Hi Guys,I am dealing with window analysis with a lot if windows/projects/updates to compare, so here is my question:How can I maintain multiple baselines to project in 1 step?? Again: I want to maintain two or three project to my current opened proje...
P6 really needs a way to limit relationship lines. Seems like it is a spaghetti mess or northing...or filter items to get. Or am I wrong? Is there a way? What is frustrating is that P3 and Suretrak could do many of things 20 years ago that P6 sti...
Even though defining all the project attributes right from the start is essential, project managers sometimes fail to compile them all effectively, thereby leading to roadblocks later on. So, what should be the approach to create a comprehensive proj...
Various data-driven insights, facts, and figures are necessary to make informed decisions regarding the project and ensure its successful delivery. How do project reports help in that, and what are the essential ones that every project manager must k...
If you came into Primavera P6 from a Microsoft Project background, you would have noticed that actual dates have the suffix “A” appended to them, and constrained dates also have an asterisk appended. And milestones have a blank date field depending o...
For example, on a claim where a contractor is claimng they were going to complete early and now they can't...#1 the contractor is starting later than the contract allowed, #2 they are taking longer than they showed on their schedule for the prelimina...
I often read about getting backup from contractors for schedule information. The following varies greatly, but based on a wide swath of the AEC industry contractors largely and commonly do what they want. A large problem on large projects is gettin...
The Project Managers 4 The World, Charity Event on April 27 & 28, 2022: 24 hours talk around the clock in support of children and families from Ukraine is over.My presentation was: Governing and Leading Projects using Earned Value Management (EVM). G...
This is from an example that Zoltan did...how did you/he get just the ends, remaining duration portion red? Below that is mine, I assume he used a date filter but what filter would that be? - remaining duration? Zoltan usually beats people to the ...
I set up the usual start, finish (better than ES,EF) and then the Later Start, Late Finish. For simple things like my Start Milestones that have ACTUALS, I get a value in the Late Start and even worse gives me a big float bar. There should be no fl...
In theory, it shouldn't be that much more because you complete the same work faster. If you are going from 40 to 50 during the week, possibly the same resource couldn't work the Sat. But lets assume it does. Does this mean x 1.5 factor x 1/3 of th...
Cost Overruns on Early Canal & Railway Projects is our latest paper looking at the evolution of cost engineering, published in the May edition of PM World Journal: https://pmworldjournal.com/#in-this-issueCost Overruns on Early Canal & Railway Projec...
Hi,I have currently been trying to import Microsoft Project XML Programmes into Primavera P6 Professional R16.2. Every Time i attempt to this, i get a EInOutError with the event code CNFF\-0464-A and the description 'Could not find file\bin\java.exeW...
Hi,I have currently been trying to import Microsoft Project XML Programmes into Primavera P6 Professional R16.2. Every Time i attempt to this, i get a EInOutError with the event code CNFF\-0464-A and the description 'Could not find file\bin\java.exeW...
Hi everyone. As a civil engineer I'm currently working in a industrial project as a site rough works engineer. I want to pursue my career as a planning or cost control engineer. How can I have comprehensive knowledge of other disciplines (mechanical,...
Hi All,I've just noticed that when entering progress into PowerProject v16, it's adding new Task ID's, so for example, a task id would go from "1013" to "1227, 1013". This is when I have 'live' data as the option for the field. Does anyone know why...
For those of you that deal with the Schedule of Values vs CPM schedule connection: I have been on project where the CM/owners leave items at 99% to make sure punchlist items are corrected...- that skews the schedule when items are essentially 100% co...
Some of the old hands will remember me as the lead poster and mentor om PP about 8 years ago.I left this site to join LinkedIn but have now cancelled my membership because it has morfed into a peurile version of Facebook.I have suggested that circa 1...
I am Mike Testro and I am a Consultant Delay Analyst. I am a builder with 60 years experience including 40 years on EOT. I know what I am talking about on this subject.I am offering a one day Peer Review of your Delay Analysis EOT claim.Have you cove...
"The Contractor mus provide a preliminary schedule reflecting the Contractor's planned activities during the first 45 calendar days after NTP0. This preliminary schedule must be submitted within five (5) calendar days after NTP0." - this is broad, ...