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Original/Remaining Duration

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Hello,    I am using Primavera P6 for project management. I have a situation which I see as a problem for myself. If someone explains this to me, it will be really better for my management.    The situation is that; I am entering the the start and fi...

Nov 19, 2012

Need Help! on getting started with Primavera P6

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Hello Guys I just got a job starting in January that requires the use of Primavera P6 , I need help and advise into the best possible way of going about grasping this within the next month, any help on resources and advise will be greatly apreciated....

Nov 19, 2012

Import/Export

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Guys,I have my cost loaded schedule prepared in P3. I have made adjustments in cost using the global change then imported the p3 schedule in P6. After the successfull importing to P6, I noticed that the cost remains the same as if I have not made adj...

Nov 19, 2012

WKS/WK1 Files

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Guys, can someone help me on how to open a wks/wk1 files in MS Excel 2007/2010. it is not opening. Thanks Ariel

Nov 19, 2012

Fidic - who is liable for multiple rework due to rain

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Hi Guys We are on a piping job using fidic and we are suffering huge delays due to reworking the pipe bedding up to 7 times sometimes due to rain.Ripping it all out etc.Our contract states rain EOT will be calculated using annual rainfall figures and...

Nov 19, 2012

Earned Value Calculation in P6

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Hello,     I want to see the SPI value  in my activity but I have an issue which I dont get. If someone explains this, it will be really great for me.      In my activity, the earned value equals to planned value and the SPI is always 1. When I chang...

Nov 20, 2012

"Mr P6 Heavy Civils"

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Nov 21, 2012

Promotion of activity codes in Oracle Primavera P6

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QUESTION Dear Mr P6 Civils,I know you can promote activity codes in P6.  What I want to know can you promote project codes to EPS codes and EPS codes to Global Codes or is it just promoting project codes to Global Codes.  I have promoted codes before...

Nov 21, 2012

"Mr Risk"

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Nov 21, 2012

Risk Registers or Schedule Analysis

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QUESTIONDear Mr Risk,We run intensive risk workshops every month where we run through an ever growing register of what might go wrong and form all sorts of aspects – quality, finance, war!, subcontractor problems, flood, collapse, changes as well as ...

Nov 21, 2012

Primavera Project Duration

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Hi, Would like to ask some help with regards to the image below. Have asked a subcontractor to provide an EOT and to use the latest update of the schedule without the baseline. I've noticed that in Primavera 8, the duration of the civil works doesn't...

Nov 21, 2012

Optimistic and Pessimistic Durations

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QUESTION Dear Mr Risk,I have populated my schedule with optimistic and pessimistic durations that sit around the durations assigned in our proposed baseline. We have run our analysis package and produced a very nice ‘normal curve’ with various percen...

Nov 21, 2012

UPDATING THE PROJECT

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Dear All,My situation is now the project manager want me to change the planned start and finish dates for not started activities.My question is, In updating the schedule, can I change also the planned start and planned finish dates? Regards 

Nov 21, 2012

Resource Levelling in P6

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Hi Everyone,     I am levelling the resource in P6 but I dont know if it is correct one or not. Let me explain.     I am looking at the "Resource usage profile" and I see that in some remaining columns, there are overallocated units. Then, I am click...

Nov 21, 2012

S-Curve Looks Like Stairsteps

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I am using P6 v8.2.  I have one resource for all activites and I have not statused the schedule.  I have changed any resource curves but even if I do, it does not seem to do anything.  Why does my S-curve look like a set of steps?  More pointedly, wh...

Nov 21, 2012

cost of single user licence?

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Hi Does anyone know the cost of single user licence from asta? just started as freelance. Thanks

Nov 21, 2012

Changing Work Week in P6 Optional Client

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I am currently planning for a project which is running a Saturday to Friday workweek. Can somebody tell me if I can change the work week for this individaul project. I have been told any changes to the work week by admin will effect all projects unde...

Nov 21, 2012

3D Gantt

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Or how to read the project interfaces.http://3d-wbs.blogspot.fr/2012/11/part-53-3d-gantt.html

Nov 22, 2012

Border File

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I have been tasked with re-designing the border of all our programmes. We use ASTA, but what information would you expect to see in a border when you first look at it. I have my own opinions, but wanted to get a opinion base. Thanks Ronan 

Nov 22, 2012

Activity Type

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Wat is the difference between wbs summary and level of effort

Nov 22, 2012