hi ms project expert. is there any option to assign a fixed amount of works and a duration to activities,basically I have the amount of work for the activities from the estimation software, and I want the duration to be independant from the resource ...
Dear all, In P6 critical activities are defined by either the total float or the longhest path. I set up a program in P6 ver7.2 and when I calculate the critical path using the Longest Path filter, the result is an empty page, meaning no activities i...
Is there any alternative or equivalent method for store period performance to update resource along project life cycle with accurate way
Because Primavera P6 Professional has such a flexible method for defining how activity bars appear in a Gantt chart, you can create extra bars whose appearance can be controlled by the amount of Total Float they have. This allows you to easily see ne...
Dear colleagues,I have a problem with the Oracle Primavera P6 v7.0.After an exportation the project (.xer format) appear a windows event with de following events codes:AVAA0 - 2191 - CAVAA0 - 1637 - 5AVAA0 - 2295 - CACTAO - 1567 - Ban then [[wysiwyg_...
Hello everyone, This is my first post over here, and I have a question about S Curve (PV, EV & AC). Everything works out good on project 2010 when exporting the data to Excel, I even managed to customize the spreadsheets to my convinience, but there ...
Hi, Can I enquire if the contractor is to commit to the resources and equipment loaded in the loaded schedule ? And are they also suppose to commit to the resources in the late schedule as well, from the late start/finish ? The peak resource requirem...
I have added some additional tasks, including completion milestones, into the programme. The dates in the date columns are correct, but a small number of the bars on the Gantt Chart have slammed back to 1984!The file was originally 2007, I am workin...
Dear planners! I would appreciate your support with the following; There is still space for improvement in the timely delivery of complex engineering projects. I request your view on how to contribute to this aim. The importance of planning and contr...
Hi guys, Im badly in need of your help.Can anyone give me anidea for the detailed sequence of work in construction of spillway.it is 4-bay gated spillway. The length of spillway is 66.9m, height from the bottom of foundation is 32.0 meters, the width...
Dear Mike/Experts,I need to show 'holiday' text on bar chart. I use text annonation but could not align the text vertically. Further I could on find any orientation option to show it verticllay. How can I align the text vertically in asta? Please gi...
I have some critical activities (total float=0) are delayed by 27 days during updating, but it gives me only (-9) of total floatwhile it should be (-27)for example it is to be finished according to BL at 1st of December 2013, according to update it d...
Dear All,What will be the defference if a critical path is artificially created, or how will it affect the progress monitoring.Is there any problem with an artificially created critical path which follows the correct logic of sequence ..Your comments...
Dear Members,Recently i had a look at the MSc- Strategic Planning at Edinburgh Business School. I am post graduate with Construction Engineering and Management as specialistion and Civil Engineering degree as my graduate course. If anyone of you have...
I am trying to do a manual resource leveling and I would like to be able to focus on one wbs element at a time - unit. Is there a way to set up the profile so that it filters on wbs? I only want to see the resources for a specific unit not the enti...
I want to prepare revised program – but instead of using last update copy I want to prepare totally new program – of course the completed activities will be added as summary activities ( high level ) with 100% Status Is this accepted contractuall...
How many planners does it take to tile a bathroom?It depends how thin you slice them!
Hi there, My first post! I'm looking for Baseline fields in the P6 Database and cannot locate them. Principally interested in Project/BL1-3 baseline early start and finish dates. I've trawled the DB and this is the missing piece for a report I'm putt...
Dear all,I noticed the following behavior:Deleting of the data from the performance archive also deletes the original (planned) activity data. As in the example below, after I have deleted the performance archive from Activity 1, it’s duration change...
Dear all, I can find lots of references on converting the WBS of a project to Activity codes, but none about converting the other way around.I have a schedule that is organized using various activity codes, to make an export to MS Project I would lik...