Critical Path Analysis in P6 - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier

Here are 5 Things about Critical Path Analysis in Primavera P6 that I wish someone would have told me earlier on as a planner. But fret not! you can learn these Primavera P6 Critical Path Analysis tips now and forego the pain and suffering I've had to endure.

[mozzamahmed]

Excellenet, very useful tips. Very professional and clear presentation. Would love to have more tipe like this.

[martinvaxjo]

Excellent language skills and presentation technique AND excellent quality of the video.

[ViaMirage]

You have an extremely soothing type tone of voice.

[_AJ]

Great Professional Videos, Thank you so much....

[nkoketsengkonopi]

Thank you very much for such an informative video Michael. Perhaps just to expand briefly on your point as to why it is not always advisable to present the Critical path via checking the "Critical" box in the filters window, particularly before you understand what the filter is presenting exactly. Depending on the critical path settings which each individual adopts, the critical path presented when checking the above mentioned box can become quite subjective.

I guess some might wonder what I mean by that. If you press F9 or the schedule icon, you will by now be aware that this will trigger the “Schedule” or scheduling window to launch. If you click on the options tab or button on the bottom right hand side of the “Schedule” window, a “Schedule Options” window will appear. The “Schedule Options” window allows you to effect all sorts of adjustments to your scheduling settings and configurations which ultimately influence the calculations that are prompted when you schedule your programme.

Closer to the bottom of this window you will notice a sub-section with a description that reads “Define critical activities as”. This sub-section allows you to define how your critical path will be determined/calculated. The first option allows you to set the float value which will define which activities must be highlighted or presented as critical while the second option allows you to have the “Longest path” which is your “true critical path” presented as your critical path. By “true critical path” I mean the natural resultant critical path from a critical path analysis based on the CPM method.

The first setting allows each user of the software to decide at which point an activity will be critical and this does not depend on the results of a critical path analysis as set out by the CPM method. The power to make that unilateral decision as to at which point each of the activities should be considered critical is the very reason why I say that the setting results in a pretty much subjective critical path.

When the second option is selected i.e. Longest path in the same “Schedule Options” window, the “Critical” filter setting in the “Filters” window becomes the equivalent of the “Longest Path” filter setting. It will produce the same critical path as the “Longest Path” filter; which is the true critical path.

[civilengineer-he]

I have to say, You are a master in p6. How did you become such as expert in p6, what were the step you followed.

[umerjaved]

hi dear.
at point 8:29 in successor activity tab you use one short cut key and then you press ok.what was that shortcut key.
keep on sharing good information
best of luck dear

[mohamedmasoud]

u r awesome :D
relationship tip is really helpful and making tracking away easier :)

[rajkumars]

Hay, Good and Valuable information. Thanx. you didn't explain how to eliminate those decimals in Floats in the presence of Multiple calendar usage.

[nawarajsigdel]

please tell me when exactly the user perferance, admin perference and calendar is to be set up. can we do that after creating wbs and activities? please reply, with due respect

[muhammadumair]

Great Help all of your videos.... I wish I could give you million views

[omaralzabad]

It is good. But it will be excellent if you show how to control the five point which you raise them. I mean how to solve them. For example how to make the finish date equal to must finish on?
Thanks

[thienthu]

can we filter function with "WBS name"? tks so much

[hussienmohamed]

Thank you very much, if can share the primavera file

[MoeKAPMI]

Hello, I am a very beginner. My question is : how can we have two windows at the bottom of the screen simultaneously?

[ninerout]

Should rarely, if ever, establish a Must Finish By Date in the project screen

[jjcool]

When I am looking at my activities my WBS tabs are not shown. How do I get that to happen?

[rolandkanu]

IS THERE A SITE I CAN DOWNLOAD FREE VERSION OF P6

[ابويحيی-عن]

Hi, what is a judge task and how to nudge some tasks in primavera? Thanks

[lolajeha]

I just saw a TF of 113 days! this is not normal.. i think the schedule is full of constraints and this is the main cause of the weird critical path you've got