{"id":2588,"date":"2017-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsanalytics.com\/shorten-schedule-primavera-p6\/"},"modified":"2020-06-25T23:50:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T03:50:15","slug":"shorten-schedule-primavera-p6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsanalytics.com\/shorten-schedule-primavera-p6\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Shorten the Schedule in Primavera P6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Primavera P6 – Shortening the Schedule<\/h2>\n

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You are scheduling a project using Primavera P6 and find, after updating, that the project is going to be late.\u00a0 Instead of rushing to management with the bad news, let\u2019s first look at a few scenarios that would allow the project to be put back on schedule.\u00a0 In\u00a0Primavera P6<\/a>, we always have the option of producing \u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios that allows us to use approaches to shortening the project.\u00a0 Be aware that you should export and save the project plan before making any major changes.<\/p>\n

In my 20-plus years of experience in the professional world, I can attest that management wants solutions, not problems.\u00a0 They want to hear what can be done, not what can\u2019t. With P6 scheduling software, we have the option of presenting many possible solutions to management to assist with the decision-making process.<\/p>\n

There are several ways that a project can be shortened, but do keep in mind there are tradeoffs from utilizing these methods, which we will discuss.<\/p>\n