{"id":2522,"date":"2017-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsanalytics.com\/utilizing-monitor-thresholds\/"},"modified":"2020-06-25T23:50:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:50:52","slug":"utilizing-monitor-thresholds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsanalytics.com\/utilizing-monitor-thresholds\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilizing Monitor Thresholds in Primavera P6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; min_height=&#8221;2279px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-42px|||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>What are thresholds in\u00a0<em>P6<\/em>?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2693 aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectsanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Primavera-P6-Training-thresholds-600x366.jpg\" alt=\"Primavera-P6-Training-thresholds-600x366\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" \/>A threshold is a user-defined\u00a0trigger that identifies\u00a0when the status of an activity has exceeded or is close to moving beyond an acceptable range.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thresholds are created by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selecting a parameter ex. start date variance, cost variance, cost % of budget<\/li>\n<li>Set lower and upper values for the threshold\u2019s range<\/li>\n<li>Apply the threshold to a specific work breakdown structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>When you create a threshold for a specific WBS element,\u00a0<strong>you can specify how you monitor the WBS element<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can monitor the threshold at the activity level.<\/li>\n<li>You can monitor the threshold at the WBS level.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The difference between the two ways of monitoring is how Primavera P6 EPPM groups issues. If you monitor a threshold at the activity level, then issues are created for each activity that violates the threshold\u2019s range. If you monitor thresholds at the WBS level, then the activities\u2019 issues will be summarized and reported at the WBS element, rather than each activity.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have defined a threshold in P6, it can be monitored to identify whether it has any issues associated with it.<br \/>\n<strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0Set up a threshold using the Total Float parameter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the lower threshold value is 1D<\/li>\n<li>the upper threshold value is 10D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>An issue will be generated for any activites that have a total float less than or equal to 1D or more than or equal to 10D.\u00a0Specific threshold tracking layouts and priority levels can also be assigned. A threshold\u2019s tracking layout assignment identifies the tracking layout that best displays the threshold problem area.<\/div>\n<p>This video tutorial was posted on our\u00a0<a title=\"Youtube channel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MidStateSolutions\/videos?feature=context-chv&#038;sort=dd&#038;page=1&#038;view=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youtube channel<\/a>\u00a0awhile ago, but we thought it was valuable enough to post again. It covers utilizing thresholds in P6.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0U7MpH8lv0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Visit our\u00a0<a title=\"Primavera P6 training\" href=\"http:\/\/mssprojectsanalytics.com\/project-management-training\/\">Project Management training<\/a>\u00a0section for our upcoming basic and advanced project management classes for P6. Cant make a training class? That\u2019s okay! We also offer self-paced online video training course for basic and advanced project management techniques\u00a0or visit to our\u00a0<a title=\"Primavera P6 tutorials\" href=\"http:\/\/primaveratrainingblog.mssprojectsanalytics.com\/category\/primavera-tutorial\/\">free tutorial section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-posts mt\"><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are thresholds in\u00a0P6? A threshold is a user-defined\u00a0trigger that identifies\u00a0when the status of an activity has exceeded or is close to moving beyond an acceptable range. Thresholds are created by: Selecting a parameter ex. start date variance, cost variance, cost % of budget Set lower and upper values for the threshold\u2019s range Apply the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\u00a0 &lt;h2&gt;What are thresholds in\u00a0&lt;em&gt;P6&lt;\/em&gt;?&lt;\/h2&gt; &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a class=\"fancybox-gallery preloader\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"http:\/\/primaveratrainingblog.mssprojectsanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Primavera-P6-Training-thresholds.jpg\"&gt;&lt;img title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/primaveratrainingblog.mssprojectsanalytics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Primavera-P6-Training-thresholds-600x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/h2&gt; &lt;div class=\"shortcode-post-images post-image-wrapper\"&gt;&lt;\/div&gt; A threshold is a user-defined\u00a0trigger that identifies\u00a0when the status of an activity has exeeded or is close to moving beyond an acceptable range. &lt;strong&gt;Thresholds are created by:&lt;\/strong&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Selecting a parameter ex. start date variance, cost variance, cost % of budget&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Set lower and upper values for the threshold\u2019s range&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Apply the threshold to a specific work breakdown structure&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;\/ul&gt; \u00a0 &lt;div&gt;When you create a threshold for a specific WBS element,\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;you can specify how you monitor the WBS element&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/div&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;You can monitor the threshold at the activity level.&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;You can monitor the threshold at the WBS level.&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;\/ol&gt; The difference between the two ways of monitoring is how Primavera P6 EPPM groups issues. If you monitor a threshold at the activity level, then issues are created for each activity that violates the threshold\u2019s range. If you monitor thresholds at the WBS level, then the activities\u2019 issues will be summarized and reported at the WBS element, rather than each activity. Once you have defined a threshold in P6, it can be monitored to identify whether it has any issues associated with it. &lt;strong&gt;For example:&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0Set up a threshold using the Total Float parameter. &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;the lower threshold value is 1D&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;the upper threshold value is 10D&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;\/ul&gt; &lt;div&gt;An issue will be generated for any activites that have a total float less than or equal to 1D or more than or equal to 10D.\u00a0Specific threshold tracking layouts and priority levels can also be assigned. A threshold\u2019s tracking layout assignment identifies the tracking layout that best displays the threshold problem area.&lt;\/div&gt; This video tutorial was posted on our\u00a0&lt;a title=\"Youtube channel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MidStateSolutions\/videos?feature=context-chv&sort=dd&page=1&view=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"&gt;Youtube channel&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0awhile ago, but we thought it was valuable enough to post again. It covers utilizing thresholds in P6. &lt;iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0U7MpH8lv0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt; \u00a0 &lt;div class=\"post-blog\"&gt; &lt;div class=\"clearfix\"&gt;&lt;article class=\"entry-content clearfix\"&gt; &lt;div class=\"entry-text clearfix\"&gt; Visit our\u00a0&lt;a title=\"Primavera P6 training\" href=\"http:\/\/mssprojectsanalytics.com\/project-management-training\/\"&gt;Project Management training&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0section for our upcoming basic and advanced project management classes for P6. Cant make a training class? That\u2019s okay! 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