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Query regarding how to choose EPS for a particular situation

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Hello Everyone,  I just know the basics of Primavera and trying to figure out what could be the best for the below described situation.  The engineering group does the design of Y product. That Y product has three sub products say Y1, Y2 and Y3. And ...

Jun 19, 2014

4D BIM FOR CONSTRUCTION - Where is it Heading?

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Posted by Sue DengenisJun 18, 2014 10:24:30 AMBuilding information modeling (BIM) is firmly established as the “go-to” technology globally for the design and construction of buildings. It is transforming architecture, engineering and construction by ...

Jun 20, 2014

OTB reprogram S=P or S=P=A

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Hi allIve got a client who is about to replan for OTB. They are arguing internally about whether to set s=p or s=p=a. I'm of the opinion that they should do the latter so that CPI and SPI are reset to 1. There is no particular reason why they should ...

Jun 20, 2014

Managing Information Overload

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Argh, there’s just too much data! Project management offices and project managers alike can find the amount of information generated as part of their job quite overwhelming at times. Read more http://ow.ly/yg3hb

Jun 20, 2014

Calendar

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Dear Planners,I created a new calendar different from the standard calendar and I would like this calendar to be assigned to my project, in order to do that, in the project information window I changed the calendar from standard to the calendar I alr...

Jun 20, 2014

assigning resource to milestone activity

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Dear Planners,I am user of Primavera, but the company I am working with is using MS Project 2010, the concepts are mainly the same with different views, but I well know that in Primavera you can not assign resourse or cost to the activity, however in...

Jun 20, 2014

P6 Professional R8.3.2 - Expected Finish Button is Missing

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I've recently been updated from R7 to R8.3.2. and now find that in the Activity Details, Status Tab, the Expected Finish option is missing. Is there a way of getting it back or have Oracle deleted the option from the software? The only way I am curre...

Jun 23, 2014

Calenders

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Hi all, I´m sitting on a concern that I hope you can help me with. I have diffrent work packages that need diffrent calenders. I creat the calenders of the various jobs that exist.What happens is that if I plan more then 8 hours a day so shortened du...

Jun 23, 2014

WBS & activities percentage refelection issue

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i prepared plan. later on i added few WBS along with activities. when i updated plan i am facing following problem.The activities are showing performance and schedule percentages where as newly added WBS are not showing percentages.Kindly guide me to...

Jun 23, 2014

EPS Level Activity Code Missing in .xer Export (P6 Release 7.0 SP3)

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Hi all, I have a project with EPS activity code values assigned to its activities. When I export and import it back to same database under the same EPS, EPS level activity codes are no longer assigned to the activities in the imported project. Thanks...

Jun 24, 2014

Easy way of applying Activity relationships

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Dear All,             I am preparing aschedule of about 10,000 activities. Giviing relationship to those activities will take time and I dont have much time. Please tell me the simplest, easiest & fastest way to add relationships so that I can finish...

Jun 24, 2014

Updating / rescheduling project - MSP 2013

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HELP!Im four days into my new job and almost done creating a finishes programmes for some refurbishment works on some houses.Ive put some bare bones together and been to site, made my notes, come back the office to update the project and see what I c...

Jun 24, 2014

Tracking of Predecessors for change of Remaining Early Start date

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Dear Planners   If one of predecessors is not completed (out of sequence progress) using retained logic, start of successor activity is delayed until all of predecessors are completed. (Remaining early start date is delayed) It is required to track w...

Jun 25, 2014

Comparing Project Management practices of UK SMEs

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Hello everyone, I would like to request if you would kindly participate in my questionnaire research that I am carrying out as part of an MSc Project Management dissertation at the University of Westminster. The survey will only take 5-7 mins of your...

Jun 25, 2014

Critical Activities not showing

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I am new in Primavera P6. I built a schedule in Primavera, with activities from 18-Sep-2012 to 02-July-2014. I have its data date of 18-Sep-2012. But this schedule doesn't show critical activities as it should. It have large number of total floats, w...

Jun 25, 2014

FPSO Commissioning Schedule

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Dear All,I am new on the FPSO Commissioning Schedule by Primavera P6 version 7.I need your help to send me any expamples for FPSO Commissioning Schedule with my graet Thanks to you.My E-Mail is "[email protected]"RegardsHanson

Jun 26, 2014

FPSO Commissioning phase

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Dear All,I am new on the FPSO Commissioning Schedule by Primavera P6 version 7.I need your help to send me any expamples for FPSO Commissioning Schedule with my graet Thanks to you.My E-Mail is "[email protected]"RegardsHanson

Jun 26, 2014

Primavera P6 and Powerproject

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Hi, I have been using Asta Powerproject for a few years now so I am quite familiar with the software. However, i am moving to a new company on Monday which they will be using Primavera p6. I have been watching video on Youtube about P6 and it makes m...

Jun 27, 2014