Now we want to enter status for the Mobilize activity, which has defined steps. In Figure 2 Notice to Proceed and Project Start are complete. We begin by entering status for week one. Progressing the schedule is a three step process. Also, note the percent complete type of all activities is physical. Physical Percent Complete Type In Primavera P6 EPPMīelow in Figure 1 is our demonstration Primavera P6 EPPM schedule.
This article demonstrates how to progress a schedule in Primavera P6 EPPM classic view, using the physical percent complete type. So, use steps to provide more definition to an activity, but remember to assign your steps activity the physical percent complete type, which again, is mandatory for steps. Steps help keep the Gantt chart uncluttered from multiple small efforts that do not require precedence relationships. Steps are a way to define additional activity related discrete efforts without having to insert additional activities on the Gantt chart. It is also the required percent complete type when Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) steps are defined for an activity. The physical percent complete type provides the most accurate representation of progress.
It’s as if your scheduler visited the construction site and inspected the actual physical work accomplished before progressing the schedule. The physical percent complete type considers the actual work accomplished. Again, it could be the result of a learning curve. What if the effort on the first half of your activity accomplished less progress than the effort on the second half of your activity? This is a non-uniform production rate.
But the duration percent complete type does not account for non-uniform production rates and/or learning curves. The most efficient way to progress a schedule is with the duration percent complete type this percent complete type requires the least input.
The physical percent complete type is best for this type of schedule measurement. When using Primavera P6 EPPM, you want to progress your schedule in a way that considers the actual work accomplished.