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How to select correct WBS Percent complete in P6

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Dear everyone,I am creating my own turnaround scheduling, and I am also confusing to select which of the WBS percent complete to reflect and track the progress of my schedule? I have read that "Performance % Complete is the final field, used for actu...

Oct 22, 2019

Schedule Performance Index in P6

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I'm in the process of rebaselining my projects and our management decided to implement SPI with the new baseline. As the revised baseline should show SPI of 1.00 (earned = planned or whatever earned is planned), I made the SPI equal to 1.00 by using ...

Oct 22, 2019

The F9 is Canceled when i close the project

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Hi everyone, I have a probleme with a project in P6, the dates ( delta of 1 minute but the date change to the day after )  of about 30 activities (30/1600) changes when i close and re open the project. I think that the problem comes from the excel th...

Oct 23, 2019

Msc Construction Project Management Dissertation Topic Feedback

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Hi All, I am trying to come up with a research question and general areas of study within planning and scheduling.  They are as follows:To examine criticism of planning tools (primavera, MS project, Astra, full Project Management tools), traditional ...

Oct 23, 2019

The Importance of Management Roles in Business Transformation

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Business transformation occurs when a company makes a change in administrative procedures with the intention to organize people and enhance their performance. It can also aim to adjust an organization’s processes and technologies to meet its business...

Oct 23, 2019

P6 - Event Codes

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Hello, Is there a place to see all the different event codes in P6 and what they mean? We have moved onto a cloud based server and seem to be getting a lot more errors than previously.  ThanksEmma

Oct 24, 2019

Curved Data Date - why? what? when? is it for?

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I am used to seeing a straight data date line. Lately I been seeing curves data date lines, ie curved out around certain activities.  I assume this is from a setting, and after googling it with-out getting an easy answer I am asking you.  What does i...

Oct 25, 2019

The Importance of Management Roles in Business Transformation

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:7097:]] Business transformation occurs when a company makes a change in administrative procedures with the intention to organize people and enhance their performance. It can also aim to adjust an organization’s processes and tec...

Oct 30, 2019

Modelling men and material logistics

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Hi all, Working on a concentrator build, greenfields next to brownfileds environment. Need to model the men and material flow to optimise bottlenecks, security turnstiles, change houses etc. as well as the way the laydown yard is set-out with require...

Oct 31, 2019

Cannot import XER file, "contains resource data"

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Hello Pplanners,I recently tried to import a XER file into P6 15.2, and I received the following warning/error message "This file contains resource data, import canceled"Does anybody know the reason of this message, that I saw for the first time?Than...

Oct 31, 2019

Know Your Stakeholders

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Stakeholder management is one of the most critical project management functions.  Stakeholders are our customers, organizational leaders, members of our project teams, and people we may not even know.  The project manager’s ability to effectively ide...

Nov 1, 2019

When to rebaseline a schedule

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Hi. I would like to know when is the best time to rebaseline a schedule. Is there a standard variance value that should be considered or is it different with each schedule? If it is different for each schedule what is the best approach to deciding th...

Nov 5, 2019

Problems with installing P6 EPPM 18.0

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Hi all.I got problems with. I've been installed1)Java JDK -OK2)Weblogik - Ok3)Oracle XE - OkBt when i'm installing EPPM Primaveraб Data base is'nt greating.I open a log and read such a problem: ORA-65096: invalid common user or role name  Has anyone ...

Nov 7, 2019

Beginner Resource Leveling Issue

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Hi, I'm fairly new to MS Project and have been doing some practice pieces before I look at using it for anything at work. To this end I've created a schedule for a large dinner I'm making over the course of a week - over 100 components so it is also ...

Nov 7, 2019

Project Planning: The difference in knowing the principles

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 Coming from an Agricultural background to the construction industry has been a massive change in my life. While working in agricultural irrigation I completed a course in the Principles of Project Planning part time through Profactaplan(https://www....

Nov 8, 2019

Primavera 18 opens last opened project upon startup!?

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Primavera 18 opens last opened project upon startup!?  How do I turn this off?  I think I read that it can be turned off in user preferences but that is not correct.  With last file I imported, something went bad.  And now primavera tries to open it ...

Nov 10, 2019

Resource % Usage in P6

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How do I go about in assingning resources with a specific % usage within P6? Looking to mirrior the same function as in Microsoft projects resources. Anythings helps. Thanks. 

Nov 14, 2019

P6 Not Exporting Full Cost Account ID

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I am trying to export the entire cost account ID into excel. It appears as if primavera only takes the end value of the ID. So if I have a cost acount ID 00A.01 it will only export 01. Is there any way around this? 

Nov 14, 2019

Date Difference between MSP and P6

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I have an activity for 22.5 days in P6 and MSP.   Both have calendars that are 6X10 with Sunday non working.   In P6 I get the dates 3/27/20 to 4/16/20 and in MSP 3/27/2020 to 4/24/2020.  There is a need to use the MSP plan as an overall roadmap and ...

Nov 15, 2019