Tag: Primavera Cloud
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From Precision to Pragmatism: Redefining Scheduling for Realistic Project Success

The initial project schedule, crafted with precision, inevitably deteriorates once construction begins, becoming chaotic due to changing activities and durations. Acknowledging the impossibility of predicting exact future dates, the author suggests using risk tools, rolling wave schedules, and treating project risks like weather risks to improve scheduling accuracy and realism.
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Evaluating XER and XML in Primavera Data Management

In this article, we delve into a detailed comparison between XER and XML file formats, particularly in the context of Oracle’s Primavera P6 project management software. XML is the most flexible, and commonly used data storage structure. However, XER files are shown to be superior in containing native data, including crucial calculated fields like Total…
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Comparison Reports: Unveiling Project Changes with Precision

The Report section has been simplified for user-friendliness, storing comparison reports for easy download or access to the redesigned comparison dashboard. The dashboard allows for detailed analysis of project alterations through three tabs: Overview, Cost, and Details. Also, downloadable reports are readily available, offering varying levels of detail in analyzing project changes.
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Managing MSP Baselines

“most people aren’t trying to decide which software to buy; they are trying to figure out how to make the one they have work”
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Dunning-Kruger and Scheduling

Sadly, it is often true that scheduling is not taken seriously until something starts to go wrong, sometimes in the middle of a project to evaluate the time impact of changes, or later to prove or disprove time-based claims.

