Having trouble connecting your Primavera P6 database with Power BI? Are you tired of connecting excel sheets with Power BI and wish you could save time? In this post, we are going to show you how to connect the Primavera P6 XER file to Power BI. To do this, you first need to understand what […]
We already showed you how to connect Primavera P6 to Power BI in three different ways. In that post, we focused on the option of exporting the data from Primavera P6 to an Excel spreadsheet and then linking that spreadsheet with Power BI. We obtained a dashboard that dynamically showed the quality assessment of a […]
We are in the era of reports and dashboards. Those moments where we want to have all the information available at our fingertips on one click. We have entered the era of interaction, dynamic reporting, database crossover. We have entered the Power BI era. That’s why at Project 2080 we want to show you how […]
It’s time to share XER files (Primavera P6 file extension) with your client or other contractors and we are surprised that the version of Primavera P6 they work with does not accept this file. Then the panic begins. The phone calls requesting that the file be sent again in another previous version, the consultations with […]
When preparing a schedule of activities for a project, a key point to consider is to reflect what will be the start and finish date. These are two milestones that cannot be missed in any schedule. But there are other milestones that are very important because they are milestones agreed with our client. These are […]
Throughout the life cycle of a project, from the project baseline is created until we obtain a schedule that shows how activities have been executed (as-built schedule), a large number of unknown events occurred. These events might cause delays in the achievement of the different work packages, as well as for contractual project milestones. These […]
Sometimes we face real challenges within a new project. Challenges that include making a schedule with a multitude of parties involved. Different stakeholders that add value to the project and that are interconnected with other parties within the project. This is accentuated even more when we are talking about megaprojects. Projects that can easily exceed […]
When we use Primavera P6 to manage project schedules, we find ourselves wondering which activities are critical and if there is only one critical path. We will show you how to show in your monthly reports the critical path and subcritical paths with Primavera P6. Are you ready? Locate the critical path and subcritical paths […]
Gantt Chart: one of the most used tools in the Planning and Project Controls world. Worldwide used tool in project schedule development. Next, we will show you what a Gantt Chart is and how to create it thanks to the Primavera P6 planning and scheduling tool. Do you know what a Gantt Chart is? The […]
If you are looking for a quality leap in your skills as a planner with Primavera P6 Professional and improving your daily efficiency as a scheduler, this article about P6 Global Change tool will show you the way. “I’m sure there must be a faster way to match the Remaining Units to the Budgeted Labor […]