Top-Down Scheduling In Microsoft Project
Forum TopicLearn how to do top-down scheduling In Microsoft Project with this simple guide http://ow.ly/LeYpY
Apr 6, 2015
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What is the True Cost of an Activity's Work? Is It Worth It?
Forum TopicI just posted a new blog article: “What is the True Cost of an Activity’s Work? Is It Worth It?” You can find it here. In my most recent articles, I discussed the value breakdown structure) VBS as a tool for estimating the value of projects within a ...
Apr 6, 2015
Calendar changed not effect to Original Duration and Lag duration
Forum TopicDear all, Could any one help me how to change activities Calendar from Old Caledar to new Calendar without effect to Original Duration and Lag duration. I have followed below instruction but still cannot keep the Original Duration and Lag Duration as...
Apr 8, 2015
Assigning Notepad Labels to Primavera P6 Gantt Chart Bars
Forum TopicHere's how to assign Notepad Labels to Primavera P6 Gantt Chart Bars http://ow.ly/LlZK1
Apr 8, 2015
Automatics resource levelling Asta
Forum TopicDear Asta users,I don’t know whether you noticed, but I started an initiative to compare automatics resource levelling of different tools.http://www.planningplanet.com/forums/planning-scheduling-programming-discussion/574396/comparison-resource-level...
Apr 9, 2015
How to Use the VBS and Critical Path Drag to Ensure Maximum Project/Program Benefits
Forum TopicThere seems to be general agreement among the project/program community that projects are not focused as they should be on generating the desired business benefits. There are specific new techniques, extensively explored in my two books Managing Proj...
Apr 9, 2015
Prolongation costs in case of pacing delays
Forum TopicHi If a contractor decided himself to pace non affected work with ongong affected works, whether he would be eligible for prolongation costs? Or his delay in non affected areas woul be treated as concurrent delays that will not entitle him any prolon...
Apr 10, 2015
Characteristics for Turnaround projects
Forum TopicHi everybody,Maybe a good question to start with in this forum:What are the characteristics specific for Turnaroundprojects ? (what is fundamentally different compared to a "normal" construction project for example)Which things do you encounter which...
Apr 10, 2015
Weekend Puzzler: Computing the Value/Cost of Time on an Enabler Project
Forum TopicThe weekend is here and several people have let me know that they liked the Weekend Puzzler feature on my blog . So here it is again: this time a multiple choice quiz, with answers and explanations below. This exercise is about computing the expected...
Apr 10, 2015
The way Spider calculates phase duration
Forum TopicDear all,I just noticd, that the way Spider calculates the duration of a phase is a bit strange for me, or at least this is not what I am used at MSP. 1) Is there a way to show phase duration as the [date of latest activity] - [date of earliest acti...
Apr 12, 2015
Provisional Sum and Delay in Project
Forum TopicIn the tender, if the client allows certain money amount as provisional sum such as $10,000,000. for soft landscaping. In this case, how should the main contractor make allowance of time in his programme for the soft landscaping work.I usually put a ...
Apr 12, 2015
Remainig Unit/Time
Forum TopicHi PlannersI am updating a project schedule with resources and after updating I found that the remaining units/time for completed activity is still fixed 8h/d. Is this right? even though the remaining units for that activity is zero.Best,Moutaz
Apr 13, 2015
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Apr 13, 2015
Highlighting Features in Primavera P6
Forum TopicHere's a great way to use the highlighting features in Primavera P6 http://ow.ly/LwVAD
Apr 13, 2015
Actual Cost for completed activity
Forum TopicDear Planners,An activity has OD 4= days, U/P= 90$/h and Units/Time = 8 h/d.The activity completed in 3 days; the followings data were extracted from the software:Budgeted Cost = $2,880, Actual Cost = $2,880, Remaining Cost = $0 and At Completion Cos...
Apr 13, 2015
Problem to connect Primavera
Forum TopicDear All,I am facing problem, when I login in primavera it show invalid user name or password.username and password is admin[[wysiwyg_imageupload::]][[wysiwyg_imageupload:2446:]] I have connect PMDB successfully but I am not able to login in primaver...
Apr 13, 2015
Target Programme
Forum TopicDear All,I need your expert advice on the following so plaese refine the below answers1) What are basic principles and logic behind to prepare Target Programme when the Contract Programme is already in place?Ans: Target Programme is the detailed prog...
Apr 14, 2015
Timescale in Microsoft Project 2013
Forum TopicHi, when I want to show the week numbers on a construction programme in MSP 2013, the "Week 1" always go back to the start of the earliest activity, however I want to show pre-start activities i.e lead in activities before "Week 1" starts and don't s...
Apr 14, 2015
What is the Most Important Metric of Critical Path Analysis?
Forum TopicI just posted a new article: “What is the Most Important Metric of Critical Path Analysis?” The article starts by differentiating between CPM scheduling and critical path analysis, pointing out that the latter is relevant in optimizing the value of t...
Apr 14, 2015
Primavera not playing nice with high resolution screen
Forum TopicI have a 4k screen and v8.2. Has Oracle fixed the bugs for high resolution screens in later versions? I can't find anyone mentioning there are problems... It's pretty serious - you can't just increase the font size as the icons all mash up as well.
Apr 14, 2015