance Index (TCPI)

November 16, 2020

Multiple Earned Value Indices Make Up the To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) The Earned Value Management (EVM) index of the To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) is a mathematical projection of the cost performance in a project that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet the acknowledged business goals of the organization. These agreed-to business goals

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Schedule and Cost Performance Index in Earned Value Management

November 10, 2020

Introduction In project management, EVM is a very important debatable topic. It is a process that is used to enumerate the progress of the project according to schedule and cost. It is used to compare the rate of planned progress with the actual rate of progress obtained and the amount of money consumed. Earned value management has

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Creating and Using Reflections in Primavera P6

September 23, 2020

A Primavera P6 reflection is a copy of a Primavera P6 project that contains the same name as the source project and contains a link to that source project which allows Primavera P6 to merge changes from the reflection copy into the source project. The purpose of a Primavera P6 reflection is to allow the user to

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Concepts of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Primavera P6

September 16, 2020

This article highlights Building Information Modeling (BIM) concepts, particularly about 4D scheduling and using Navisworks to integrate the Primavera P6 schedule with smart 3D models. When addressed separately, Primavera P6 is the tool used for integrated scheduling and resource planning, while Navisworks is a 4D simulation that is used to bring the project plan into a sort of virtual

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Overview of Primavera Exchange Cloud

September 16, 2020

Introduction Oracle Primavera’s Exchange Cloud Service helps you save time and money by organizing, sharing, viewing, and archiving all your projects in a centralized place that is accessible to all interested parties. Easy and user-friendly document management, automated workflows and email notifications, perfect document uploading and transfer, and a smart collaboration between team members and Clients.

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Resource Management in Construction Projects

September 2, 2020

Resource Management in Construction Projects The successful delivery of the construction projects depends on the coordination of all the resources i.e. material, manpower, and machinery. Exceptional project management skills are required to make the right people and equipment work at the right time. The allocation of resources should be planned to achieve maximum resource efficiency. Here are

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Agile Scheduling Through Primavera P6

September 1, 2020

Introduction This approach allows the team to lead the project, break it down into different stages, continue to work with stakeholders, and continuously improve and reverse each stage. This process is called Agile Project Management. The process begins by explaining how the customer uses the product and the problem it experiences. Thus customer expectations are

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Creating Internal and External Relationships in Primavera P6

August 31, 2020

Creating logic and relationships within Primavera P6 schedules is the glue of a project schedule’s operation and reporting capabilities. Situations occur where stakeholders require large schedules to be broken into smaller organizational entities to better manage them. In several cases, there are multiple project planners/schedulers and project managers maintaining different projects. Not only must projects contain logic

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Importing & Exporting XER & XML Files in Primavera P6

August 26, 2020

Although several file types can be exported from and imported to Primavera P6, two file types are the most commonly used formats. The Oracle XER format is a proprietary file format that supports all Primavera P6 project, resource, and role information. The XER format allows the user to export and import between different versions of Primavera

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Export a Primavera P6 Schedule without Costs

August 26, 2020

Primavera P6 users often run into situations where a customer or a third-party subcontractor requests a copy of the Primavera P6 schedule in the usable format of an XER file. In so many situations, this action requires the removal of the proprietary cost data. Often, stakeholders will need to review the schedule; however, they do not need

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