February Meeting
February 21st, 2024
Nerdy Stuff: P6, SQL, Power BI
Presenter: Thomas Rich, PSP, PMP
Date: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
Location: Weber’s Inn
3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 769‐2500
Time: 6:00 to 6:30pm - Registration, Networking
6:30 to 7:15pm - Dinner
7:15 to 8:15pm - Program
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Nerdy Stuff: P6, SQL, and Power BI
Presenter: Thomas Rich, PSP, PMP
Presentation Abstract: The use of Visual Management in Project Controls continues to
expand. This presentation will provide details on the strategies for Power BI desktops at Consumers Energy. The presentation will include the storage of latitude and longitude data in P6, development of data tables with SQL to support summary bar graphs, and
setting up relationships for data tables in Power BI to support filtering. This is the nerdy stuff.
Presenter Biography: Thomas Rich is a Principal Project Scheduler for Consumers Energy. He graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and earned certifications for Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) and Project Management Professional (PMP). Tom has worked on a
diverse range of projects in his 40 year career, which includes scheduling refinery turnarounds, gas platform shutdowns, nuclear plant outages and online schedules, and the overhaul of the Ludington Pump Storage facility. Tom is the administrator of the P6
scheduling system, and the lead developer of the scheduling report automation.
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