Wednesday, August 3, 2016

S-Curves in Primavera P6 Professional

We’re frequently asked if Primavera P6 Professional is capable of displaying S-Curves. Sure, it can do that. You just have to know where to look.
This article is a ‘How To’ on S-Curves in Primavera P6 Professional, how to configure them and how to print them.

What is an S-Curve?


For those of you who are new to the topic, an S-Curve is a simple graph that plots costs, hours, units or other values (depending on the subject matter) over time. They are popular in Project Management because they give managers a quick and easy-to-understand view of cumulative budget, actual and remaining values over the project lifecycle. The term S-Curve denotes the tendency of the lines to form a shallow ‘S’ shape; flatter at the start, steeper in the middle and flattening off again towards the end. This shape is very typical of most projects as the effort ramps up in the beginning periods, stabilizes during the main execution phase and then starts to wind down again towards the Project’s completion.


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