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Negative Float Explanation

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Dear All when i am updating my program i noticed that in some WBS nodes, all the activities for example have -13 days float, but the last activity in this WBS has a -11 days float, whats the explanation for that ?? this issue has been repeated in oth...

Nov 17, 2013

Resource...

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Could anyboby help me to understand the differencebetween  "Resource Hierarchy" and "Resource Codes"Is it something like Resource Hierarchy -> EPS level resourcingand Resource Codes- Project Level resourcing

Nov 18, 2013

Exporting Labor Units to Excel

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I'd like to ask the experienced guys dealing with resources / export / import, etc, How do you export the Labor Units to Excel, in a time-bound format?   For example, let's say Activy 1 has 320h assigned between December '13 and January '14, and Acti...

Nov 18, 2013

Notebook text

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Hi    I've been trying to add text to a newly created notebook topic on P6 v8.3 and the screen does not let me type any text or add anything within the notebook HTML editor. Is there something within my settings that I need to change or is this a pro...

Nov 18, 2013

Machine Learning / Hardware Scheduling Projects

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Hi! I am kind of newbie in scheduling. I learning all I can about the longest path. It seems like with today's increasing effecienecy of computers and Internet bandwith it would be possible to develop more precise, accurate and effecient alogrithms t...

Nov 18, 2013

Finding a job planning

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Hi,Can anyone help me please, ive recently complete my Project Managment In Primvera P6, Ive spoke to all the agencies and applied for so many jobs ive lost count. Everytime i speak to someone they say they need someone with experince.Ive got 14 yrs ...

Nov 18, 2013

Revenue Forecasting

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Hi all,I'm creating a cash flow programme, and am struggling to find the most appropriate way to use the cost fields. Effectively, the programme has many activities which have an agreed selling price (Revenue).For expenses, I think it is best to use ...

Nov 19, 2013

Duration difference after exporting P6 to MPP

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Hi!Please need help.After exporting a P6 project to MPP, several activities durations are showing incorrect durations - however you tried to correct the start and finish dates the duration stays incorrect? Thank you in advance!

Nov 19, 2013

Restoring and Converting Baselines in Primavera P6 Professional R7.0

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Managing Baselines in Primavera P6 Professional is a slightly different process than you would encounter in file based tools such as Microsoft Project. When you save a baseline in Microsoft Project, you are saving copies of dates, durations, resource...

Nov 19, 2013

As Late as Possible

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While using ALAP constraint, Could someone please suggest how to change the setting to conduct dates calculation from Free slack variable instead of Total slack ? Thnx in advance, Dipak

Nov 20, 2013

Transitioning into Freelance Work

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Hey everybody, long time lurker but first time poster because I wanted to poll the forum’s collective wisdom. I’m currently employed by a Construction Consulting Company that does both scheduling and forensic scheduling analysis and I’ve spent the la...

Nov 20, 2013

F9 reschedule issue

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All,when I press f9 for re-scheduling, circle spins but no progress periods  appear on which I do reschedule.Where these progress periods hide during pressing F9.Please Help.Mike: Plz look at this. Its urgentRegards,Chris

Nov 21, 2013

Assigning last month updates as baseline for this months updates

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Dear All, Whenever i assign last project updates for current month baseline all the actuals till last months updates gives wrong dates. It creats lots of confusion whenever i wanted to compare the current status with the last months status. Please he...

Nov 23, 2013

SP key features

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Mr Vladimir,I've worked for a drilling rig fabricator. My company has along time used P6 for planning manner so far. Next week, I want to convince my boss to replace with Spider Project. Can you please give me some material, key points. Thanks,Tuan

Nov 25, 2013