Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis

Primavera P6 is a powerful tool for conducting delay analysis in project management. It offers several features that help identify, evaluate, and present the impact of delays on project schedule. Below are some of the key benefits:

1. Identifying Activities That Impact Critical Milestones

In complex projects, multiple delay events may occur, each affecting different sets of activities.

Primavera P6 helps pinpoint which activities directly impact critical milestones.

Filter Activities Affecting Critical Milestones: Primavera P6 allows users to filter and identify activities that influence specific milestones.

Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis-2: Activities impacting the critical milestones — Activities impacting the critical milestones

Trace Delays to Project Completion: By identifying which activities affect the project completion date, Primavera P6 enables users to trace back to the delay events responsible for those impacts.

2. Comparing the Impacted Schedule with the Baseline

Understanding how much a project has deviated from its original plan is essential in delay analysis.

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Primavera P6 can generate reports that compare the impacted schedule with the baseline, showing how many days the project has been delayed.

Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis-5: Comparison between the Impacted Schedule and the Baseline Schedule — Comparison between the Impacted Schedule and the Baseline Schedule

In Gantt charts, Primavera P6 displays two bars for each activity:

Yellow bars represent the baseline schedule
Green or red bars represent the impacted schedule

This visual comparison helps stakeholders quickly grasp the extent and location of delays.

Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis-6: Comparison between the Impacted Schedule and the Baseline Schedule — Comparison between the Impacted Schedule and the Baseline Schedule

3. Analyzing the Effects of Individual and Combined Delay Events

Primavera P6 can isolate and present the impact of each delay event, as well as the cumulative effect of multiple delays.

There were five delay events occurred during the course of the project.

How can we see the effect of each delay event and the combined effect of several delay events?

Primavera P6 can present the effect of the delay events in the following scenarios:

The individual effect of delay event No. 1

Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis-8: Impact of delay event No. 1 on Project Completion Date

The individual effect of delay event No. 2

Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis-9: Impact of delay event No. 2 on Project Completion Date

The combined effect of Delay Event No. 1 and No. 2

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The combined effect of all of the delay events

Benefit of using Primavera P6 in Delay Analysis-11: Impact of all delay events on Project Completion Date

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Tommy Smith says:

April 13, 2020 at 3:32 AM

I am trying to do a Time Impact study on a P6 project that was very poorly put together and impacts were not tied to any particular activities. Now at the end of the project the G.C. is trying to be compensated by the owner for delays by the owner that have extended the completion date. Is there any method to attack this or is it a waste of time?

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