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Work / Status date

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Hello,   Need some help with a problem I have regarding work distribution in MS Project 2010.   Problem;   Task A Duration: 5 days Work: 30 hours Start: 2013-03-04 Finish: 2013-03-08   Status date: 2013-03-05 (2days reporting)      This means that th...

Mar 25, 2013

Looking for new job

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Dear All,  Thank you for your replay, i have seven years experience in oil and gas construction ,i work in Dubai ,now I’m on a short mission in Africa, i'm interested in your job offer,for more information please contact me  With regards.   use priva...

Mar 25, 2013

Assistance from Experienced Primavera P6 users required

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Hey GuysAre you an experienced P6 scheduler? I`m looking for 2 minutes of your time, no more for my research. In return I can give you a copy of my findings, a copy of my published dissertation and many thanks for helping me with my work.  I am a fin...

Mar 25, 2013

Import / Export utility having problems with arabic language.

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Hello everyone,I am working on a new schedule, which i have to make in arabic language totally. I made a complete wbs & activility list on excel file for foundation, typical floors and roof floors. But, when ever I try to import it to primavera eithe...

Mar 26, 2013

Interview Question

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Hi All, I have been asked the following Question in an Interview. Can anyone suggest the best answer for this. "Give an example of a mistake you have made when planning. What were the consequences? What did you learn from the episode?"  Thanks

Mar 26, 2013

Shutdown Vs EPC Schedule

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 Hi Guys,I want to know your opinion about the workload´s difference   in the monitoring   of Planning  type  shutdown   compared  with EPC Planning. How oft in minimum must  a shutdown planning  be updated ?ThanksKamel

Mar 26, 2013

Calender and Hours per time period

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DearsI am facing a problem in Hours per time period settings.I have to always set these settings,I have 5 different projects, all project used different calenders.When i scheduled the program - it shows different dates from the contractor schedule.Wh...

Mar 26, 2013

TILOS WORKSHOP @BEIJING 2013.2.28

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I received a message to share。 线性项目专用计划管理软件研讨会【@北京,3月28日】 主要内容:1.与国内外专家共同探讨线性项目计划编制、控制、预测。2.了解线性进度与计划的核心关注与特点;  3.了解国际线性相关行业对线性计划与进度的要求与趋势发展;  4.分享长输管道、高速公路、隧道、输变电等其他线性工程项目的应用实践。  关键词:基于现场情况的计划;时间里程图;地铁;管道;隧道;桥梁;高速公路;高层建筑 具体在http://pc.pm360.com/por...

Mar 26, 2013

AMP 5

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Please can anyone direct me to where i can get informations on AMP5.   Geoff

Apr 27, 2012

DELAY or BREACH OF CONTRACT

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Hi all analysts,I need your expert comments on;It’s the contractual obligation of the contractor to prepare a plan (program of work) and submit that to the consultant for his consent. Once the plan is approved by the consultant, accepted and being ex...

Apr 28, 2012

Working In Manhours

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Hi All,I need a guidline regarding my project.Our client wants the schedule to be loaded with manhours and do not require the trade wise manhours.my question is that when we use the term manhours in general,Does it means only labor units or  non-labo...

Apr 28, 2012

How we calculate the Value of Work Done (VOWD)?

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Dear All Planners and Schedulers...   I need your help to solve the issue of how we can calculate the Value of Work Done VOWD using Primavera P6. is there an activity code can be use to show us the VOWD? Is there method of specific equations to calcu...

Apr 28, 2012

Percent Complete Fields in Primavera P6 – a free ebook

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 This free ebook explains relations, calculations and concepts of the percent complete fields in Primavera P6. These fields are discussed in detail:Schedule % CompletePerformance % CompleteActivity % CompleteDuration % CompleteUnits % CompletePhysica...

Apr 28, 2012

Project Charter Classification in Process Group - Initiation

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Hi to allIf Project begins after the issue of project charter and hence forth  the project boundaries start from initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling and closing In this case as per PMBOK Fourth edition page number 42and 43 ,how ...

Apr 28, 2012

Importing Units % Complete and Actual Dates

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Hello all,   Any help would be very much appreciated.   I have a resource loaded P6 Plan that I would like to import actual start and actual finish dates into together with a percent complete (units %). I have run an export from the same P6 plan and ...

Apr 29, 2012

Adding 7000 new activity codes from excel to Primavera 5

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As part of our Maintenance Plan we need to add a list of about 7000 new activity codes from an excel file to Primavera 5 SP6. Is there any other easier way apart from importing into Suretrak, P3 and then Primavera 5or copying and pasting individual c...

Apr 29, 2012

Seperating remaining duartion from % complete

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 This can be done in P3 or P6 but I am not familair enough with MSP to know how. In MSP, how do you seperate remaining duration from percent complete? Thanks, James Braghini

Apr 30, 2012