Primavera

OUR PROJECT HAS A GREAT WBS!

Doug Findley concludes that P3's end is a not bad thing but that P6 is a much better tool to use for today's project management.

CPM OR JUST PLAIN SCHEDULING

Gordon Aronson concludes that Oracle Primavera P6 is being used for scheduling, but not for critical path method scheduling.

P6 GOTCHAS

Returning contributor Doug Findley discusses various difficulties he has encountered over the last six months with the Primavera P6 project management software package marketed by Oracle Corp.

ADDING GRAPHICS, TEXT TO P6 GRAPHIC OUTPUT FOR REPORTS

Aronson: "For us to succinctly communicate schedule information to other team members, management, and others who need to know, we really need to combine graphics and text to emphasize things that others must be alerted to that cannot come directly from Primavera layouts."

USING INFOMAKER WITH P6 SCHEMA: WORKING WITH ACTIVITY CODES AND RELATIONSHIPS

This month, Aronson delves into other aspects of reporting from the P6 database.

TAKING THE ALREADY DIFFICULT AND MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED!

Gordon Aronson

Aronson believes that many-to-many WBS assignable code values are needed.

LARGE PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS HANDLING IN P6

Gordon Aronson

Aronson examines the Enterprise Project Structure, stresses patience.

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