In this video, we delve into three essential features of Primavera P6 that can enhance your project management skills. Whether you’re a planning engineer, contractor, or consultant, these tips will help you streamline your workflow and improve schedule accuracy.

1. Second Window for Activity View:

   • Allows users to open an additional layout for activities.
   • Useful for comparing different layouts without switching views.

2. Check Schedule Feature:

   • Provides multiple icons for quick quality checks, such as:
     • Threshold Adjustments: Set limits for long lag duration, large float, and long durations.
     • Relationship Check: Identify activities without finish-to-start relationships.
     • Logic Check: Find activities with no predecessors or successors.
     • Negative and Long Lags: Filter activities with negative lags or lags exceeding set thresholds.
     • Constraints Review: Check for hard and soft constraints.
     • Float and Duration Analysis: Highlight activities with large floats or durations.
     • Invalid Progress Detection: Identify activities with invalid progress dates or missing resources.

3. Critical Path Analysis:

   • Easily identify the critical path of a project.
   • View backward and forward pass activities.
   • Adjust the number of displayed critical path activities.
   • Helpful for quickly identifying and managing project drivers and delays.

These features streamline the planning process and enhance schedule quality control for planning engineers using P6 Primavera.