Laravel P6 Analyzer

A standalone Laravel package for parsing, analyzing, and exporting Primavera P6 XER schedule files. Provides DCMA 14-point schedule assessments, critical path analysis, earned value calculations, resource utilization analysis, and much more — all from a fluent, developer-friendly API.

Features

• XER Parsing — Parse .xer files or raw XER strings into a structured ParsedXerData object
• DCMA 14-Point Check — Automated schedule quality assessment with configurable thresholds
• Critical Path Analysis — Identify critical activities based on total float
• Earned Value Management — Calculate PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI, EAC
• Float Distribution — Analyze total float spread across the schedule
• Relationship Analysis — FS/SS/FF/SF type distribution and lag metrics
• Schedule Variance — Compare two schedules to detect slipping activities
• Schedule Health Check — Missing resources, missing logic, out-of-sequence detection
• Resource Utilization — Per-resource loading with over-allocation detection
• WBS Analysis — Work breakdown structure metrics
• Lookahead Generation — Filtered x-week lookahead schedules
• Progress Summary — Overall schedule progress by status and duration
• Work Package Rollup — Summarize activities into WBS-based work packages
• Snapshot Comparison — Diff two XER files to detect added/deleted/modified activities
• XER Export — Write modified schedules back to XER format
• CSV Export — Export any parsed table to CSV

Requirements

• PHP 8.3 or newer
• Laravel 12 or 13

Installation

composer require teckfuture/laravel-p6-analyzer

Publish Configuration (Optional)

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=p6-analyzer-config

Quick Start

Using the Facade

use TeckFuture\P6Analyzer\Facades\P6Analyzer;

// Load and analyze
$report = P6Analyzer::load('/path/to/schedule.xer')->report('2024-01-15');

// Critical path only
$cpm = P6Analyzer::load('/path/to/schedule.xer')->criticalPath();

// DCMA 14-point check
$dcma = P6Analyzer::load('/path/to/schedule.xer')->dcma14Point('2024-01-15');

Using the Manager Directly

use TeckFuture\P6Analyzer\P6AnalyzerManager;

$analyzer = new P6AnalyzerManager();
$analyzer->load('/path/to/schedule.xer');

$health = $analyzer->scheduleHealth('2024-01-15');
$evm = $analyzer->earnedValue();
$float = $analyzer->floatAnalysis();

Earned Value Management

EVM runs under an explicit measurement method — cost (resource-assignment costs), labor_units (native TASK work quantities), or duration (a last-resort proxy). Units are never mixed across activities; auto (the default) picks the best-covered method per project and reports its choice.

use TeckFuture\P6Analyzer\Enums\EvmMethod;

// Single method — auto-resolved or explicit
$evm = $analyzer->earnedValue('2024-01-15');
$evm = $analyzer->earnedValue('2024-01-15', EvmMethod::LaborUnits);

$evm['cpi'];                  // ?float — null when actual cost is unknowable
$evm['method'];               // which basis actually ran, e.g. 'cost'
$evm['coverage'];             // how many measurable activities carried data
$evm['actual_cost_sources'];  // tracked vs inferred vs status-derived AC

// Every method in one pass (mirrors P6's By-Cost / By-Labor-Units pairs)
$all = $analyzer->earnedValueReport('2024-01-15');
$all['by_cost'];
$all['by_labor_units'];
$all['recommended'];

Behavior toggles (config p6-analyzer.evm.* or the calculator's constructor): inferring actuals from remaining amounts, honoring P6 complete_pct_type, and status-driven percent overrides. See docs/analysis.md.

Querying Schedule Data

$analyzer = new P6AnalyzerManager();
$analyzer->load('/path/to/schedule.xer');

$query = $analyzer->query();
$projects = $query->listProjects();
$activity = $query->getActivity('A1000');
$results = $query->searchActivities('concrete');

Exporting

$xer = $analyzer->exportXer();                  // XER string
$csv = $analyzer->exportCsv('TASK');             // CSV string
$analyzer->exportXerToFile('/path/to/output.xer'); // Write to file

Testing

./vendor/bin/pest

Documentation

Detailed documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

• Installation
• Configuration
• Parsing XER Files
• Querying Schedule Data
• Analysis & Calculators
• Report Generation
• Schedule Comparison
• Modifying Schedules
• Exporting Data
• Facade & Manager API
• Upgrading from 1.x to 2.x

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for what changed in each release.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. Please report security issues privately as described in SECURITY.md.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.