Archive for October 2017
PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM CHANGE: WHAT TO EXPECT?
The Project Management Professional (PMP) is a job that is ever evolving. Due to it constantly changing, the PMP Certification exam also has to adjust and develop. The updated exam will take place on March 26, 2018. If you are taking it on/or March of the upcoming year you will have to study from the 6th…
Read MoreWHAT IS A LEVEL OF EFFORT ACTIVITY IN PRIMAVERA P6?
Level of Effort Activity Overview The Level of Effort Activity in Primavera P6 is a type of special activity that has a duration that is not entered by a user. Rather, it is based on the dates calculated by the successors and predecessors (and their durations) in a particular path. Primavera P6 will calculate a…
Read MoreTHE TIME IS NOW: GETTING STARTED WITH ORACLE PRIMAVERA P6
Oracle Primavera P6 is a tool that is used by all military and federal agencies in the United States. Actually, statistics have shown that 374 out of 400 of the top engineering companies in the United States also use it. But Oracle Primavera P6 is not only used for large-scale projects. In fact, Oracle Primavera…
Read MoreWHAT IS ORACLE’S PRIMAVERA P6 VISUALIZER?
So, what is Visualizer? Visualizer for Primavera P6 is a software product (add-on) that provides you with a read-only, “more visually attractive” version of any project schedules you have stored in your P6 database. The Oracle Primavera P6 Visualizer combines together the original time-scale logic diagram and the newer style Gantt chart. Gantt charts visualize the…
Read MoreSAVING RESOURCES: RESOURCE LEVELING WITH PRIMAVERA P6
When a project is dependent on a limited amount of resources, Primavera P6 Professional’s Leveling function can be a useful tool in addressing overload situations. The Leveler tool allows activities to be scheduled in a way that ultimately reduces or eliminates an over-commitment of available resources. This also applies to more than one activity within…
Read MoreDOTTED RELATIONSHIP LINES IN PRIMAVERA P6 – VIDEO
We all know that… Critical relationship lines in Primavera P6 are displayed in red. Driving Relationship lines are displayed with a solid black line. Do you ever wonder what those DOTTED LINES represent?
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