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What is the role of a planning engineer once a project is awarded?

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Hi All, I am project engineer who  wishes improve on my project planning skills and move gradually into the planning department. At this forum I would like to know more on the initial works a planner does once a new job is awarded. I am from the oil ...

Jun 17, 2011

Please Delete

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Apologies i posted the same thread twice.

Jun 17, 2011

Logic and Saving issue in P6

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Hi P6 experts,I once again need your urgent help on the following, Please help me out.a) For updating the progress of Building Projects which is best option Retain Logic  or  progress overrideSome said that progress override is best for that but I th...

Jun 17, 2011

Calculate remaining units per time from crew sizes

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Working on a conceptual construction schedule where I have the total hours and have guessed at crew sizes for the various crafts.  Right now, to get durations I have to change the default remaining units per time by multiplying it by the assumed crew...

Jun 17, 2011

Activity Calendar

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a) I need to assign a calendar to a specific activity. I am trying to find this option in P6 ver 6.2 but could not found. ''Select Activity Calendar'.Where to see this hidden option? Please mention the steps.b) Also I need to give different colour to...

Jun 18, 2011

Updating Schedule

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Can anyone help me,Actually i wanted to update my schedule with new dates but the dates which i have got now are all longer dates which is effecting my Project deadlineoptions available: 1) I can adjust the lag to accomodate the dates                ...

Jun 19, 2011

Critical path in Early & Late dates curve

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 Hi to all In the banana curve of early and late dates where does one can mark or highlight the critical path, runs through the project life cycle.Please adviceRegardsShahul Badhusha

Jun 19, 2011

resources levelling

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Hi, i use p5, i need to levelling resources,because i have a lot of overallocated early units, i try use the use autolevelling, but the finish date not be change. What  have i to do ?  Please help me

Jun 20, 2011

Replacement of Engineer

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Daars We have been employed under the Yellow FIDIC. The Employer wants to replace the Engineer with himself. To our understanding, this is a shift from Yellow to Silver Book. I need to know, if this kind of replacement is allowed under the Yellow. Pl...

Jun 20, 2011

Primavera and MS Project certifications

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Can you become certified in Primavera software and MS Project? If so, can you provide further information (requirements, websites, training programs, etc). Thank you in advance.

Jun 21, 2011

Program update at P6

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Hi,Need some help here, have revised/rebaseline an existing plan and performed a program update. The first thing I have noticed that some of the activity finished date have moved, where it supposed not. Have tried everything but still it's changing, ...

Jun 21, 2011

Programmer role in NSW

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Hello Fellow Planners,Planner scheduler for NSW based role, experienced in development and construction.Please forward CV's for consideration if you are based in NSW now and have above experience.Regards,Craig Adams

Jun 21, 2011

Resources Curves

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Dear,   I am using resources curves in P6, the issue is that after several months I changed one resource curve and the following message pop up in the screen "the new curve definition will not recalculate actual units & costs until the resource assig...

Jun 21, 2011

Sales Vs Invoice

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Dear allWhat is the difference between Sales & invoice ? Thanks & RegardsSankar Vijayan

Jun 21, 2011

Baseline a project, update a project question

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Hi, I have been planning now for just under a year now and starting to find my feet... I have a question about when to baseline and re-baseline projects So i have been collecting all dates, resource, cost ect and building my plan, i have got the clie...

Jun 21, 2011

Measuring progress from the baseline

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Hi,   We are writing a report from higher management and wanting to include information on: project baseline start vs project actual start project baseline finish vs actual project finish we are using primavera to feed us this information and just wa...

Jun 21, 2011

Good Practice Standards Poll - planning procedures

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Good Practice Standards PollDo you agree that your planning procedures help you do the job (e.g., are the systems adequate, helpful, good quality, do you re-invent the wheel)?   Agree (is a MAJOR problem for us!)If I agree does it means my planning p...

Jun 21, 2011

Filter - urgent

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a) I need to set up a filter for the actvities  start from 22/6/11 and end at 22/09/11.How to set up filter for that so that applying filter only those activites appear which fulfill above criteria?b) Some filters in global directory cant modify. why...

Jun 21, 2011

Schedule Impact Analysis

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Dear gentlemen,I am in the midst of cracking my head because of the schedule impact i need to prepare in order for my company to take legal action towards our sub con.  Going on, I am compiling the contract between1. Main Con & subcon contract2. Dail...

Jun 22, 2011