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Elapsed time/Run time

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Hello,I was mentioned that I could do elapsed time in Primavera, but I cannot find anything in relation to how to do it.I have a project which is 95 working days long. I have created another schedule with a different start date and now some acitivite...

Jan 23, 2017

EC Harris Work Activity Norms

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Hi,Does anyone know how to obtain EC Harris's Work Activity Norms Handbook?Thanks in advance.Best regards,Rinus Mijnsbergen

Jan 23, 2017

Level of Effort or WBS Summary

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I am in the process of preparing an impacted schedule. For which, I need to break single activity of my baseline schedule into multiple due to constraints experienced during execution.Foe example. In my baseline shcedule i considered single activity ...

Jan 24, 2017

How To Assess Your PMO’s Performance

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Here are 10 metrics can help you assess your performance as a PMO, and spot areas where you can increase the value and services you offer to your organization  http://ow.ly/99jK308kRI4

Jan 25, 2017

multiple activities affected by a single risk

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Good evening,I have been approached by a PM that I support who has asked a question of which i am unsure how to answer.The question is about applying a single risk against multiple schedule activitieswould the best approach be to breakdown the over a...

Jan 27, 2017

Too many layouts and filters!!

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Hi all,We work in a massive single project with tens of thousands of activities. Multiple users create hundreds of global layouts and filters.I'm a relatively new user and haven't found an answer to these challenges ...Is there a way to set favorite ...

Jan 30, 2017

P6 Training on Youtube

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Anyone make use of the P6 training posts in Youtube?Our ever-vigilant employer blocks Youtube but if there are some good resources, I'll take the time to download them and bring them in.Thanks.

Jan 30, 2017

P6 keep crashing

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Hello everyone,I have been using P6 v8.2 for a couple years but recently I found the software crashes more often when I do export/import, F5 and F9 for reschedule. The amount of schedules and people accessing the database have increased over the year...

Jan 31, 2017

Programme and Portfolio Reports

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Hi All,I would like to ask you if there are any standards for portfolio/programme controlling reports . I mean if I'm reporting  organisation projects (a group of projects) ,especially interventions.For example: the indicators shall be limited to PMI...

Feb 1, 2017

Activities starting at the end of the shift

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A couple on months ago somebody at work corrupted the most used calendar in the database. This has been rectified but I am now finding activities starting an the end of a shift rather than the start of the shift on the next day.I cant see why if the ...

Feb 2, 2017

Scheduling a Housing Project (600 Villas)

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Hello Experts,I will really appreciate if someone can help/guide me with scheduling strategy for the following query:Question: I have a project of 270 Villas having different types as follows:Type 4 = 255Type 6 = 15As per client's requirement WBS for...

Feb 2, 2017

P6 Nonlabor resource units multiply on import from another datebase

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HiI've been a member for a long time now & found hints & tips very useful, here's my problem.P6 Nonlabor resource units multiply on import from another datebase.I used P6 and had to copy my project to a different computer. I have many resources & cos...

Feb 2, 2017

Update material resource units

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Hello everyone,I am trying to update my actual blockwork quantites in p6. My activity type is physical % complete. I have physical % complete values. I manually enter all these values to units %complete in the activity details resource field. I want ...

Feb 3, 2017

Best Practice For Assigning Formwork resource

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what is the best practice to assign Form work resource in p6, i assign as material and fill in the budget units / time, but hthe issue is using budget units/time when tracking by month read the Qty. of formwork Muliplied by the duration for every ass...

Feb 4, 2017

Creating WBS in MSP

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Can anybody help me in creating WBS for it.1.queplumbing, common results for plumbing, schedule of piping, meter and gauges, schedule for piping and pumps, schedule for fixtures, domestic water piping, booster pumps, water distribution, general duty ...

Feb 5, 2017