Hi to all! I am a bit confused regarding default units/time for any resource matreial specially concrete.Somebody informed me that put ZERO in default units/time in any material resource and after doing this the budgeted units also become zero.Please...
Some industries frown upon the use of negative lags or leads in your schedule. If you're bidding on one of these types of contracts, then you may need to remove any negative leads and lags in your schedule. Here's how you can remove them from a Prima...
Hi there,Can someone please kindly advise which PMI certifications would be most suitable for a Planner who also has exposure to cost control and overall project control concepts?I was considering the CAPM and PMI-SP certifications as best fits, as o...
Here's a look at the primary ways to shorten the critical path of a project http://ow.ly/TL6Ox
Hi All, I looking for a productivity rate I can use for Project Planning like for Concrete volume in cu meter - how many workers required and manhour requirement for formworks, rebar installation and concrete casting.Can anyone help me.Thanks.Vincent...
Hey dear PM fellows, I’d like to take the chance and introduce myself. My name is Phil, and I live in Germany - Bavaria (yes, where we have the good beer ;) I’m 41 yrs old and father of two wonderful children, married to the most wonderful wife any ...
Good day, I use MS project and currently try to move to Primavera. But there are some things that I can do in Primavera. For example in attached photo you can find screenshot from MS project where I allocated resource to activity and entered planned ...
Hi, my experience has always been project planning. Recently I've been assigned to do maintenance/ shutdown scheduling (CPF, well pads), I'm having a hard time figuring out how to approach it. In projects world, I've always been doing the top down ...
Looking on the internet about how to close a Project I founded a really nice article I would like to share with you. The author explains the tipycal issues present on many projects at the time of closing a process. It brings a new perspective about t...
Here's an article on how defining Task Relationships In Microsoft Project can help shorten your project http://ow.ly/KSMPU
Just back from vacation, I’ve posted a new blog on the importance of each organizational element, from bottom to top, understanding and performing its role if projects and programs are to be executed in a way that adds maximum value to the organizati...
Dear Planners,Can any one tell me accurately what is the difference between "Revised Plan" and "Recovery Plan", and in which cases they are used?Best,Moutaz
Hey there,Can I filter the only the activities that have labor resources ?Thanks in advance
Hi all,After having exported my schedule into excel I am having major difficulties re-importing back into P6 from excel.The schedule is cost loaded, and when the schedule is imported back into P6 the following error is listed:"ERROR: est_wt is null f...
Understanding Primavera P6’s systematic approach to displaying Gantt Chart Bars, explained here http://ow.ly/KYiKC
Hi All,We are in the middle of the Project and have a change order having schedule impact. what is the procedure to reflect this change order in schedule? Do we add this CO in the original Baseline or in the current/latest schedule?Regards,MN
hello, I need to build a schedule including adverse weather based on Q50 and one Q90. What does it exactly mean?Second part of the question each affected activity shall show networking time and adverse weather delays? How can this be done? I assume i...
Hi, I'd like to manage portfolio with PRA and I want to define 2 or more different risk scoring for project level & portfolio level.How can I switch the qualitative assessment between these 2 levels?I mean if I have one risk assess with project level...
Oracle Releases Primavera P6 15.1. Yes, you read that right...version 15.1 Here's what's in it for both P6 EPPM and P6 Professional http://ow.ly/L2Q8H
I just posted a new blog article: “Managing the Program and the Project: What’s Similar, What’s Different?” It’s a followup to the article I posted last week, “Project Investments Are Whole-System Efforts and All Levels Must Play Their Parts.” How ar...