P6

1. Calendar Creation: This is very important because scheduling is done based on calendar
creation.
2. 3 Types of Calendar pools
i) Global Pool – Applied to EPS-EPS Node-Projects-WBS-Activity-Resources
ii) Project Pool – Applied to only Project- WBS-Activity-Resources
iii) Resource Pool-Applied only for -Resources
3. Create Project Calendar in Software
i) Main Menu – Enterprise – Calendars – (Customize based on scenario)
ii) Apply Calendar for Project – Select the project – Default – Calendar
4. Activities complete in Computer
5. Activities Creation & Types
i) Activities or Task are performed to achieve the required work
ii) It is basic unit of Project
iii) Activities are divided into
a) Start Milestone & Finish Milestone:
i) Any major accomplishment of work is called milestone
ii) Represent task with zero duration
iii) Represented by points
b) Task Dependent & Resource Dependent
i) Task dependent activities follow Project calendar
ii) Resource dependent activities follow Resource Calendar
c) Level of Effort & WBS Summary
i) The level of effort activity that has a duration that is not entered by a user.
Rather, it is based on the dates calculated by the successors and predecessors
(and their durations) in a particular path.
ii) WBS Summary activity can be consider sub WBS with group of few activities
within that WBS. Use this activity type to roll up dates, duration, and percent
complete values for a group of activities that share a common WBS code.
6. Before creation activities, We need to create WBS. Refer Icon double square at left side
menu.
7. Dependent activities – Predecessors and Successors
8. Adding 2, 3, 4 ………. Activities. We need to make automatic activities addition - Go to Edit –
User preferences – Assistance – Deselect the Use new activity wizard
9. Relationship Types and Creation
i) Once the activities have been identified the next stage is to sequence them according to
their dependencies.
ii) In other words, Any relationship b/w activities need to be identified so that dependent
activities can be scheduled to follow those that they are dependent upon.
iii) Activity A (Predecessor) – B – Activity C (Successor)
iv) Different types of Relationship
a) FS – Finish to Start (90% activity are FS Activity)
b) SS – Start to Start (Activity A & B start on same day) – 5% activity
c) FF – Finish to Finish (Activity A finished where Activity B also finished ) – 5% activity
d) SF – Start to Finish (Successor activity finishes than activity a starts)
10. SF- Calendar Creation Exercise
11. Activity Creation Exercise
12. Project Scheduling (CPM) Exercise
13. Constraint Types & Application in Software
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i) Constraints are imposed restrictions used to reflect project requirements that can’t be
built into the logic.
ii) Use
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