Author: Terri MaginnisWhat is Expected Finish in Primavera P6? Expected Finish is a date field that is available at the activity level in P6 (activity table only) and P6 Professional (activity table and activity details). This field can be used when ...
Hi All,how can I make sure, that my remaining early start and finish always match my activity early finish?Most of the time my remaining early finish wanders off, causing the late start to come before early start in the resource assignments tab. This...
A feature in Oracle Primavera P6 that generates a lot of interest is the ability to adjust a project schedule based upon resource availability. However, there are caveats to this that you should be aware of before attempting to level resources. Read ...
Hi Everyone,I am working for a contractor who is 2 years over a 2 year duration project. Only one programme has been approved by the Owner, however none other of the 6 further subsequent revisions which reflect the alterations site have been approved...
Hi Running a schedule of 30 projects, circa 50k activities with a large numver of interproject links. At random times and on random activities I am seeing the resource dates either inside or outside of the activity Start and Finish dates. Has anyone ...
I created a cost loaded schedule. I did not do anything with the resource durations; when creating the schedule I just entered the duration in the activity duration column. I now need these activity durations to be copied into the resource durations ...
Dear members, I am seeking some advice from experts on project management/project planning. Although I am not working in this area, I am currently conducting a scientific study related to project planning. It aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the...
Hi - am looking to do the PMI-SP, just wondering if anyone has prior experience of doing the exam? Trying to avoid doing any prep classes - pretty happy to study on my own. Have the PMBOK and the Practice Standard for Scheduling - would studying thes...
Dear Gents,Could anyone assist me in understanding way late start/finish dates would change in a progress-only update.I assumed that they would remain constant so long as the logic remained intact. However there seems to be some impact from progress/...
P6 Professional 8.2 Easiest way to get a successor report that lists the Succesor Activity Name in addition to just the ID? (P3 could do this 20 years ago, it would be crazy if this newer more expensive software would not be able to do it somehow ri...
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I’m hoping that someone can help with the following…. Has anyone managed to use the Site Progress Mobile App from Asta successfully? Can the data be backed up to local server instead of using an iCloud? Is there other methods used that can have a cop...
I am new to planning and am trying to understand link logic and am getting very confused. I have only used finish to start links or finish to finish. Can you please tell me why have a start to finish and what does it do different to a finish to start...
hicould any one tell me how to update the budgeted uniti have assigned material resource to an acitivity and when am updating both physical and duration % complete works fine but not unit complete %
Hello, I'm working in a project that has contractual certain dates for submissions of documents. How should I link these activities? Especially, if I figure that I can send these documents earlier than the contract date according to program but I don...
Mix summary and detail bar description names - without a jumbled typo line next to the summary bars. I guess I could create a custom column and have it blank for WBS items that I will roll-up but I assume there should be a way without the extra step...
Hi experts, How long does it take you to develop your construction work programme on P6 for such a project: - An advanced Finishing works (Finishes and MEP) for a hospital - detailed construction schedule (duration must be less than 16 days for any c...
Hi allI wonder if you can help me? I have recently started a new project, which is a bespoke design. There are many prototypes to be designed and manufactured. These prototypes will tested against eachother and further design will be required unti...
I need to put the week numbers against activities. ie act 1 starts on the 2nd June. On the calendar I have set 2nd June as week one. How do I have that next the start date of the activity - same with the finish date. Act Start Wk No...
Working out the probable completion date for a project and understanding the risks associated with achieving a target date have always been difficult. This article will take a quick look at the evolution of the techniques through to the current stat...