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Learn the craft of project controls.

Short, interactive guides on how P6 and CPM scheduling actually work — built to click through, not just read.

What Is CPM and How Does P6 Calculate It?

Step through a 4-activity network's forward and backward pass, one activity at a time.

~8 min · Interactive→

Total Float Explained — and Why Planners Argue About It

Drag a slider and watch float collapse to zero, then negative. See how P6's float type setting changes the number.

~6 min · Interactive→

Critical Path vs Longest Path

Toggle between CT_TotFloat and CT_DrivPath on the same network and see exactly where they disagree.

~5 min · Interactive→

The Data Date: The Most Important Field Most Planners Set Wrong

Scrub a data date across a six-activity programme, and toggle retained logic vs progress override.

~5 min · Interactive→

How to Read a P6 XER File — It's Just Text

Click through an annotated XER snippet, line by line, to see exactly what each part means.

~7 min · Interactive→