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Revised Program in P6

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Hi Everyone.I'm currently working on a Revised Program from the last update (in P6), and I've already adjusted and Corrected all dates and Relationships and even I've used Global Change to make Planned % Complete and Actual Percentage complete equal,...

Aug 9, 2017

Shading Non-Work Time in Primavera P6 EPPM

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Here's a quick tip for how to specify calendar non-work time while accessing one or more Primavera P6 EPPM release 16.1 project schedules http://ed.gr/c81k

Aug 9, 2017

% Complete Column

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Hi,Please see attached screeenshot (http://ge.tt/7uuG97m2 ). . I previously used it in Asta.Now I need your help to do so in P6:   a) How to give Weekly planned % complete column and actual Weekly  % Complete column as I highlighled in rectangle?b)Ho...

Aug 9, 2017

Work load by shift issue

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I cannot get P6 to show work across both shifts in my resource profile despite the schedule shoing correctly as a 24h operation.I thought it must be a settings issue so compared all settings against my colleagues and they all match with his working f...

Aug 10, 2017

Why so many poor schedules?

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Why so many poor schedules?Schedule logic is not the issue, what makes our schedule models so poor is how we deal with resources. Without resources nothing is done.  Schedules that do not take into account all resource constraints are incomplete and ...

Aug 11, 2017

About resource Max. Units per time!!!

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In resources, max units per time means i have to add duration of particular material or machinaries in day or nos of material set or machinaries we are using in  a day.  Example, If I am using 4 Hydra then when I am inserting hydra as a resource then...

Aug 11, 2017

@ Risk assistance

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Forum MembersHopefully someone can point me in the correct direction here.I have 7 data points (actuals from a mini-project i'm currently doing - 2800, 4300, 8300, 11000, 13600, 14900, 17400) and would like to trend these out to week 26 to give me a ...

Aug 12, 2017

Consumable resource leveling capabilities of scheduling software

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Does this mean these the software can level consumable resources, or they just make a warning of some over allocation?Oracle Primavera P6:Adding Resources - Use this task to add resources to the resource pool. Resources include the personnel and equi...

Aug 13, 2017

EPC with emphasis on Procurement.

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Distinguished Planners, PM,Please i have issues measuring the progress with Ordered and delivered material. I built in every material in my program but the performance % complete keps reading zero wheni filter for procurement. How can i deal with thi...

Aug 14, 2017

Primavera & Planning Course

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Hey everyone,  I want to take a planning & primavera course and was wondering if someone can help me with the following questions: 1. What is the 102 course ? 2. Is it better to have an online course or a classroom based course? Thanks in advance ! 

Aug 15, 2017

Any recommended hierarchy colour schemes?

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Hello all,Wanted to ask if the planners on this forum follow any specific colour scheme on a programme?Just curious to know if you use a standard colour scheme on all propgrammes you use or have different pallettes for different programmes.This would...

Aug 15, 2017

keeping external links

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Morning all,I have a project with external links to a suppliers project.  well I have two to be honest.On one of them if they change the project number I lose the links and on the other I do not.My settings are all the same and I can't see any differ...

Aug 15, 2017

schedule % complete

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Hi ,I have some issues,I need to use Expense Cost and Man-hour related progress. I want to see the Planned progress and Actual progress based on the Expense Cost and Man-hour same time.I believe we can load Expense Cost as well as Man-hours to the Sc...

Aug 15, 2017

Over allocation but under resource limit

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 Issue with P6 showing over allocation to things under the limit (see pic).  These are multiple resources combined.  Why is it showing over allocation when the resources are under the limit?  Any help would be great. [[wysiwyg_imageupload:4951:]]

Aug 15, 2017

changing the activity links and lags

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I m trying to review the MS schedule submitted by the Contractor, i noticed that he is changing the activity links and lags in the updated monthly schedule, does anyone have a spreadsheet or a certain method to review the links I tried exporting the ...

Aug 16, 2017

Works not reflecting accepted programme

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Hi I hope this has been posted in the right place...I have a situation where a contractor has had a clause 31 programme accepted however from day one the construction team are undertaking works in a different sequence... they clause 32 is due in 3 we...

Aug 16, 2017

WBS Schedule Pro Software and WBS Charts

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Here's a quick tip on how to make viewable WBS charts of your schedule for presentation to stakeholders using WBS Schedule Pro and WBS Charts http://ed.gr/dj7v

Aug 17, 2017