Eastwood Harris Articles
ORACLE PRIMAVERA P6 DELAY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
Many construction contracts specify that a delay must be calculated from the critical path of a program. Often project programs are completed in Oracle Primavera P6 and therefore to demonstrate a delay the scheduler needs to add delays to the program to demonstrate...
WHAT ARE P6EXTERNAL DATES?
P6 has dates that are called External Dates. Do you know that they are a constraint, they may significantly change your program and may be created without you knowing? External Dates can be career shortening if you do not know how they are created, how to find them,...
Understanding how Microsoft Project Milestones are Calculated
Click on this link to read an article on how Microsoft Project Milestones calculate: To see more explanations like this then please consider purchasing this Microsoft Project book by Paul Harris which is available in many formats, paperback, spiral, Kobo,...
How Microsoft Project Calculates Durations in Days
Microsoft Project effectively records task durations in hours and the value of the duration in days is calculated using the parameter entered in the Hours per day: field in the File, Options, Schedule tab, Calendar options for this project: section. It is VERY...
Oracle Primavera P6 “Project Must Finish by Date”
An absolute finish date may be imposed on the project using the Project Window, Dates tab. Imposing a Must Finish By date makes Primavera calculate the late dates from the Must Finish By date rather than the calculated early finish date. Click on this link to see an...
Microsoft Project Information form
The Project Start date of a Microsoft Project schedule may be changed in the Project Information form, which is opened from the ribbon by selecting Project, Properties group, Project Information. This article is an extract from the book Planning and Control Using...
HOW DOES MICROSOFT PROJECT CALCULATE DURATIONS IN DAYS
Microsoft Project effectively records task durations in hours and the value of the duration in days is calculated from a parameter entered in the Options form. This article is an extract from the book Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project 2013, 2016 & 2019...
PRIMAVERA P6 PROJECT MUST FINISH BY DATE
The P6 Project Must Finish By Date must be used with caution as it may not operate in the way you think it should. Click on this link to read an article on this topic. Consider purchasing books by Paul Harris to see more explanations like this: Microsoft Project,...
MICROSOFT PROJECT ZOOM SLIDER AND TIMESCALE FORMATTING
The use of the Microsoft Project Zoom Slider may results in some very strange Timescale formatting results, as per the picture on the right, which are at times difficult to reverse. This article is an extract from the book Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project...
CALCULATE THE NON WORK DURATIONS OF P6 ACTIVITIES
I was recently asked how if it was possible to calculate the non work duration of a P6 activities. I found it was not as simple as I thought it would be but I have created a Global Change that will achieve this. Click on this link to read an article on this...