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planning and scheduling intervieq

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Good day all, Kindly help, I have a pplanning interview in 8hours time. What are the likely questions and answers please. And one more thing...how to plot an scurve both in primavera ans excel. Thank you.

Apr 7, 2014

display expence unit?

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hi guys sorry for my english. i want to assign BOQ quantity to the activities.i used nonlabor resource for use the BOQ price..but consultant said u can not use lots of resources.then i used expenses.i assign BOQ price to the expence budgeted cost.and...

Aug 15, 2014

Have a Nice Day

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"Have a nice day" they say.My standard response is "If I don't nobody else will".

Aug 17, 2014

Standardising delay analysis

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I am carrying out research on whether a standardised approach to analysing delay in construction contracts is feasible and would appreciate any members that could spare a few moments to complete my survey. The link for the survey ishttps://www.survey...

Aug 17, 2014

Is Your PMO Going Digital?

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Cloud computing, mobile devices, big data: there are lots of technology concepts in the news right now and it’s interesting to see how they are affecting project and program management. A recent article in PM Network by Abid Mustafa brought the idea ...

Aug 17, 2014

3PCM Process

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Does anybody know 3PCM Process ? This is the Portfolio, Program, Projects and Contract Management  Process. Can you please provide me info / link / websites ? I am willing also to attend seminar / workshop / conference for 3PCM process if you know so...

Aug 18, 2014

K Factor in Progress Measurement System

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Dear All,1. What does "K" factor mean.?2. How to calculate and fix K factor for a project.?I handled few projects with progress measurement system. Some of them use 0.8 and some of using 0.6, which is one correct or it will differ always based on pro...

Aug 18, 2014

Logic

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Hi,I am relatively new to planning. I am planning my first job, to build 4 large pipelines. The pipelines are over 500m in length each, and run parallel to each other. Each pipeline needs to grow at the same time i.e. not construct the first pipe, th...

Aug 18, 2014

Critical Activity Definition

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 Hi All,Somebody gave me a Construction Activity schedule but when I run it using "Total Float less than or equal to Zero (0)"  I saw no critical activity but when I changed to "Longest Path" then I saw my critical Activities in Red Colour.Can anyone...

Aug 18, 2014

Productivity during cold season

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Hi, I have not worked in a place where there cold season before. I need some advice from experienced planner or project manager . Would there be a significant drop in productivity during this period . I heard the lowest temperature here is ard -10 de...

Aug 19, 2014

Successful Portfolio Status Reporting

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There’s more to successful portfolio reporting than simply pulling together a massive spreadsheet and marking the cells as Red, Yellow or Green depending on project health. With the right data, you can get professional reports that aid organizational...

Aug 19, 2014

Critical mass vs criticial path

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The relationship between both subjects confuses me.When I search the internet for the term "critical mass", specifically within turnarounds, I find almost nothing except the definition and that you should observe this so it does not become a problem ...

Aug 20, 2014

Controlling discovery & extra work

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One of the characteristics of turnaround projects is the change of scope due to inspections during execution.My questions:What is in your experience the best way to deal with discovery and additional work ?How do you incorporate these daily found ext...

Aug 20, 2014

Importing Other Contractors schedules

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So I've been extremely frustrated as of late with importing schedules for numerous reasons. 1) we have the contractors resource the non-labor units to match their contractual $$ so we can do earned value off their physical % complete. With the non-la...

Aug 20, 2014

Hammock activities

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Dera All,  Can any one explain any examples of Hammock activities in Construction mainly Buildings,Infra etc. REgrads Sankar

Aug 21, 2014