what if the baseline is found to be wrong?
Forum Topicwhat if the baseline is found to be wrong? - can you then claim that the project is behind or ahead when the baseline critical path has changed?
Dec 5, 2023
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Global and Project calendars
Forum TopicHi AllHow do you tell whether an assigned calendar on P6 is the global or the project calendar if you have the same calendar name under the global and the project calendar libraries?
Dec 6, 2023
Calculating daily/weekly resource loading directly from database tables
Forum TopicI’m wondering if anyone has written some SQL to calculate resource loading using the relevant database tables, where MSSQL is used as the backend.In the past we’ve used a VBA application to make resource loading information available to non-P6 users....
Dec 10, 2023
Leveling issues, "pinning activities in place"
Forum TopicHello, For a while, I have been facing some issues with leveling resources on P6. I understand the principle upon which it calculates start dates, but I'm facing issues "pinning" some activities down and forcing start and finish dates. For example I ...
Dec 11, 2023
Productivity Calculation for Steel Works
Forum TopicHi all.I need help on the productivity calculation for structural steel worksHow many manpower we should consider for how many tonnage.Now i have 700ton steel beams and column. It is for the construction of 6 floor factory expansion. The duration is ...
Dec 12, 2023
Productivity Calculation for Steel Works
Forum TopicHi all.I need help on the productivity calculation for structural steel worksHow many manpower we should consider for how many tonnage.Now i have 700ton steel beams and column. It is for the construction of 6 floor factory expansion. The duration is ...
Dec 12, 2023
DCMA 14 and Level 2 schedule
Forum TopicNeeding a reference or guidance. A L2 schedule should be a roll up from a L3 schedule. Sometimes however a L2 schedule may be an early deliverable long before a L3 is developed fully due to lack of design and/or subcontractor information. Maybe L2 is...
Dec 13, 2023
Cannot read Compendium
Forum TopicWhen can Compendium be read again?
Dec 14, 2023
Project Management…Words Matter
BlogWords matter. Even in project management.Words can carry meaning far beyond their formal definitions. Connotation and perception can have unintended consequences. Even basic project management terms can create misunderstandings that can disrupt or...
Dec 14, 2023
This Thursday: Northeastern University's Zoominar Project Management event titled "ROI Should Be King
Forum TopicThis Thursday, Dec 21, noon to 1pm, US Eastern Time (two days away!), I will be presenting Northeastern University's Evidence-Based Project Management Practice Roundtable event titled "ROI Should Be King (Because All Projects are Investments!)”. Sess...
Dec 19, 2023
LLM and Project Management - The Intelligence in AI is limited!
Forum TopicThe best known LMM (Large Language Model) is ChatGPT. The developers acknowledge ChatGPT sometimes writes plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers. Fixing this issue is challenging, as during the LLM training there is no single source ...
Dec 20, 2023
Critical Path Characteristics and Definitions
Forum Topic[[wysiwyg_imageupload:8564:]]I’m wondering what is causing the confusion appearing in so many posts lately concerning the definition of the critical path. Is it:A lack of knowledge?People being out of date and using superseded definitions?People not ...
Dec 29, 2023
Effective Time Management for Project Teams
Blog“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.” Peter Drucker Time is our only finite resource. We cannot buy it or create it. Therefore, we must spend it wisely. Effective time management is a critical pro...
Jan 8, 2024
Effective Time Management for Project Teams
Blog“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.” Peter Drucker Time is our only finite resource. We cannot buy it or create it. Therefore, we must spend it wisely. Effective time management is a critical pro...
Jan 8, 2024
Effective Time Management for Project Teams
Blog“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.” Peter Drucker Time is our only finite resource. We cannot buy it or create it. Therefore, we must spend it wisely. Effective time management is a critical pro...
Jan 8, 2024
Schedule Weighting using the top down estimation tool
Forum TopicHi AllI am having a challenge with weighting my schedule using top-down estimation. I have used the top-down estimation tool for a while now without any hastles but I am experiencing some issues this time around. I usually weight my WBS in the WBS wi...
Jan 10, 2024
Using WPM to augment CPM predictions
Forum TopicWe all know (or should know) that when a project is running late, the predicted completion date calculated by the ‘critical path method’ (CPM) at an update tends to be optimistic, and this bias remains true for predictions based on simple time analys...
Jan 11, 2024
Report to identify useless Dependencies
Forum TopicHi P6ers! I hope 2024 is a great year for you. Does anyone have a way of identifying if an activity has the same predecessor as SS and FF? Or more clearly, any report that identifies duplicated predecessors to another activity? Thanks, Rod
Jan 11, 2024
P6 Duration types and " Project Planned Start"
Forum TopicHi all, i have a couple of quesions. I would appreciate every one's input on this : 1- under primavera project detals tab and under dates, what is " project planned start" where it is reading from?2- I have searched a lot, but what are the different...
Jan 21, 2024
Corrupt database
Forum TopicHello, A friend got his P6 database corrupt and this is the error he receivesWhat could be the source of the error and is there any possible solution? Thanks,[[wysiwyg_imageupload:8577:]]
Jan 24, 2024