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Prim aver a Risk Analysis Help S To print t his t ut or ial see Print ing Help Topics and Chapt er s A l This quick t ut or ial t akes you t hr ough t he st eps of opening a sam ple Microsoft Proj ect pr oj ect , running a risk analy sis in Prim av er a Risk Analy sis and s updat o ing t he result s back t o t he Micr osoft Pr oj ect pr oj ect . Micr osoft is a r egist er ed t radem ar k of Microsoft Corpor at ion in t he Unit ed St at es and/ or ot her count r ies.

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To find out t he chance of com plet ing t he pr oj ect on t im e and budget giv en t hat t her e is uncer t aint y in our t ask dur at ions. To include probabilist ic event s in t he m odel. To find a m ore realist ic com plet ion dat e. To ident ify t asks t hat are likely t o cause t he pr oj ect t o be delay ed t o help us m anage our proj ect m or e effect iv ely. To view t he 50% and 80% schedules.

Tu t or ia l t opics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Se e Also Next Ent ering risk dat a int o MS Pr oj ect Opening pr oj ect in Pr im avera Risk Analysis Running risk analysis View ing t he result s Cr eat ing Risk Repor t Updat ing t he r esult s t o MS Proj ect View ing t he result s in MS Pr oj ect

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e Risk Tut or ial - 1 . Ent e r in g r isk da t a in M S Pr oj ect M SP e

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Add A t h e Pr im a v e r a Risk An a lysis t ool ba r t o M S Pr oj e ct l Prim avera Risk Analysis t ool bar and views can be added t o MS Pr oj ect . The s o

I t helps you ent er and view r isk dat a in MS Pr oj ect ( e. g. t hree point est im at es, 50% schedule, crit icalit y index ) . I f t he t ool bar has not alr eady been added t o MS Pr oj ect it is recom m ended t his is com plet ed now . See MSP - Adding t he Pr im avera Risk Analysis t ool bar t o MS Proj ect

I t is not essent ial t o add t he Pr im avera Risk Analysis t ool bar t o MS Proj ect . For ex am ple y ou can add t he colum ns for User Dur at ion 1, 2 and 3 t o MS Proj ect and use t hese t o ent er your t hr ee point est im at es.

Op e n t h e sa m ple pr oj e ct in M S Pr oj e ct
St art up MS Proj ect . File | Open. Open t he file called House01. m pp locat ed in C: \ Progr am Files\ Or acle\ Pr im av era Risk Analy sis\ Sam ples The sam ple is r ead only so save it as anot her file. File | Sav e As . Click Save.

The proj ect will look som et hing like t his:

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Fig u r e : Tut orial sam ple proj ect in MS Proj ect .

En t e r in g 3 poin t du r a t ion e st im a t e s
Click on Dur at ion I nput s t ool bar but t on

This displays t he colum ns for ent ering t he Min, Likely and Max durat ions and Dur at ion Corr elat ion.

Figu r e : Thr ee point est im at es ent ered in MS Proj ect .

To save you t im e t he 3 point est im at es have alr eady been ent ered.

The Quick Risk t ool bar but t on can be used t o aut om at ically populat e t he Min Dur , Likely Dur and Max Dur fields wit h values based on a per cent age of t he rem aining dur at ion. The Dur at ion Funct ion colum n allows dist ribut ions ot her t han t r iangular . For ex am ple if you ent er ed " Unifor m ( 2; 10) " y ou would get a uniform dist r ibut ion varying from 2 t o 10 days. The t hr ee point est im at es ar e being st or ed in MS Pr oj ect s user fields. I n t his exam ple we are using MS Pr oj ect user fields: Durat ion 1, Dur at ion 2 and Durat ion 3 . D u r a t ion Cor r e la t ion I f t he " Low er Br ickwork" t akes a long t im e it is likely t hat t he " Upper Brickw or k " w ill t ak e a long t im e t oo. Durat ion Cor relat ion can be used t o m odel t his r elat ionship.

Fig u r e : Ent er ing " 9[ 85% ] " as shown adds an 85% cor relat ion bet w een " Upper Brick wor k" and t he t ask wit h Unique I D " 9" , i.e. " Lower Brickw or k" .

Pr oba bilist ic br a n ch in g " Test elect r ics" passes 80% of t he t im e and fails t he ot her 20% . A probabilist ic branch can be used t o m odel t he im pact on t he schedule depending on t he out com e of t he t est .
Click on t he Probabilist ic and Cost s input s t ool bar but t on

This displays t he colum ns for m odeling Pr obabilist ic Br anching and % Ex ist ence.

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Figu r e : The probabilist ic form ula has been ent ered as " 12[ 80% ] ; 11[ 20% ] " . The Unique I D's ar e used t o ident ify t he t asks in t he probabilist ic branch.

Ta sk Ex ist e n ce Aft er " St r ip off r oof cover " w e believe t here is a 15% chance of finding rot t en support s. Task Ex ist ence can be used t o m odel t his uncert aint y . Dur ing t he r isk analysis t he " Rot t en Support s" t ask w ill appear 15% of t he t im e. When it appear s it w ill hav e an im pact on t he proj ect finish and cost .

Fig u r e The value " 15" indicat es t he % chance of t he t ask occuring.

Cost s Each t ask has a rem aining cost . This cost is used by Prim avera Risk Analy sis t o m odel t he cost uncer t aint y . During t he risk analy sis t he cost of a t ask is incr eased or r educed pr opor t ionally wit h it s dur at ion. Probabilist ic t asks w ill hav e a zero rem aining cost for t he it er at ions t hey do not ex ist . Great . All t he r isk dat a has been ent ered. We w ill now look at t he Pr ogress Wizar d. Se e Also Previous | Next

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Abou t t h e Pr ogr e ss W iza r d A I f la proj ect has pr ogressed t hen t he pr oj ect uncert aint y and risk affect s does not affect t he com plet ed t ask s. s Ito is possible in MS Proj ect t o progr ess t asks out of line wit h t he St at us Dat e, e. g. a t ask can be com plet e and scheduled in t he fut ur e t o t he right of t he St at us Dat e. The Progr ess Wizar d can be used t o ident ify and opt ionally adj ust t hese t y pe of t ask s. I n t he t ut orial pr oj ect t he t ask 'Er ect Scaffold' has been progr essed but is in fr ont of t he St at us Dat e shown as a red line:

We will use t he Pr ogress Wizard t o ident ify t his t ask and any ot her s t hat m ay not be progr essed in line wit h t he St at us Dat e.

Ru n t h e Pr ogr e ss W iza r d
Click on t he t ool bar but t on

t o st ar t t he Wizar d, or use t he m enu com m and Pr im av era Risk Analy sis | Progr ess Wizar d .

Click OK t o save any unsaved changes if prom pt ed. Click Next t o m ove t o Set t ing t he St at us Dat e .

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Figu r e : Checking and opt ionally set t ing t he pr oj ect St at us Dat e.

I n t he t ut orial pr oj ect t he St at us Dat e is alr eady set t o t he " 05/ 02/ 2006 17: 00: 0 0" . Leav e t his dat e as it is. Click Next and t he Wizar d will look for any t asks t hat are not pr ogressed in line wit h t he St at us Dat e:

Figu r e : Opt ions for adj ust ing " Erect Scaffold" which is com plet ed but it is ahead of t he St at us Dat e. The t ask 'Er ect Scaffold' has been com plet ed so it should not be delay ing any of t he succeeding t asks t hat ar e scheduled in t he fut ur e aft er t he St at us Dat e. To corr ect t his we will use t he Move act ual dat es t o before st at us dat e t o schedule t he t ask behind t he St at us Dat e.
Select t he opt ion Move act ual dat es t o before st at us dat e . Click Next . This will find t he next t ask. As t here ar e no m or e pr ogress problem s t he Wizard finishes:

Figu r e : Wizard finishes and displays t he finish dat e differ ence and wit h t he opt ion t o display t he changes m ade t o each t ask .
Click Finish t o com plet e t he Wizard.

The 'Erect Scaffold' t ask is now behind t he St at us Dat e.

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Excellent . Next we will open t he proj ect in Prim aver a Risk Analysis.

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e Our proj ect has 3 point est im at es for t he dur at ions and we have also included som e addit ional infor m at ion t o m odel probabilist ic t ask s and dur at ion Arelat ion. cor l We s will now open t he file in Prim aver a Risk Analysis r eady for t he r isk analy sis. o Click on t he Open I n Pr im avera Risk Analysis t ool bar but t on

Figu r e : The Microsoft Pr oj ect I m port Mappings dialog is display ed.

Click OK in t he Micr osoft Pr oj ect I m port Mappings dialog t o accept t he default m appings. Aft er file has opened in Pr im avera Risk Analysis click Save when pr om pt ed. Click on t he Gant t Char t t ab.

The proj ect should look som et hing like t his in Prim aver a Risk Analysis:

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Fig u r e : Proj ect displayed in Prim aver a Risk Analysis. N ot e s

The I m por t Check t ab displays St ar t Check and Finish Check colum ns t hat display any differ ences bet ween t he MSP and Prim aver a Risk Analy sis

schedule. Check t he colum ns for any differ ences - t her e m ay be differ ences of a day for m ilest ones or zer o dur at ion act iv it ies - t hese will not affect t he result s. above t hem are t he Prim aver a Risk Analysis schedule.

On t he MSP I m por t Check sheet t he grey bar s display t he St ar t Check and Finish Check graphically. The gr ey bar s are t he MSP schedule and t he bar s

V ie w in g r isk in pu t s
To view all t he r isk input s for t he proj ect - Risk | Risk Sum m ary . To view individual risk dat a fr om t he m ain screen - Click on a t ask and choose t he Risk and Uncert aint y t ab in t he Task Det ails .

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e Aft er opening t he MS Proj ect proj ect in Prim aver a Risk Analysis a r isk analy sis can be run. A Ru n lt h e Risk a n a ly sis s o Risk | Run Risk Analysis or click
Click Opt ions. .. t o display t he Risk Analysis Opt ions dialog. Change t he opt ions t o t hose show n below:

Figu r e : Risk Analysis opt ions dialog displayed before r unning analy sis.

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I n t he Risk Analysis Opt ions dialog click on t he Percent iles. .. but t on. Set up t he values as show n below ( t hey m ay alr eady be set up lik e t his) :

Fig u r e : Set t ing up r isk percent iles t o calculat e t he P50 and P80 dat es and cost s.
Click OK t o close t he percent iles dialog. Click OK t o close t he Risk Analysis Opt ions dialog. Click t he Analyze but t on. Any warnings or err ors will be displayed. I n t his exam ple t his usually only happens if one or m or e of t he m inim um , m ost likely or m ax im um hav e

been incorr ect ly ent er ed in MS Pr oj ect ( e. g. The m inim um dur at ion is great er t han t he m ax im um ) .

Click on St ep but t on t o st ep t hrough individual it erat ions. The st ep t hrough allows y ou t o check t o see if t he analysis is proceeding as ex pect ed.

Not ice as you st ep t hr ough how t he act ivit ies m ove ar ound and som e m ove on and off t he cr it ical pat h.

Also not ice as you st ep t hr ough how t he 'Rot t en suppor t s ', 'Elect r ics fail' and 'Elect r ics pass' appear and disappear due t o t he pr obabilist ic v alues w e gave t hem . As you st ep t hr ough each it erat ion you can scr oll around and for m at t he Gant t Char t area.
Use t he Com plet e but t on t o run analysis wit hout r e- dr awing each st ep.

Using St ep and Go requir e Prim aver a Risk Analysis t o redraw aft er each it er at ion - t his can significant ly incr ease t he t im e t ak en t o com plet e t he r isk analysis. Once you ar e happy t hat t he r isk analy sis is proceeding as ex pect ed, use t he Com plet e but t on and it will be a lot fast er ! Se e Also Previous | Next

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e Aft er t he r isk analysis has been r un t he Dist ribut ion Gr aph is displayed. A The l Dist ribut ion Gr aph can be used t o display dist ribut ions for Finish Dat es, St art Dat es, Durat ions, Tot al Float , Resources or Cost s for any of t he t ask s in t he s plan or for t he ent ir e plan. o nam e of t he select ed dist r ibut ion is displayed in t he gr aph t it le. The

Th e ch a nce of com p le t in g t h e p r oj e ct on t im e
Select t he Finish Dat e t ab if not alr eady select ed. On t he right hand side under Highlight er s read t he Det erm inist ic pr obabilit y ( 21% ) . On right hand side r ead t he 80% dat e ( 29/ Jun/ 06) .

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Figu r e : Finish dat e dist r ibut ion for t he ent ir e plan. Th e ch a nce of com p le t in g a se le ct e d t a sk on t im e Aft er t he r isk analysis t he default is t o display t he dist ribut ion for t he 'Ent ire Plan'. How ev er dur ing t he analy sis dist r ibut ions for ev er y t ask are st or ed. When t he analysis is com plet e it is possible t o view t he dist ribut ion for any select ed t ask .
Select '00017 - Recover r oof' from t he t ask t ree on t he left of t he Dist ribut ion Gr aph.

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Fig u r e : Finish dat a dist ribut ion for a select ed t ask.

Cost dist r ibu t ion Fir st we need t o change back t o t he Ent ire Plan.
Select '< Ent ir e Plan> ' fr om t he t ask t r ee on t he left of t he Dist r ibut ion Graph.

Now display t he Cost dist ribut ion.

Select Cost t ab: Read t he Det er m inist ic Cost pr obabilit y. On right hand side r ead t he 80% cost .

Re t u r n t o t h e Ga n t t Ch a r t
Close t he Dist ribut ion Gr aph.

Cr it ica lit y I nd e x The sam ple pr oj ect has act ivit ies in parallel. I t is t her efor e likely t hat t he crit ical pat h m ay v ary due t o t he uncer t aint y on t he t ask durat ions. We can use t he cr it icalit y index t o ident ify w hich t asks are likely t o be on t he crit ical pat h. The cr it icalit y index is a m easur e of how oft en a t ask appear ed on t he crit ical pat h dur ing t he risk analysis.
Click on t he Risk Out put s sheet .

The cr it icalit y index is displayed in one of t he colum ns on t he right hand side. The crit icalit y index helps ident ify t hose t asks t hat ar e lik ely t o cause a delay t o t he pr oj ect . You will not ice t hat som e of t he cr it ical t ask s in t he proj ect hav e a lower crit icalit y index t han t hose t hat are not cr it ical. This shows us t hat t he t radit ional cr it ical pat h does not necessar ily giv e us a t r ue indicat ion of which are t he m ost im port ant t ask s, but t he crit icalit y index does.
Right click on t he Cr it icalit y I ndex colum n heading and choose Sor t Descending .

W h ich t a sk s a r e lik e ly t o de la y t h e pr oj e ct ? I nt uit ively we know t hat t he t asks likely t o delay t he pr oj ect m ost oft en are t hose on t he cr it ical pat h w it h a large am ount of uncert aint y . I f we can find a st rong posit ive corr elat ion bet ween t he durat ion of a t ask and t he dur at ion of t he proj ect we will k now t hat t he t ask is influencing t he pr oj ect durat ion. Dur at ion Sensit ivit y is a m easur e of t his corr elat ion and can be used t o ident ify t ask s t hat influence t he pr oj ect durat ion. The cor relat ion bet ween each t ask and t he proj ect dur at ion is calculat ed as a value bet ween - 100% and + 100% . The t ask w it h t he highest posit iv e v alue is t he t ask t hat influences t he proj ect dur at ion t he m ost . Aft er running a risk analysis t he Durat ion Sensit ivit y values can be display ed on a Tor nado Chart .
Click on t he Tor nado icon

t o display t he Tor nado chart .

Click on t he Durat ion Sensit ivit y t ab if not alr eady select ed. Check t he I gnore negat ive values opt ion.

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Figu r e : Dur at ion Sensit ivit y for m at t ed t o display t he t op 10 t ask s.

Great . We now know m or e about t he r isk and uncert aint y in our pr oj ect . Now we will cr eat e a risk repor t ... Se e Also Previous | Next

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e Prim aver a Risk Analysis can cr eat e a r eport using t he Sum m ar y Risk Report . A The l r eport includes dist r ibut ions and t or nado char t s for t he proj ect cost and finish.

s ional dist ribut ions and t or nado chart s can be creat ed for select ed Key Task s in t he pr oj ect . This opt ion allows Key Task s ot her t han t he Finish Dat e Addit t oobe select ed and r eport ed on. I n t his exam ple below we have added 'Recov er r oof' t o t he repor t as w e are worr ied t hat we m ay not r ecov er t he roof in t im e for t he st ar t of t he m onsoon season!

The assum pt ions for each t ask ( e.g. t hr ee point est im at e, t ask ex ist ence) can also be included at t he end of t he r eport .
I f t he Tor nado Chart is st ill open, close it now. Repor t s | Sum m ary Risk Repor t Select t he opt ions for Risk I nput s and Risk Out put s shown below.

I nclude t he select ion for '00017 - Recover roof' so it s Dist r ibut ion and Tor nado char t are added t o t he repor t .

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Figu r e : Risk Sum m ar y r eport dialog wit h opt ions and t asks select ed.
Click Build Repor t and your HTML Sum m ary Risk Repor t is creat ed.

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Figu r e : The Sum m ary Risk Repor t . Excellent . Now we will look at updat ing r isk analysis r esult s back t o MS Pr oj ect .. . Se e Also Previous | Next

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e The r isk analysis r esult s in Pr im avera Risk Analysis can be updat ed t o t he MS Proj ect plan. The MS Pr oj ect user fields are used t o st or e t hese r esult s. A can also updat e r isk input s such as t he m inim um and m axim um dur at ions. This allow s any changes t hat were m ade t o t hese v alues while in We l aver a Risk Analysis t o be updat ed in t he MS Proj ect pr oj ect . Prim s ot e t h e r isk r e su lt s t o M S Pr oj e ct Up da
I n Pr im avera Risk Analysis select File | Microsoft Pr oj ect | Updat e Pr oj ect ... Click t he Load but t on, select 'MSPMappings01' and click OK.

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As well as t he cr it icalit y index and durat ion sensit ivit y w e are also m apping across t he P50 and P80 dat es. Click Updat e Now . The result s ar e t hen aut om at ically updat ed t o t he MS Proj ect plan.

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e Aft er t he r isk analysis r esult s have been updat ed in t he MS Pr oj ect plan t hey can be v iewed in t he MS Proj ect . A l ying t h e cr it ica lit y in M S Pr oj e ct D isp la s o Ret ur n t o MS Pr oj ect .
Click on t he Crit icalit y and Sensit ivit y Out put t ool bar but t on

This view has bar s t hat are color ed based on t heir cr it icalit y - blue if less t han 50% , light red if bet ween 50% and 89% and dark red if gr eat er t han

90% . These ranges can be changed using t he opt ions available in MS Proj ect . Also display ed ar e t he dur at ion sensit ivit y values ( low values and negat ive values ar e due t o r andom corr elat ion bet ween t he t ask dur at ion and t he pr oj ect durat ion and should be ignored) .

The im port ant t asks t hat are likely t o delay t he proj ect ar e im m ediat ely v isible.

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D isp la ying P5 0 a n d P8 0 b a r s in M S Pr oj e ct
The P50 and P80 schedule give a indicat ion of when each t ask is lik ely t o t ak e place giv en t he uncer t aint y in t he pr oj ect . They are useful as t hey are

a m ore r ealist ic dat e for t he st art and finish of each t ask. Som et im es t he P50 dat e is used as t he int ernal com pany baseline and t he P80 dat e used as t he client baseline. P50 Schedule P80 Schedule or P50 and P80 Finish Dat es

Click on one of t he out put t ool bar but t ons:

Sam ples of t he repor t s displayed are shown below:

Figu r e : P50 Schedule in MS Pr oj ect

Figu r e : P80 Schedule in MS Proj ect

Figu r e : P50 and P80 Finish Dat es in MS Proj ect

W e ll d on e ! That com plet es t he risk t ut orial, w e hope you have found it useful and inform at iv e.

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M SP - Adding t he Pr im ave r a Risk An alysis t ool ba r t o M S Pr oj ect

A Pr im aver a Risk Analysis t ool bar can be added t o MS Proj ect . This giv es access t o r isk input / out put v iews and w izar ds.

Launches Dur at ion Quick Risk w izar d for applying t hree point est im at es t o t asks. Runs t he Progr ess Wizar d t o ident ify and opt ionally adj ust t ask s t hat have not been progr essed in line wit h t he pr oj ect St at us Dat e. Opens cur rent ly open MSP pr oj ect in Pr im avera Risk Analy sis. Displays a view in MS Pr oj ect wit h dur at ion uncert aint y and corr elat ion input s. Displays a view in MS Pr oj ect wit h Pr obabilist ic and Cost input s. Displays a view in MS pr oj ect wit h cr it icalit y and sensit iv it y out put s. Displays a view in MS pr oj ect wit h P50 schedule out put s. Displays a view in MS pr oj ect wit h P80 schedule out put s. Displays a view in MS pr oj ect wit h P50 and P80 finish dat es.

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To a d d or u pda t e t h e Pr im a v e r a Risk An a ly sis M S Pr oj e ct t ool ba r The t ool bar requir es a num ber of cust om Views, Tables and Fields in MS Proj ect . The t ool bar and t hese it em s can be added t o MS Proj ect if t hey are delet ed or ar e m issing. You m ust have MS Proj ect 2000 or lat er inst alled and have w rit e access t o t he Global Pr oj ect Tem plat e ( Global. m pt )

Run Pr im avera Risk Analysis. File | Microsoft Pr oj ect | Add Toolbar and Views t o Pr oj ect .. . Click Yes in t he m essage box. I f request ed click Enable Macros - t his allows Prim aver a Risk Analy sis t o access t he MS Pr oj ect Global Tem plat e and add t he t ool bar s, v iew s and

fields.

MS Pr oj ect will be st ar t ed and t he t ool bar is regist ered as an add - in and t he views, t ables and fields ar e added t o t he MS Pr oj ect Global Tem plat e.

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M SP - Opening, savin g and u pda t ing M icr osoft Pr oj ect files

Prim aver a Risk Analysis can open . m pp, .m pd, and .xm l MS Proj ect files. Opening a .m pp file requir es a copy of MS Pr oj ect 2000 or lat er t o be inst alled on t he PC. To ope n a M icr osoft Pr oj e ct f ile in Pr im a v e r a Risk An a ly sis 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. File | Microsoft Pr oj ect | Open Pr oj ect .. . Locat e t he r equir ed file and click Open . A dialog is displayed t hat allows im por t m appings t o be defined. For exam ple you can m ap Durat ion 1, 2 and 3 t o t he m inim um , m ost lik ely and m axim um risk dur at ions. Set up any required m appings and click OK . Prim aver a Risk Analysis displays t he wor kspace select ed in t he im port m appings dialog ( default w or k space select ed is MSP.wk spc) .

Saving M icr osoft Pr oj e ct files in Prim a ver a Risk Ana lysis

Prim aver a Risk Analysis can save plans in t he Microsoft Pr oj ect form at .m pp Saving a plan as a .m pp requires a copy of MS Proj ect 2000 or lat er t o be inst alled on t he PC. To sa v e a f ile a s a M icr osof t Pr oj e ct 1. File | Microsoft Pr oj ect | Export t o .m pp . Saving a plan as a . m pp r equires a inst allat ion of MS Pr oj ect 2000 or lat er on t he PC. 2. 3. Ent er t he file nam e. Click Save .

Upda t ing M icr osoft Pr oj ect file s w it h r isk r esult s a nd input s

Result s and input s fr om a Pr im avera Risk Analysis plan can be updat ed in MS Proj ect . To use t he MS Pr oj ect updat e t he file m ust have been saved in MS Proj ect as a . m pd or a .m pp file and t hen opened in Pr im av era Risk Analy sis. Updat ing a .m pp file r equir es an inst allat ion of MS Pr oj ect 200 0 or lat er on t he PC. To u pda t e a .m pd or .m pp M S Pr oj e ct f ile 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Open t he MSP file in Pr im avera Risk Analysis. Ent er uncer t aint y on your act ivit ies. For exam ple r un a Durat ion Quick Risk t o quickly ent er m inim um , m ost lik ely and m ax im um dur at ions ( Risk | Durat ion Quick Risk ) . Run a risk analysis ( Risk | Run Risk Analysis) . Close any r epor t s t hat ar e opened. File | Microsoft Pr oj ect | Updat e Pr oj ect ... I n t he Micr osoft Proj ect Mappings dialog use t he dr op dow n list s and Add but t on t o choose which Prim aver a Risk Analy sis fields are m apped t o w hich MS Pr oj ect fields. Click Updat e Now .

M SPr oj e ct Er r or s An err or file called MSP_Er ror_ Log.t xt is creat ed in t he Prim av er a Risk Analysis applicat ion folder cont aining any er rors generat ed by MS Pr oj ect . One er ror will usually always exist when expor t ing as .m pp - t his is caused when Pr im av era Risk Analy sis t ries t o creat e t he St andard calendar in MSP but because t he calendar alr eady exist s an err or is t hrown.

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