There are two competing methods to the calculation of the critical path. One method boasts the adoption by Oracle Primavera P6 while the other is considered the appropriate approach on the Project Management Institutes (PMI) http://ow.ly/BOwJ0
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Primavera P6 activity relationships explained and what does crashing the schedule mean http://ow.ly/BRfwx
I am using Primavera P6 v 8.2. I tried to import the costs from spreadheet file after editing the values (converting the format to text), but all values are not imported correctly. There are around 1250 activities which should be updated after import...
Hello All, Is there a way to to claim the completion date for an activity without declaring it 100% complete. Everytime I check the finish date box Primavera automatically declare it 100%.
Hello All, I am having trouble with my project duration changing everytime I change the max units/time of a rersource. What am I doing wrong. I dont not want a resource to recalculate any of my durations.Thanks
Hi Guys,I prepared a cash flow report by customizing the planned & cummulative planned calue. The project activities start in March 2014 and the last activities fall in Feb 2016. Whereas the cash flow shows values only till Jan 2016. The correspondin...
Hi all,New to the forum, signed up specifically to ask this question.I'm trying to add actuals to a plan of mine and I'm zoomed in so I can see the days within the week. When I assign, say, 40 units over 5 days, it will split it:Mon: 8 Tue: 8 Wed: 8 ...
Hi all, I will like to know, when you open filter dialogue box and create a new filter, there are "value" "highvalue fields"Like in these fields, one can enter "specific date","DD+2W", CD+2M". I would like to know any database or literature that can ...
Hello PMs.I am doing this work for a class where I need to get feedback from Project Managers about the software they use to manage their projects, and I need you help:(a) could you please fill in this survey (it takes 5 min)(b) please also forwa...
Dear Members,How can I update my Master Schedule from 3 differents sub contractors on a two weeks basis. Thanks
When exporting activity relationships to Excel, only get 10 characters in the predecessor & successor activity names, but when I export activities, get the entire name. How do I expand the number of characters in the relationships export?Thanks
Hi, This is a common practice in the Middle East that the contractors work for (8 + 2) 10 hours a day 6 days a week and the extra two hour are compulsory. • The senior staff of almost all the contractors is not getting paid for the overtime but compe...
Need 2-3 beta readers of a narrative non-fiction presentation of project management tools and techniques. Book is ~100K words (21 Chapters) 62 exhibits/figures. Format is .docx, but could easily be any eBook format (ePub, mobi, etc.). Reader would be...
Hello, Can company is trying to migrate Microsoft Project to a server like primavera. Is this possible?. If so, can some guide me through what the process is like. We currently have sql server.Thanks
Hi everyone,I have a schedule where all dates are entered in days. This is shared on a live server.I somehow now have a schedule with some activities having a total float of above zero but less than 1. As a result, on a reset to default F9, some acti...
I have just started on a project. When I review Budgeted resource hours on the activity they are 8 times higher that what the other planner sees. How do I resolve ?
My company currently use microsoft project for all its schedules except for the situation where client requires P6. There is a debate going on right now whether to transition into Primavera or stay with Microsoft. People are hesitant to move to Prima...
My company currently use microsoft project for all its schedules except for the situation where client requires P6. There is a debate going on right now whether to transition into Primavera or stay with Microsoft. People are hesitant to move to Prima...
Here's how to use the Primavera P6 gantt chart Bar Labeling Options http://ow.ly/C8aql