When you need to quickly update a project in Primavera P6 (assuming everything is going as planned), there are two options for automatically applying progress: Apply Actuals Update Progress (Progress Spotlight) Both options update activities automatically, but they work differently. Let’s explore. Apply Actuals The Apply Actuals function updates activities that have the Auto Compute... Continue Reading →

By default, most Primavera P6 projects enable the option: “Recalculate Actual Units and Cost when Duration % Complete changes.” With this setting turned on, whenever you update Duration % Complete, P6 automatically recalculates and updates the Actual Units. This is useful in many cases, as it keeps progress and resource usage aligned. In some situations,... Continue Reading →