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Cost Loading Using Global Change

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Hi!Can somebody help me how to use global change in cost loading please.Im currently using primavera p6 for my project schedule.Thanks!

Jul 26, 2014

Physical Percentage Progress type and Actual Units

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While using the Physical Percent Complete, the actual units is not getting updated automatically during the progress update(activity % complete). If duration percent complete is used, actual units will be updated automatically.Is there any option to ...

Jul 26, 2014

Unable to assign project code to activities

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Have added a "project" code and when I go to Enterprise/Project Codes it shows up, but cannot find it on the list when I try to assign the code to an activity and have chosen the "Display: All Values."

Jul 27, 2014

How do you communicate schedule and tasks to project team

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Dear all,may be a stupid question, but just wondering: how do you communicate "who is doing what and when" to your project team, when doing schedule in MS Project. I do it in the following way:In Gantt Chard I create view, which I want to use to comm...

Jul 27, 2014

What has happened to PP

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I haven’t been in PP for a while, but was amazed at how little forum questions are asked, used to be one every few minutes and so few jobs, this site used to be buzzing with activities which raises a few questions:Where are all the eastern participan...

Jul 29, 2014

How do you assign weight to the activities

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Hi, i need to specify the weight (incidence, etc) of the activity. Using the resources....a mean work hours...if i have: Proyect Name            10 working hours (summarize)       % of working hours of total- Act 1                      2 working hour...

Jul 30, 2014

Free webinar: An Introduction to EcoSys EPC

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Date: TODAY Thurs, July 31, 2014Session 1: EMEA 14:00 UTC / 15:00 BST / 10am EDTSession 2: Americas 2pm EDT / 11am PDTDuration: 1 hrOrganizations are demanding greater visibility and accountability along with improved performance for their projects. ...

Jul 31, 2014

Bidding Schedule for EPC

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Dear all,Good day! I was asked to draft a bidding schedule for Engineering and Procurement as well as construction management for an H2 project. Can somebody extend their helping hands?Thanks,Wally

Jul 31, 2014

Contractor denies to submit Revised Clause 14.1 Program for 2 YRS

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Dear All,Our Road/Brodges project with Original Duration of 2 yrs costing 5bn UAE Dirhams was started in Jan 2012. Contractor submitted CL14 programme within 28 days from work order.  But the scope of work was keep on inceasing from time to time and ...

Jul 31, 2014

Original Durations incorrect

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Hi, Just wondering if someone can shed some light on a problem that has just popped up. When we open any project in the sytem the orginal durations, (Group Sorted by WBS Levels) for the header is stating less days than it actually is.It is not a user...

Aug 1, 2014

Is Your Primavera P6 Activity Layout Really Corrupt?

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From time to time when working in the Activity View of Primavera P6 Professional, I find that I get Access Violation errors like the one in the screenshot here http://ow.ly/zQqFW I've posted why this occurs and some workarounds.

Aug 1, 2014

Force Majeure

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Dear All, If a project is suspended for a period more than 60 days due to an accident ,whether the incident comes under Force majeure since its beyond partys control Regards SV

Aug 4, 2014

P6 Keypoint

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 Dear All, NOTE: I assumed that am working as a planner of main contractor 1. Can you pls explain to me how I can update my activity progress on P6 assuming amworking with main contractors and sub contractors want to update me? 2. if am working wt ma...

Aug 4, 2014

S Curve for cost and Manpower both shows different

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Dear All,I have a situation.as this week i update the program total performance complete is more than scheduled but when i prepared cost based S curve the actual value for this month is coming less than planned for the month (if i go through budgeted...

Aug 5, 2014

Example in turnarounds for 4 basic relationships.

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Hi guys,I'm new to the scheduling world (coming from a computer science track) now working as a consultant.As I understand it there are 4 basic relationships between activities and they are central to the concept of network analysis.1) FS finish to s...

Aug 5, 2014

Is it Bug or is it just me? Ctrl F then ctrl v not allowed

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Bug in Primavera P6.7: When you pressed ctrl f, you cannot press ctrl v to paste the clipboard, it should use mouse, right click and paste. When you already paste within that search box, you can not press delete, it's only backspace allowed...  are y...

Aug 6, 2014

Forecasting Multiple projects in P6

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Greeting All,I've been assign a task in the company to create forecasting for small projects ranged from $50k to $1.6mm. Approximately 20-25 projects. We are dealing with resource shortage and in order to justify it, need to generate and keep track o...

Aug 6, 2014

Planner's Retreat Survey- UK

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Many apologies if this is the wrong forum or website to post this in, but we would be interested to hear opinions about a new training retreat idea that is being developed.We would like your views on whether or not a unique opportunity for your conti...

Aug 8, 2014