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Reviewing Incoming Claims

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Hi All When reviewing an incoming claim at a table surrounded with potential clients I have often said something like: (Spock Voice) "Its a claim Jim - but not as we know it" "It reminds me of an Andersen Consulting document - Hans Christian that is"...

Dec 7, 2012

P6 updates

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Activity dates will not automatically change / update when i enter predecessors into the p6 plan.  Any advise please Thanks

Dec 7, 2012

P6.2 (takes sometime to open)

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Hi Everyone,I have encountered a recent problem in P6.2 and it seems very unusual for me. Even our IT team althought he works on my PC via (team viewer) having a hard time to solve my problem. About log in or user name and password its working but it...

Dec 7, 2012

planning

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hello,i am new to planning, please give me the definition for constraint. 

Dec 8, 2012

Work description planning production process

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 Hello, I'm looking for examples of production planning procedures (for machine building). Does anyone know where I can find flowcharts or discriptions and especially the development of tasks and responsibilities of persons involved (departments)? I ...

Dec 8, 2012

import from excel to PP

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Hi1-is it possible to import data from excel to powerproject, i am not speaking about copy and past.2- when you import a baseline to the current project, how the two programs are related, are they linked using the activity id ? regardsmimoune

Dec 8, 2012

Creative Construction

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Guys,I do not know whether it is allowed or not. (If not than please remove this thread from the forum)We are organizing a conference on construction management, and as the chair of the organizing comittee, I'd like to devote a couple of sessions to ...

Dec 10, 2012

Compare two projects

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Hi everyone, I have to compare budgets of two different projects (kinda similar though), that were already completed. I have the budgeted cost and actual costs for both. So can I use CPI's to compare them?  Thanks!

Dec 10, 2012

P3 to P6 Schedule Conversion/No Driving Relationships

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Guys,   I have a schedule prepared in P3 and then later on I converted it to P6 as required by our consultant. After succesfull import to P6, I noticed that some of the activities have no DRIVING PREDECESSORS/SUCCESSORS. As a result, the start and/or...

Dec 10, 2012

Primavera Unifier

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Hi Guys,We getting a few questions on this so I though this might help folks.What is Oracle Primavera Unifier? Learn more here http://ow.ly/fXSBZEmily

Dec 10, 2012

Resource leveling is Asta

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Dear all,I just downloaded the trial version of Asta Easyplan and was playing around with it. So far neither in menus nor in help file could I find a resource leveling option. Can somebody help me to pint out to the right place?I am looking for what ...

Dec 10, 2012

Role histogramme to show split project code grouping Primavera P6 v6.2

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Hi, Have assigned 1 role to not started/in progress construction activity for histogramme show monthly men requirement. [[wysiwyg_imageupload:1439:height=120,width=233]]   Have now been asked to show same on 1 histogramme but  split per operational a...

Dec 10, 2012

Loading Schedule with Maanhours

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HElloFor our client we need schdules uploaded with manhours (Not Decipline wise).I am confused that when we talk about manhours for aa certain activity then does it means that the this value of manhours is for each decipline or it is collective.For E...

Dec 10, 2012

Learn how to use role limits in P6 R8

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 Hello everyone, I just wanted to share with you our latest blog post discussing how to use role limits in P6 R8. Feel free to ask any questions!Primavera training : Use role limits in P6 R8Regards,Aj Williamsmssprojectsanalytics.com

Dec 10, 2012

Planning Engineer Average Salary (Survey & Survey Result)

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Dear all there is a nice Survey regarding planning engineers’ salaries in Middle East as per job position and no. of years’ experience.1- New Planning Engineer from 0 to 3 Years Experience- Junior Planning Engineer 3 to 6 Years Experience- Senior Pla...

Dec 10, 2012

Restricted dates (Potentially) How to handle them

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Hi,   I am working on a project where there are many locations over a 70km stretch.  Some of these areas potentially have Endangered Animals in them and we cannot work During their mating season (Apr 15 to July 31) if the wildlife experts find any si...

Dec 10, 2012

MS Project 2007 Adjusting row height when hiding sub tasks

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I am using MS project 2007 on a project. When I hide tasks to produce a summary level schedule I have no control over the row height. The row height I get seems to be set by the program . The row height varies between summary tasks. Any suggestions? ...

Dec 11, 2012

Apply Actuals/Update Progress

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What is the difference between Apply Actuals and Update Progress, except that you can update more than one project in Apply Actuals dialog box?Thanks,Mick

Dec 11, 2012

P6 v7 installation problem

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Dear Planners, I would like to ask your help regarding the installation of P6 v7. There is a problem with the installation, it stated that ‘PMDB installation failed, need to contact support’. How can I fix this problem? Please advise.  Thanks and Reg...

Dec 12, 2012

Duration of 1 month

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Does anyone know if I can the duration of a month to 30.42 days? Reason: My project lasts for some 4 years and many activities list 6 months or longer. To have an activity start at 1st August and finish on 1st August the following year I have to manu...

Dec 12, 2012