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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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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 an Activity is Critical or not.. Activities with a Total Float value of 0 (or less) usually show red on not red on the Gantt. If you have no red Activities, you may have a Must Finish By date date set on your project. If your project is i s 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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How to Show the Critical Path in P6 | Michael Lepage, Primavera P6 | LinkedIn

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 Search for people, jobs, companies, and more... Press F9 and make sure that gets updated every time your project is scheduled.

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

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9 Once you have the log file open in Notepad, you’ll have to scroll down to the

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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. Like

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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 greatest regrets, 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.

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