An issue in Updating my project
Forum TopicI edited the project activities finish dates but when i update the project the original dates are appearing again Im a new planning engineer in the company and I really need your help
Jul 22, 2018
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Baseline programme Narrative
Forum TopicHi everybody,I have this question how to prepare programme of works narrative based only on the Baseline programme, and the programme was prepared in MS Project by different person, moreover the programme is missing Method Statement of work.I already...
Jul 24, 2018
Setting Up a New Project
Forum TopicI am returning to P6 after some time away and would like to ensure I am setting up my project accurately. Based on estimates, I need budgeted labour units (man hours) to be fixed and durations to be automatically generated based on the aforemention...
Jul 24, 2018
New software for 5D modelling using BIM
Forum TopicHello all.My name is Sergey, and I'm a member of team which are developing new product for construction planning, scheduling and cost estimation. I'm glad to share with you our project on https://www.kreo.net/kreo-plan and discuss problems concerning...
Jul 25, 2018
Primavera Tips and Tricks - Tracing logic to a targeted activity using Primavera P6
BlogPrimavera Tips and TricksTracing logic to a targeted activity using Primavera P6Project Controls – Planning and SchedulingJuly 2018 By David H. Doughty, PSPIntroduction:In this post, I will show you how trace logic to a targeted activity on your proj...
Jul 25, 2018
The Origins of Schedule Management
Forum TopicOur peer-reviewed paper, ‘The origins of schedule management: the concepts used in planning, allocating, visualizing and managing time in a project’ has recently published in the ‘Frontiers of Engineering Management’ and is available to download: htt...
Jul 26, 2018
RISK TYPE Data in exported file
Forum TopicAny one can help me with removing RISK TYPE Data from exported file as it is taking long time while importing back and file size also increased.- I tried delete it in Note but it is giving error while importing back.Plz help.....
Jul 26, 2018
Hook Time Analysis
Forum TopicHi All I am currently working on tendering for a job which will use a 160T crane. My problem is ( New to the tendering game) i am struggling to work out what the hook time is and if we require 2 cranes for the duration of the job, Production percenta...
Jul 26, 2018
EOT claim
Forum TopicHi there!I wanted to ask you planners out there, how to make an EOT claim in primavera? I have collected all the information about events and everything. I wanted to know how to present that in the program? I mean suppose an event that is delaying th...
Jul 26, 2018
meaning of each P6 column.
Forum TopicDear all, I kindly ask you where I could find the meaning of each column of primavera P6. There is a guide? Thanks Best Regards
Jul 27, 2018
interface and Access dates for Rail sector
Forum TopicDear All,I'm currently working on preparaing interface and access dates document for a railway construction project,which includes viaduct,electrical track depot,rolling stock and inspection ,I'm expecting some ideologies, details to consider for pr...
Jul 27, 2018
Manpower Budgeted Time is Changing
Forum TopicDear all,The manpower budgeted time of most of the activities keep changing over and over which also change the overall budgeted time in the resource assignment. Is there any ability to make them fixed as I built them in the beginning of the project?...
Jul 29, 2018
Milestone driver - trying to show the earliest one
Forum TopicMorning all, I have a milestone in a plan and want it to reflect the earliest of it's predecessors rather than its last. Any idea how i can do this with P6?Thanks, Thom
Jul 30, 2018
Cumulative S-curves:
Forum TopicSeemingly (without defaulting to Excel) we STILL can't generate in P6 Early and Late cumulative progress curves which form a natural continuum (at the data date) from the cumulate Actual progress curve !Or am I missing something ??
Aug 1, 2018
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
BlogBen Franklin was a an American founding father, inventor, diplomat, and philosopher. He also wrote Poor Richard’s Almanacwhich contained information for farmers and timeless adages. When it comes to project management, two quotes come to mind:“An o...
Aug 2, 2018
the case for and against putting a Float Activity at the end to keep critical path zero for simplicity etc.
Forum TopicIn an normal environment with an Owner, a CM, and a Contractor what is the the case for and against putting a Float Activity at the end to keep critical path zero for simplicity etc and to key on time left at the end. The definition of Ctitical Path...
Aug 3, 2018
P6 SDK: Activity6v6.xls work partially after to upgrade Primavera P6 8.3 to 8.3.15
Forum TopicHello everyone:I have been working with the SDK in the P6 version 8.3, and I interacted without problems between the database and the SDK spreadsheets. After to upgrade to version 8.3.15 the spreadsheet Activity6v6.xls works partially: every time I t...
Aug 4, 2018
BL Duration % Complete
Forum TopicHi there!I require to show the project progress in terms of duration % complete but the issue is that the assigned baseline duration % complete doesn't auto update. I now am updating actuals on baseline seperately to get the data. Is there a way wher...
Aug 6, 2018
Budgeted Labor Units
Forum TopicDear all,I have hammock activity Boundary wall works with no budgeted labor units assigned to that activity.But after updating programme this activity showing Planned Value labor Units and Earned Value Labor Units 4312 & 5778. Please advise why it s...
Aug 6, 2018
Boq and drawing related
Forum Topichow boq and Drawing assist contractor in formulation of tender?
Aug 7, 2018