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How to Show the Critical Path in P6

Can’t find your Critical Path in Primavera P6? Don’t worry, it might be hiding.

Here are 4 easy ways you can laser-in on your project’s Critical Path in P6.

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By default, the P6 Gantt chart will show your project’s Critical Path activities in

bright red. This makes it easy to have a quick glance at the Gantt Chart et voila!,

your Critical Path stands-out like a safety vest.

Glad you asked. Maybe your Gantt chart looks like this instead.

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Primavera P6, by default, uses Total Float to decide if an Activity is Critical or

not. Activities with a Total Float value of 0 (or less) usually show red on the

Gantt. If you have no red Activities, you may have a Must Finish By date set on

your project. If your project is finishing earlier than the Must Finish By deadline,

then you may not have any activities with 0 or less Float values which means

there are no Critical activities.

If that’s the case, tell P6 to show Critical Path by the Longest Path rather than by

Total Float.

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ou can always read more about the Critical Path vs Longest Path.

Edit your columns and go digging for one called “Critcal” and another called

“Longest Path”. Add one or both of these nifty columns to your Activity Layout

to show clearly which activities are Critical.

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Using a Filter can also be a quick and effective way to manifest your Critical Path.

Click the Filters button to turn on the Critical Path filter. This will show only the

Critical Activities. There’s also a filter for the Longest Path.

Lastly, you can always check the P6 Schedule Log. The Schedule Log is a log file

that gets updated every time your project is scheduled. Press F9 and make sure

the box labeled “Log to File” is checked on. Then, click the “View Log” button

to open the Schedule Log.

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Once you have the log file open in Notepad, you’ll have to scroll down to the

section labeled “Exceptions”. But you should see in the log a list of your

project’s Critical Activities.

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Very good points, but good luck with that trying to figure out the top 5 critical

paths on a 10k+ activities integrated master schedule with 3 parties

involved.

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You'll Regret These Choices Forever

Our days are filled with a constant stream of decisions. Most are mundane, but

some are so important that they can haunt you for the rest of your life.

A recent study from Columbia University found that we’re bogged down by more

than 70 decisions a day. The sheer number of decisions we have to make each

day leads to a phenomenon called decision fatigue, whereby your brain actually

tires like a muscle.

A new study from the University of Texas shows that even when our brains aren’t

tired, they can make it very difficult for us to make good decisions. When making

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a decision, instead of referencing the knowledge we’ve accumulated, our brains

focus on specific, detailed memories.

For example, if you’re buying a new car and trying to decide if you should go for

the leather seats, even though you know you can’t afford it, your brain might

focus on memories of the wonderful smell and feel of the leather seats in your

brother’s sports car, when it should be focused on the misery you’re going to

experience when making your monthly car payments. Since you don’t have

memories of this yet, it’s a hard thing for your brain to contemplate.

Some decisions are minor, such as what to eat, which route to drive to work, or in

what order to tackle tasks; others are more difficult, such as choosing between

two job offers, whether to move to a new city for someone you love, or whether to

cut a toxic person out of your life. Regardless of the magnitude of the decision,

our brains make it hard for us to keep the perspective we need to make good

choices.

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Bronnie Ware spent her

career as a palliative care nurse, working exclusively with people who were 3 to

12 months from death. She made a habit of asking them about their greatestregrets, and she heard the same five regrets time and time again. By studying

these regrets, you can make certain that you make good choices and don’t fall

victim to them yourself.

They wish they hadn’t made decisions based on what other people

think. When you make your decisions based on other people’s opinions, twothings tend to happen:

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The best way to avoid falling prey to the opinions of others is to realize that other

people’s opinions are just that—opinions. Regardless of how great or terrible they

think you are, that’s only their opinion. Your true self-worth comes from within.

They wish they hadn’t worked so hard. Working hard is a great way to

impact the world, to learn, to grow, to feel accomplished, and sometimes even to

find happiness, but it becomes a problem when you do so at the expense of the

people closest to you. Ironically, we often work hard to make money for thepeople we care about without realizing that they value our company more than

money. The key is to find a balance between doing what you love and being with

the people you love. Otherwise you’ll look back one day and wish you’d focused

more on the latter.

They wish they had expressed their feelings. We’re taught as children thatemotions are dangerous and that they must be bottled up and controlled. This

usually works at first, but boxing up your feelings causes them to grow until they

erupt. The best thing you can do is to put your feelings directly on the table.

Though it’s painful to initiate, it forces you to be honest and transparent.

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For example, if you feel as though you don’t make enough money at work,

schedule a meeting with your boss and propose why you think you’re worth

more. As a result, she will either agree with you and give you a raise or disagree

and tell you what you do need to do to become more valuable. On the other hand,

if you do nothing and let your feelings fester, this will hinder your performance

and prevent you from reaching your goal.

They wish they had stayed in touch with their friends. When you get

caught up in your weekly routine, it’s easy to lose sight of how important people

are to you, especially those you have to make time for. Relationships with old

friends are among the first things to fall off the table when we’re busy. This isunfortunate because spending time with friends is a major stress buster. Close

friends bring you energy, fresh perspectives, and a sense of belonging, in a way

that no one else can.

They wish they had let themselves be happy. When your life is about to

end, all the difficulties you’ve faced suddenly become trivial compared to thegood times. This is because you realize that, more often than not, suffering is a

choice. Unfortunately, most people realize this far too late. Although we all

inevitably experience pain, how we react to our pain is completely under our

control, as is our ability to experience joy. Learning to laugh, smile, and be happy

(especially when stressed) is a challenge at times, but it’s one that’s worth every

ounce of effort.

Bringing It All Together

Some decisions have repercussions that can last a lifetime. Most of these

decisions are made daily, and they require focus and perspective to keep them

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from haunting you.

How do you avoid making decisions you’ll regret? Please share your thoughts

in the comments section below as I learn just as much from you as you do from

me.

BOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dr. Travis Bradberry is the award-winning co-author of the #1 bestselling

book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the cofounder of TalentSmart, the world's

leading provider of emotional intelligence tests and training, serving more than75% of Fortune 500 companies. His bestselling books have been translated into

25 languages and are available in more than 150 countries. Dr. Bradberry has

written for, or been covered by, Newsweek, TIME, BusinessWeek, Fortune,

Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The

Washington Post , and The Harvard Business Review.

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