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How Early and Late date are calculated in Start to Start relationship in Primavera P6

7 years 18 weeks ago

In Finish to Start relationship, Primavera calculate Early and Late date base on 2 process

  • Forward Pass (to calculate Early Start and Early Finish)

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Recommended Steps to Effective Gate 1 IAP

7 years 18 weeks ago

Interactive Planning (IAP) is a methodology used by projects to engage important stakeholders and subject matter experts in a facilitated workshop setting.

The engagement process is through collaborative discussion of project plan and strategy to develop a reliable, complete, and successful project schedule. Interactive Planning is also widely known as Participative Planning (PP).

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Powerful Words, “I Don’t Know”

7 years 19 weeks ago

“I don’t know” are three words that most people dread saying.  The need to know the answer has followed us from school into the working world.   We are loath to admit ignorance.  I have seen colleagues twist themselves into a pretzel inventing an answer.

Providing incorrect information may have negative consequences, including:

  • Something may be done wrong
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Guide to Gate 1 Interactive Planning

7 years 20 weeks ago

Interactive Planning (IAP)

Interactive Planning (IAP) is a methodology used by projects to engage important stakeholders and subject matter experts in a facilitated workshop setting.

The engagement process is through collaborative discussion of project plan and strategy to develop a reliable, complete, and successful project schedule.

Interactive Planning is also widely

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Making Sense of Agile

7 years 23 weeks ago

There has been a tectonic shift in how software is developed.  Terms like Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, BDD, and TDD are new additions to the IT vocabulary. 

These new practices and related tools promise to significantly reduce the time and effort required to build, test, and deploy software.  Leading companies modify their applications daily and regularly push updates to their

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Diversity Risk in the Canadian Workplace

7 years 24 weeks ago

A good understanding of diversity risk must be part of planning. The world is laden with so many cultures. Mixtures of these various norms creates a new norm that must be considered seriously.

If we look in the past, multiculturalism has a long and wide history in Canada. It was then adopted by the

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How is the Y-Axis scale determined in the Resource/Activity Usage Profile

7 years 26 weeks ago

In Primavera when we show Resource Usage Profile or Activity Usage Profile, the max value in Y-Axis is determined by software. And we may wonder how is it determined.

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Controlling the Runaway Meeting

7 years 28 weeks ago

It is a common phenomenon.  Something happens, usually something bad.  Daily meetings are organized.  Anyone connected with the event is there—from senior executives to junior staff.  There is incredible focus.  Then, the triggering issue is resolved.  But the meetings continue. 

This has happened to all of us. Meetings start with a clear purpose.

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CPM Resource & Cost Loading Requires Inside Knowledge

7 years 28 weeks ago

CPM Resource & Cost Loading Requires Inside Knowledge

Like construction project management, CPM Resource & Cost Loading is a science in which the best practitioners have administrative, as well as practical and theoretical skills specific to the industry in which they work. This condition generates some interesting perceptions, all of which point to a lack of

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Schedule Driven Projects

7 years 30 weeks ago
One benchmarking article mentioned an IPA study presented in the March 2010 annual meeting of the Industry Benchmarking Consortium (IPA, 2010) on how frequently small, site-based projects fail to meet objectives. A study divided the projects into two groups, cost-driven, and schedule-driven. The question came up whether there are real benefits to grouping a project into two categories
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