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How to Display P6 Durations in Both Hours & Days

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 Someone recently asked me if it was possible to display two duration columns in a Primavera P6 layout, one column in hours and the other in days. This tutorial outlines the steps required to display two different units of durations. Tutorial Complex...

Jan 12, 2020

Export from Microsoft Project to Excel

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 If you have ever used Primavera P6, you would be surprised that exporting from Microsoft Project to Microsoft Excel does not provide you with a ready to be used data considering that both products are from the Royal House of Microsoft. In Primavera ...

Jan 12, 2020

Ribbon size

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Hello PPlanners,I know my question will look strange to most of you;is there a way in MSP 2016 to fix or freeze the height of the ribbon? What I mean is: in MSP the ribbon normally is of the same height as in MX Excel or Word, somewhere under 2 inche...

Jan 13, 2020

Construction Delay Analysis

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Construction Delay AnalysisNo doubt; one of the major reasons for the construction delay is delays in engineering. As prevention is better than cure, I do believe that “Setting up robust engineering planning and monitoring” and “on-time clear communi...

Jan 15, 2020

HELP! Leveled Resources Delayed by Years ? WTF?

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Hello all, I have leveled 2 resources in a simple programme.After levelling,the commencment of their associated activities are being delayed by 2 years from the data date.I cannot see any other incriminating features of these activities:- there are n...

Jan 16, 2020

Advice for Primavera P6 Professional Advanced Certificate

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Hi all, I want to have a Primavera P6 Professional Advanced Certificate in North Germany and I want advice if you know a training center that offers classroom classes for Primavera P6.Please if you have suggestion for training center, send me proposi...

Jan 16, 2020

Free Float greater than Total Float

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Hi,  I'm having an issue with Free Float v Total Float, in some instances I have Free Float which is greater than Total Float. I understand the difference between the two so I don't understand how free float can be greater than total float. I read so...

Jan 19, 2020

replacement for the SDK in later versions of P6

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Hiwe are (finally) moving from P6.7 to 6.17 and I have noticed in preparing the migration that Pv no longer supports SDK in later versions of P6. I see no Pv provided replacement as yet (but may have missed it). Is there a recommended replacement, ei...

Jan 20, 2020

Re-Baseline with actual progress

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ALL-After series of delays in the project that i'v been working on, the client ask for a re-baseline of the planning. I'm wondering if i could re-baseline with actual progress and submit it as the new baseline of the project. Or, should i remove all ...

Jan 21, 2020

Re-Baseline with actual progress

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ALL- After series of delays in the project that i'v been working on, the client ask for a re-baseline of the planning. I'm wondering if i could re-baseline with actual progress and submit it as the new baseline of the project. Or, should i remove all...

Jan 21, 2020

Integrated Schedule, a Must Have in Program Management

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Program management is the process of managing several related projects typically to enhance an organization's outlook, better its industry reputation, to improve overall productivity and to avail of long-term opportunities. I would like to re-share w...

Jan 22, 2020

to reverse the progress % completion

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Dear All, I am new user of p6 and actually i forget to make copy of base line program  and updated progress . by checking start  giving progress % and finish all activities which are complete. Now i need base line program back without progress. Need ...

Jan 23, 2020

Displaying Two Calendars Non-Work Time on Gantt Chart

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Hi,I suspect already that the answer is no, but just in case here goes.......!!I have a couple of tasks that are planned to be undertaken over a weekend. I have a separate calendar set up for weekend working only, and MSP schedules the tasks correctl...

Jan 23, 2020

Activity Split Relationship

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Hi Experts,One of my clients requesting activity split relationship in P6, for example, we have three activities A, B, C. After activity A progressed 20%, activity B has to start and after completion of activity A, C has to start. I recommended my cl...

Jan 27, 2020

List of activities in excel - Best way to copy to Primavera

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I have a list of about 1000 activities in an Excel file, and I want to copy them to a project in Primavera.What would be the easiest way to do that.I only need to copy the activity names, I will set the relationships, durations and dates later.Any su...

Jan 28, 2020

List of activities in excel - Best way to copy to Primavera

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I have a list of about 1000 activities in an Excel file, and I want to copy them to a project in Primavera.What would be the easiest way to do that?I only need to copy the activity names, I will set the relationships, durations and dates later.Any su...

Jan 28, 2020