How To Do Earned Value Management In Primavera P6
Forum TopicHere's a guide on how you can perform Earned Value Management using Primavera P6 http://ed.gr/i3ix
Dec 5, 2017
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What is ScheduleReader?
Forum TopicWhat is it?ScheduleReaderTM is an independent standalone application for viewing XER XML and XLS project schedules. It is designed to replace the way of sharing project information as PDF files.Who is using it?All the Project Managers, Engineers, Tea...
Dec 6, 2017
Weekly Report Dilemma
Forum TopicMy new contractor's planners refuse to submit: (these are all stipulated in the contract)1. Recovery Programme2. Substantation to Claimed Progress in the weekly reports3. Procurement tracking system4. KPIs of the planned and actual works5. Any of my ...
Dec 7, 2017
Cost Loading a Schedule - Input From ?
Forum TopicHello Everyone,Just understand where the Cost of each activity would come from if you have to Cost Load a schedule.The BOQ of a Project would have a lumpsum quantity say for example,Concrete = 250 Cu M X 350$ / Cu M = 87,500 $.And in schedule we have...
Dec 7, 2017
Software Suggestion
Forum TopicHi All,I am lookingfor advice on software. Currently working on Projects within Pharma industry, we have a Roadmap developed in Excel showing all the projects between 2018 and 2023 (ususlly 5yr rolling calendar). This roadmap has all the major highle...
Dec 7, 2017
Sub-Portfolio/Programme Contingency Reserve = Project Management Reserve?
Forum TopicHello all, We with colleagues are currently trying to sort out whether the Reserve held at the Programme or Sub-portfolio level can be deemed the management reserve of the project?We are a big organisation and there is a very large portfolio of multi...
Dec 7, 2017
projects deemed failure
Forum Topichi all,what is projects deemed failure?best,muataz
Dec 7, 2017
Float using Mandatory = 30 dy float for example, but "On or Before" same dates sais 0 - why? should be 30 also...
Forum TopicIs there a setting that handles this...? Float using Mandatory = 30 for example, but if using "On or before" exact same date sais 0 instead of the 30 days - why? should be 30 also...I used P3 longer than P6 but if I add a finish on or before Constrai...
Dec 7, 2017
XER File Parser - How to interpret or import to Excel the clndr_data table?
Forum TopicI've just started to examine the tables within XER files. Within the Calendar table, there is a field called clndr_data, which has the calendar data for each calendar, i.e. the working time / days within the calendar and exceptions.The problem is how...
Dec 13, 2018
Reference-books and Typical Fragment Library
Forum TopicCorporate project management system usually includes the databases (reference-books) of the corporate standards and templates.These templates usually include the library of typical fragments that are small projects describing creation of typical proj...
Dec 15, 2018
Total Float
Forum TopicIn my project, There are three WBS. The first and third WBS are about project start and finish procedures. And the second WBS is about all project works of different desciplines. Is there any possible technique in P6 to identify the total float based...
Dec 16, 2018
PMIS
Forum TopicHi All,Could any one recommend me with an excellent Project Management Information System (PMIS)? I need this for company projects and need to be used by project managers and planners.best,Muataz
Dec 16, 2018
Remaining Units Update Automatically
Forum TopicI've imported a new project and I have started to update the progress. I've had a few problems:1. When I update the actual units on an activity the actuals are added on to the at completion instead of taken away from at completion units. In other pro...
Dec 17, 2018
Resource cost rounding
Forum TopicHello Vladimir,Materials in Spider have an option called Discrete Consumtion which rounds up the consumtion of the material (granted the Backload consuption is set to No).So here is my question, is there a way to do this with resources?Example: Backh...
Dec 17, 2018
User defined columns
Forum TopicHi,Does anyone know if its possible to create user defined columns that you can populate from drop down lists?looking to create a columns where I can have units such as kg, tonne, m , m2 etcRegardsChris
Dec 18, 2018
Spider Macros
Forum TopicHello Vladimir,in the latest versions of Spider Macros have been introduced as a new functionality. There are two types of macros:Internal, from what I understand these are macros applied at the project (file) level;External, from what I understant t...
Dec 18, 2018
What job title would best reflect my current position? | How to better position myself on Linkedin?
Forum TopicWhat job title would best reflect my current position? What info to select for my Linkedin profile to a better position/advertise myself & match it with what employers & recruiters look for? My role is multifold and I share some responsibilities of B...
Dec 22, 2018
Baseline
Forum TopicEvery tree or two months, my Schedule Variance increase, my planner modify the baseline eachtime two reduce the variance, is it correct to do it? and if it's correct in which case we have to do it please?
Dec 24, 2018
(2019) Happy Festivities
Forum TopicHello everybody,Best wishes to the PP's community as our calendars approach the 2019 switch in approximately two weeks.For the planners taking christmas as a day off, merry christmas and enjoy the days out! For all the others, planning or not, happy...
Dec 24, 2018
Schedule Percentage complete
Forum TopicGreetings to everyone. Is there any possible technique in primavera to get all the schedule % complete for each day ? Thanks in advance.
Dec 25, 2018