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Calculations of Summary Original Durations in Primavera P6

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By Yaser A. Al-Bustanji CPCM, ACIArb, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, November, 2017IntroductionThis article is a simple guide to understand the data stored in the P6 Original Duration fields that appear in all summary bands such as Project, WBS, Resources and...

Nov 27, 2017

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INTRODUCTION You may be an experienced Practitioner in Project Controls or be already involved in Project Delivery Training or Project Management software sales, support and installation whichever your current situation here is a unique business offe...

Nov 29, 2017

Why Advertise With Planning Planet

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WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL OF THIS...By far the largest community in Project Controls in the world (400,000+ registered members) Planning Planet (PP) offers a unique opportunity to communicate with a high spending, product hungry, global marketplace as...

Feb 25, 2021

Eliminating Waste in Knowledge Work

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Many of us are "knowledge workers."  We do not physically create a product.  We work in areas that are important to our enterprise, but do not directly serve customers.  We work in finance, marketing, technology, or similar functions.As knowledge wor...

Dec 2, 2017

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Dear Members,Please find below this weeks' newsletter.  We hope that you find it adds value to your day.  Please visit our sponsors as they keep our 5 servers running and without them we will cease to exist. If you would like to join our team of blog...

Dec 4, 2017

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[[wysiwyg_imageupload:6183:]]Dear Planning Planet Member,Please find below this weeks newsletter. We hope that you find it adds value to your day. Please visit our sponsors as they keep our servers running and without them, we will cease to exist...[...

Dec 4, 2017

Kanban 101: Improving How We Work

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Kanbanis a versatile and powerful tool to help you manage your work. It can be used to track personal projects, complex operations and large programs; for example, it can be used to:Efficiently manage the flow of inventory in a factory,Help students ...

Jan 6, 2019

Explore APPRENTICE Framework Level

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DELIVERING THE RIGHT MIND SET, TOOL SET and SKILL SET The Apprentice Framework Plan can be adopted by Employers and Educational Organisations for graduate and non-graduate trainee-practitioners operating in the planning and scheduling, cost managemen...

Oct 14, 2016

Knowledge Management: Share the Wisdom

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Knowledge Management(KM) is broadly defined as the process of creating and sharing information across the organization.  Its goal is to enable learning.  KM became a formal business disciple in the 1990s even though it dates back centuries.  I believ...

Jun 2, 2019

CONSTRUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT, A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE: WHAT? WHY?

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Introduction:External pressures like Digital transformation, volatile economic situations, lower rates and changing political scenarios are somehow putting more pressure to stay competitive. Disintegration and lack of information flow in 360 degrees ...

Jun 11, 2019

Tips to Effective Project Schedule Updates Part 1

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There are numerous approaches to schedule updating but often times, the project still grapple with what to do when it comes time. Updating a schedule must adopt a clear and approved guideline or procedure reflecting the best practice and fit-for-purp...

Apr 28, 2019

Tips to Effective Project Schedule Updates Part 2

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The client company, through its representative, must review and give feedbacks to the contractor after receiving the schedule update/report. It is not only an expected feedback and input mechanism but also a responsibility. Return inputs (feedbacks) ...

Apr 28, 2019

Tips to Effective Project Schedule Updates Part 3

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Client feedbacks must be clear, with enough details yet to the point. This gives contractor their fair chance. The client expect the same from the contractor. All feedbacks must have a tracking mechanism in place. The accuracy of the schedule update ...

Apr 28, 2019

Road Trippin’ Organization Change: The Journey

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 Organizational change and transformation efforts are often challenging.  Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright.  In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning”, I recommending using adapt...

May 1, 2019

The Importance of the Product Owner and the Product Backlog

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Agile is an effective software development framework.   Teams using Agile deliver value in short, iterative, increments.  The starting point of the delivery cycle is the Product Backlog.The Backlogis the single, prioritized list of everything wanted ...

Nov 3, 2017

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Nov 6, 2017

Your P6 Actual Duration is Wrong and This is How to Fix It

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As-Built schedules are very important project records as they can be used in Delay Claims disputes, generating Norms or Production Rates and benchmarking future project activities hence why a lot of emphasis is placed on activities having accurate ac...

Aug 2, 2017

How to Create a Good Quality P50 Risk-based Baseline Schedule

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Hi All,https://lnkd.in/gfnqr8s Announcing the publication of my second book "How to Create a Good Quality P50 Risk-based Baseline Schedule." It is available in Amazon.com in paperbacks and Kindle e-book edition. A bad schedule will result in budget o...

Aug 6, 2017