Key Ingredients of a Successful Project Delivery Team
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by Jeff Collins
If you want to put together a successful project delivery team, you’ll definitely need to keep a few key things in mind. Many people assume that a project delivery team is only as good as the person who is leading it. While the project manager is certainly an important element, he or she is really…
Read moreHow to Manage Risk in Primavera P6 Professional
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by Joe Somerville
Out of all of your responsibilities as a project manager, you take on the level of importance of managing risk. Fortunately, you can effectively manage risk in Primavera P6 Professional by understanding how to create lists, assign them to specific activities, and respond to such risks. Dozens of programs for risk management exist, but the…
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How To Fix 3 Common Problems with Primavera P6 Calendars
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by Joe Somerville
Primavera P6 calendars give project managers a valuable tool in determining the progress of a project. However, Primavera P6 calendars are prone to several fallacies that may inhibit, if not destroy, the progress, continued planning, and success of a project. As project manager, you need to know how to address these three critical issues without…
Read moreHow to Clean up Your Oracle Primavera P6 Database
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by Joe Somerville
Over time, your Primavera P6 database will grow and become tough to manage at times. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as some functions and global changes may actually be used in future projects. However, a project management database within the Primavera P6 database can grow so large that it causes the computers to…
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How to Build a Project Management Office From Scratch
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by Jeff Collins
Most think of a project management office (PMO) as an easy-to-organize group of leaders within a project. In some cases, this may be true. However, building a PMO from scratch requires careful attention to detail and standard processes. Fortunately, you can simplify the process by following these steps. Step 1: Define What Type of Project…
Read moreHow LA Metro Utilized the Benefits of Primavera P6
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he Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), one of the largest transportation agencies in the United States, relied on Oracle’s Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) and Oracle’s Primavera Contract Management to help manage their “Measure R” project, a $40 billion transportation and infrastructure program. “Measure R,” the largest transportation program in history, was approved by…
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Foster Team Collaboration With Primavera P6 EPPM Software
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by Jeff Collins
Occasionally, you may find yourself overwhelmed by an assortment of projects. As a project manager, your responsibilities extend to hundreds of smaller activities, which contain the degree of intensity and effort equal to a whole other project. In these instances, team collaboration becomes essential to the successful management and completion of your project. Fortunately, Primavera…
Read moreEverything you Need to Know About Oracle Primavera P6
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by Jeff Collins
Is your project management getting a little out of control? In today’s ultra-competitive business environment, fast-paced, large-scale projects are becoming the standard. The problem is, many project managers don’t have the assets to effectively plan, manage, and track all the components that come with these complex projects. With limited visibility into scheduling, resources, and overall progress, project managers…
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Assigning Responsible Managers for Oracle Primavera P6
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The Oracle Primavera P6 Project Management (PM) module is comprehensive, multi-project planning and control software that has been designed to support organization-wide project management or portfolio management. Oracle Primavera P6 should be set up as per the following sequence: Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)- the hierarchical arrangement of a company’s management structure, which can be presented…
Read moreAre You Ready for a Primavera P6 Training Course?
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by Joe Somerville
Knowing when you are ready for a Primavera P6 training course is essential to maximizing your investment in your career. If you take the training program before you are ready, you will feel overwhelmed. Meanwhile, taking the course too late means the next version of Primavera P6 will likely be coming soon. As a result,…
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Why You Should Be Improving Project Management Maturity to Increase Value
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For business to understand how to improve processes to better impact business outcomes, they must measure their project management maturity. The connection between process maturity and the value a project delivers is something that must be given attention. Project management maturity looks at a combination of people, processes and tools to create a model that…
Read moreWhy Quality Is a Critical Component of Project Scope
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by Joe Somerville
At the onset of your project, you will need to define all of project’s goals and plans. Although this may seem like a simple planning phase, it represents the initial creation of the project scope. Essentially, the project scope defines what the project hopes to accomplish, how it will be accomplished, what may go wrong,…
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