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Critical Path Challenge. Criticality of the last activity.

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Based on the Critical Path Method, the last task in a project is always critical. However, practically we know that the day when the project is going to be completed is never really critical. Instead, we care about Go live, Release, Practical Complet...

Aug 30, 2023

VBA Excel for Primavera Gantt Chart

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Hello everyone,I'm wondering if anyone has VBA code or any other type of written code that allows you to generate an Excel Gantt chart and all related elements with a single button click from Primavera?

Sep 6, 2023

Monte Carlo Simulation Challenges. Picture-based simulation.

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After some breaks, we continue to discuss Monte Carlo Simulation Challenges! Originally, I hadn't planned to discuss this challenge as I thought it is obvious, but previous comments show that some planners use "pictures" as the base for Schedule Risk...

Sep 7, 2023

Tasks dates not imported in P6

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Hi all, I am trying to import and MS project file (MPX) to Primavera P6 and after a successful import, the start/finish dates are not imported in P6. If the activity is 100% completed, I only have the A in the start/finish cell in P6. Any thoughts pl...

Sep 19, 2023

Cost Composition in Spider Project

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Hi fellows, I hope that everyone healthy,I have a doubt about to input cost compositions with auxiliary cost compositions in Spider, can someone help me? Look below, I have a cost composition for clear road side vegetation from estimate software that...

Sep 20, 2023

Circular Relationship - Reports?

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Having been sent a MSP schedule that had the Circular Task error message, I had to spend some time trying to work out where the erroneous links were - as it turned out, as I cleared the task and saved/reopned the file, I then had another task as a ci...

Sep 21, 2023

Filter for cashflow

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Hi everyone, is there any filter to check if the cashflow of the project has been spread to the last month of the project? I am working in programme of works and handling 50 projects at a time and cross checking one by one in resources assignment tab...

Sep 25, 2023

Software - Safran Risk, @Risk, Predict!

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Hi all. How would you guys rank Safran Risk, @Risk and Predict! for carrying out QRA (both QSRA and QCRA)? On QSRA, I consider Safran Risk is the better one, as it is more comprehensive with more options. And it looks more promising to deal with comp...

Sep 26, 2023

Fundamental understanding of P6 date fields

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I asked the question in Linkedin of schedulers - do you really understand what the software is doing wrt to date fields when you press F9? No response, so i thought i'd asked it here as well. Lets start with explaing es, ls, ps and ef lf and pf calcu...

Sep 26, 2023

Team Assignment via Reference-Books

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Hello,I have a project with many resources that work independently. One activity may have 5-6 resources (Subcontractors), each subcontractor works on a different team since they can work independently.What are the minimum fields that team reference-b...

Oct 11, 2023

Standlone Software Licence

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Hi I am looking for a MSP standalone software licence rather than paying for monthly subscription.  I don't mind using older version such as 2007 2013 etc.  Anyone know where I can purchase one?  I did try Amazon but they won't ship to UK.

Oct 18, 2023

Baked In Optimism – the reason so many projects fail

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This webinar presented as part of the free PGCS 2023 Webinar Series looked at two processes that are 'baked into' standard project management estimating and control to show how recommended good practices are still optimistically biased.When preparing...

Oct 21, 2023

Global Change does not apply on a selected WBS

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Hi All, I am trying to make a global change where I would like to increase the duration on a certain WBS withing the project. I have applied the condition and parameters however it applies on all activities from the project, which I do no want.Any id...

Oct 23, 2023

Data transfer between SAP and MS project

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Hi everyou I am serching for a Data transfer tool between SAP and MS Project or Primavera The case is as following:Company using SAP as maintains tools with Work orders, and operations records describe scope, ressours material, spare parts ect. Under...

Nov 2, 2023

Creating bulk activities from excel import

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Hello, It's a bit a basic importing question. I want to create a bulk duplicate activities in P6. The original activities contain two resources that I want to split for the sake of reporting and leveling. Will creating new lines in excel import suffi...

Nov 8, 2023

Link to first occurrence of an event

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What is your preferred method to link a task that starts after the first occurrence of a series of events?Example - you have a schedule to deliver six widgets A1-A6.  After the first widget is delivered a widget support period A7 starts.  But you don...

Nov 13, 2023

Using Task Work Feature

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Greetings everyone,May i ask your expertice about AstaPP?WH is 8:00am - 5:00pm, Building Construction, Creation of BL Sched.I want to use the Task Work feature in AstaPP, while doing it, i noticed that it makes my activies to finish in-between the da...

Nov 20, 2023

OPC FTE

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Does anybody know the following.1) Way to convert XER to XML without Client.2) How does teh FTE calculation work in OPC and can it be adjusted like P63) Does OPC have it's ?

Nov 28, 2023

Work Performance Management (WPM)

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Work Performance Management (WPM) is a new project controls tool that is being developed by Mosaic Project Services. WPM is designed to calculate the current status, and predicted completion date for any project in a consistent, repeatable, and defen...

Nov 29, 2023