A key benefit of tools like Primavera P6 is auto-scheduling, where activity dates move automatically as your project plan changes. This article will show how to enable auto-scheduling in Primavera P6, and demonstrate the feature in a simple example. A key differentiator between Microsoft Excel and a project and portfolio management (PPM) tool is the ability to auto-schedule. In Excel, your activities are all independent of one another, so the dates of one activity do not affect another. But in a PPM tool, your activities can be interdependent, so that a schedule slippage in one activity correctly delays the entire project. Primavera P6 has an auto-scheduling feature, although for project managers more familiar with Microsoft Project, it may feel hidden away. This article will show you how to turn this feature on and use it. 1. Let’s start with a simple project plan that is not auto-scheduled: You will notice that the second activity, Define resource list from kickoff meeting ...