Oracle Primavera Blog
How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Oracle Primavera Cloud
Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Oracle’s cloud-based scheduling solution, allows project teams to create and manage an unlimited number of projects. Once a project has been successfully created within the cloud, the next step is to begin to define the project’s...
What is a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
In terms of project management, the work breakdown structure (WBS) is a hierarchical breakdown of a project’s deliverables or phases. On a basic level, a WBS allows project managers to organize the project’s activities into different categories to create an overall...
What Do General Contractors Do?
General contractors are construction professionals who organize, coordinate, and oversee construction projects from start to finish. They are typically referred to as GC’s in the construction industry. GCs' are often hired by property and construction managers. They...
How to Create a Project in Oracle Primavera Cloud
Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Oracle’s cloud based collaboration solution, allows users to work with a variety of objects for different workflows. Combining portfolio management with project planning, OPC allows for the creation of projects, portfolios, programs, and...
When Will Lumber Prices Go Down?
Rising lumber prices Since 2020, Lumber prices have risen a whopping 135%. This has pushed the average price of a single family home up by 18,000 dollars. This rise is due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused sawmills to decrease their labor and...
How to Earn Primavera P6 Certification
Oracle Primavera P6 is one of the most powerful project management tools available today, allowing users full control over every aspect of their project. From cost and resource loading to planning management, P6 offers control and collaboration capabilities that give...
What is a CPM Schedule?
A CPM schedule is a project management activity schedule that uses the critical path method of scheduling. CPM schedules describe the specific activities that make up a larger project, including their durations, sequential relationships, and any associated costs. A...
How to Create a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) in Oracle Primavera Cloud
In Oracle Primavera Cloud, the Cost & Funds app allows you to create budgets, and track, manage, and report on project costs and funds. This can be especially useful for cost engineers and project managers to ensure that the project is running within the set...
What are Project Controls?
Project controls are processes put in place to keep a project on track. Project controls involve budgeting and scheduling, and track these elements through the duration of the project. Project controls are incredibly useful for measuring, forecasting, and thus...
Bluebeam Revu Blog
Bluebeam Training Videos
There are many options for Bluebeam training. There is onsite training, virtual training over Zoom, and Bluebeam video tutorials to name a few. Bluebeam training videos are the most accessible and affordable option. It requires no travel, no overhead, and doesn’t...
What Do General Contractors Do?
General contractors are construction professionals who organize, coordinate, and oversee construction projects from start to finish. They are typically referred to as GC’s in the construction industry. GCs' are often hired by property and construction managers. They...
How to Login to Bluebeam Studio
Bluebeam Studio is an cloud-based application within Bluebeam Revu that allows for collaboration over the entirety of a project’s life cycle. Bluebeam Studio has been available for free from all versions of Revu - Standard, CAD, and eXtreme - from 2012 on. Studio...
When Will Lumber Prices Go Down?
Rising lumber prices Since 2020, Lumber prices have risen a whopping 135%. This has pushed the average price of a single family home up by 18,000 dollars. This rise is due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused sawmills to decrease their labor and...
What is Bluebeam?
Millions of architecture, engineering, and construction professionals all over the world utilize Bluebeam software to help their projects go smoothly. But who exactly is Bluebeam and what can their software do for your project? Bluebeam is a software company...
How to get into Project Management
Project management roles are in demand in many different fields. In fact, you can find project managers in just about every industry from construction to medicine and beyond. Since this career has such a broad reach, it can be hard to know where to get started. Here...
What is AEC?
The acronym “AEC” in this case refers to “Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.” AEC is a group of professionals who bring together their expertise in the fields of Architecture, Engineering and Construction in order to complete construction projects. Each...
How to Add a Callout Border in Bluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Revu features a variety of different markup tools, ranging from pen, shape, line, and text tools. Each markup tool can be placed directly on the PDF to markup a document. Once placed, each markup can be customized visually in a variety of different ways. ...
How to Add, Remove, and Use Viewports in Bluebeam Revu
When it comes to troubleshooting the measurement and calibration tools in Bluebeam Revu, there are generally three main issues that users run into: The page turns blue whenever you try to take a measurement The PDF won’t properly calibrate, or the measurements aren’t...