{"id":7923,"date":"2022-07-06t11:08:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-06t15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2024-01-12t11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12t16:05:24","slug":"keep-your-milestones-in-focus-in-primavera-p6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/keep-your-milestones-in-focus-in-primavera-p6\/","title":{"rendered":"here’s a quick way to keep your primavera p6 milestones in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

primavera p6 milestone activities in any schedule usually represent the most important deadlines, deliveries, start ups or drop-dead dates for a project. these are undeniably dates that you\u2019ll want to stay on top of and keep close at hand in case you\u2019re asked for a report or to check on the health of the project. but it can be difficult to search for milestones in a large construction schedule<\/a>, and at the least it may take a few clicks to turn on a filter<\/a> to show only your milestones. filters are great, but once you filter for milestones alone, you can\u2019t see what activities are impacting a milestone, since the filter hides all other activities.<\/p>\n

what if your manager or even the client shows up and wants a quick word about key milestones? will you filter first or scroll and seek?<\/p>\n

a smart way to focus on milestones in primavera p6<\/strong><\/h2>\n

it comes down to laying out your project data smarter<\/em>. i\u2019m an advocate for planners and schedulers thinking of themselves as data architects. project schedules contain a mountain of data and it\u2019s the planner\/scheduler\u2019s job to manage it and organize it into a coherent system.<\/p>\n

the foundation of your project\u2019s organizing system is the work breakdown structure (wbs)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

give your milestones a home in your wbs<\/h3>\n

in terms of a project\u2019s layout, a smart layout choice is to put all of your key milestones together under a single work breakdown structure element right at the top of the project.<\/p>\n

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here’s how:<\/p>\n

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  1. simply add a new wbs element called \u201ckey milestones\u201d or something similar at the top of the project.<\/li>\n
  2. cut & paste (or drag and drop) your project\u2019s milestones under this wbs element.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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