How to Produce a Report in Primavera P6 with Baseline Details for Multiple Projects
How to produce a report in Primavera P6 that shows baseline details, such as Baseline Name, Baseline Data Date, Assigned Baselines etc., for multiple projects in a Portfolio.
How to Show Variance against Multiple Baselines in a Microsoft Project Schedule
Display variance against all other baselines (Baseline1 to Baseline10) in a Microsoft Project schedule not only the current baseline.
How to get Project Schedule Buy-in from Project Team
Follow these communication techniques if you struggle to get your project team interested in the project schedule.
Schedule Integrity Checker
nPlan has released a free tool for checking schedule integrity and they have promised that it goes beyond the DCMA 14-Point assessment.
Delay Analysis Methodologies
What are the pros & cons of these 5 delay analysis methods? As-planned Impacted, As-planned v As-built, Time Impact, As-built but for & Window Analysis.
Forensic Schedule Assurance Review: A Vital Step Before Starting a Detailed Schedule Analysis
In this article, Ronald Rider discusses practical advice on how to rectify common problems with project schedules by performing a forensic schedule quality assurance review before starting any detailed schedule analysis.
Misconception in Project Controls & How to Display Work in 2 Units
Some interesting topics from LinkedIn this week, key among them is Naveen Lopes debunks some of the misconceptions in Project Controls discipline.
5 Simple Project Performance Reports
When it comes to reporting, I recommend the KISS and so does Raphael Dua with his one-page project performance reports.
Role of Schedule Diagnostics and P6, Powerproject & MS Project Comparison
Has the proliferation of schedule diagnostics tools contributed to successful project delivery and how do Primavera, Powerproject & Microsoft Project compare against each other?
Considerations before using DCMA Schedule Assessment
3 things to consider before using the DCMA 14-Point Schedule Assessment and other project scheduling related posts from LinkedIn.
The Ultimate Guide to Construction Reporting
Are you looking for the best practices to follow when it comes to monitoring and / or reporting construction sites schedule progress? Then this well written guide should come in handy.
Schedule Specifications - A Critical Review
In this piece, Ian Cartwright wonders if schedule specifications are detrimental or contribute to the success of a project.
Filter for Primavera P6 Activities with Lags
Here is a quick tip showing how to create a filter for activities with lags in a Primavera P6 schedule
Crucial Success Factors of Project Risk Analysis
This blog post by renowned project cost and schedule authority, Dr. David T. Hulett, addresses challenges and best practices for quantitative cost risk, schedule risk, and integrated cost-schedule risk analysis.
The analysis and valuation of disruption
This white paper by Derek Nelson of HKA looks at the different methods of analysing and quantifying the impact of disruption (loss of labour productivity) in construction projects.
Problems with Construction Projects Scheduling
Ever wondered why it seems that not much has changed in construction projects scheduling in the last two to three decades? According to Micah Piippo, the poor state of construction projects schedules can be attributed to the six problems he sees with scheduling.
Free Webinar: Forensic Schedule Analysis (Episode 1: Overview and Concepts)
A free webinar on 21-Feb-23 from AACE on Recommended Practice 29R-03 Forensic Schedule Analysis, which provides a reference of basic technical principles and guidelines for the application of CPM scheduling in forensic schedule analysis.
Microsoft Project Lookahead Schedule: Group Tasks by Dates
Present your Microsoft Project lookahead schedule with tasks grouped by dates in addition to the default View that groups tasks by WBS.