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A How-To on Plan Validaton
Plan Validation – Creating Ownership The purpose of plan validation is to create ownership in the plan within the organization. Plan validation establishes the mentality that the job plan is “our...
How-To Develop a Turnaround Scope
1.1 Scope Development Process Scope development is the process of describing, in sufficient detail, the turnaround’s deliverables and the work required to accomplish those deliverables. All scope...
Primavera P6 R8.x Administration in a PPM/EPPM World
This paper provides key insights into the changes that have occurred in Primavera P6 with the transition of the product into a web-centric environment and with the introduction of Primavera P6...
Understanding How to Use level of Effort Activities
A Level of Effort activity duration is dependent on its predecessor and/or successor assignments. It basically contracts and expands based on what it is linked to. They can be useful for applying...
Using the Leveling Functionality in Primavera
Resource leveling is a process that helps you ensure that sufficient resources are available to perform the activities in your project according to the plan. During resource leveling, an activity is...
Earned Value & Change Management Deficiencies When Reporting From Resource Assignments in Primavera P6
This article is written for schedulers who are using the Resource Assignment functionality in Primavera P6 and performing the following functions as schedules are developed: Adding multiple...
Primavera P6 EPPM User Interface Views
Primavera P6 EPPM User Interface Views are an additional layer of security and used to standardize the P6 Web interface for common business functions/roles (i.e., Executive, Project Manager,...
Retained Logic and Progress Override in Primavera P6
Retained Logic and Progress Override The retained logic and progress override setting can drastically affect a schedule depending on which is used, so understanding the details of each is key. In...
Primavera P6 Release 8.4 Highlights
This paper provides insight into the anticipated ‘Fall 2014’ release of Oracle’s® Primavera P6 R8.4 PPM/EPPM. Oracle’s roadmap for the next several years will be focusing on both cloud solutions and...
The Role of a Primavera P6 Administrator
During the course of implementing Oracle’s® PrimaveraTM P6, one of the most overlooked aspects of the implementation is the handover of P6 administration from the implementer to the end-user. Prior...
Managing Chaos in a Primavera P6 Production Environment
Implementing Oracle’s® Primavera™ P6 in an enterprise or global environment is typically a costly and time-consuming endeavor and should be carefully planned with specific business goals in mind....
Managing POB on Offshore Platforms
Managing People On Board (POB) on Offshore Platforms The main limitation when scheduling shutdowns or project work on an offshore platform or vessel at sea is the amount of workers that can be on...