General planning comments and questions.
Wondering about basic manpower loading reference info? Also, P6 manpower loading output looks dated, any copy and paste from P6 into excel Templates out there?
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A formula to calulate the % duration complete based on IF OR function in excel
What inspections would be required for "Temp Occupancy" to let teachers in school 2 wks prior to the students?
Is there a grey area on these where they can get Temp. Inspection approvals? - which means like "interim approval" before students would be allowed in the new school? (I assume possibly "Substantial Completion" or at least "A Full/Final Occupancy Certificate" or whatever called would be required.
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In theory, it shouldn't be that much more because you complete the same work faster. If you are going from 40 to 50 during the week, possibly the same resource couldn't work the Sat. But lets assume it does. Does this mean x 1.5 factor x 1/3 of the hours - because 40 of the 60 would be straight time leaving 1/3 of the hours x 1.5. What do you think? I understand we could and should look up the rates per trade etc, this is just to be an estimate against budgeted cost to accelerate.
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I often read about getting backup from contractors for schedule information. The following varies greatly, but based on a wide swath of the AEC industry contractors largely and commonly do what they want. A large problem on large projects is getting enough bidders, and between that and needing to work with these same people again - much of the spec requirements is in a gray area. For example, a contractor turns in a schedule with 5 long lead items with a contratrived duration of say 3 days float. Close enought to the critical path that any minor set back will s
For example, on a claim where a contractor is claimng they were going to complete early and now they can't...#1 the contractor is starting later than the contract allowed, #2 they are taking longer than they showed on their schedule for the preliminary work #3 The Milestone Date from another contractor to be out of the way is a "no later than" so the contractor "might" get to that area sooner than their claim start date. Do you have to pay for "on paper" or can you wait and see how it actually plays out?
Various data-driven insights, facts, and figures are necessary to make informed decisions regarding the project and ensure its successful delivery. How do project reports help in that, and what are the essential ones that every project manager must keep a tab on?
Even though defining all the project attributes right from the start is essential, project managers sometimes fail to compile them all effectively, thereby leading to roadblocks later on. So, what should be the approach to create a comprehensive project scope document that can help avoid discrepancies?
