Just posted a new blog (#3) at the website http://www.totalprojectcontrol.com/blog.html It is titled “Marshall McLuhan Was Right!” McLuhan said: “The medium is the message!” and the media of project management -- its contracts, reports and tools -- c...
Dear experts How to deal with out of sequence activties ? Janaka
Hi guys, I would like to share something that is grinding my gear… I am working in a project of 4years duration with a big manufacturing scope (there are as well Eng and Procurement).It includes a high number of identical components planned to be man...
We get quite a few questions on PDUs so here's everything you need to know about PDUs http://ow.ly/DXPZk
Hello,I have received and imported an update from a subcontractor which has actual progress for activities. My problem is that their actual material and labor resources are all zero's. We have both shared screen shots and in his schedule he has val...
Hi there, I am wondering if anyone could help me with a sequence and possible durations to put together a schedule for a carsale showroom, it should have a split foundation and a steel structure superstruction, single story building with an area of 3...
Hello,Good day to all, any body can help me to know more about P6 - rev. 802 ??Thanks.
can anybody send to me full MEB WBS with phases ,deliverables and work packges till level 1 to 5my email : [email protected] thanks rgarding
I am currently using MS project to manage employee on different jobsites. I created a resource list for all the employees and created Gantt Chart of all project. I am having two issues and looking if anyone can help men out:1) The task usage view cur...
All, The contractor submitted an EOT based on impacted as planned method.I evaluated using the same method and found out that Contractor is right for the number of days claimed.Looking on the actual manpower vs. planned manpower, Contractor has only ...
Dear Experts ,When I checked our contractor's weekly and Monthly report , I found that each weekly and monthly period showing diffrent actual figures for the same month . I guess promavera just distribute the actuals over the period every time when i...
Here's an article that discusses how to optimize schedules in Microsoft Project 2013 using Finish-to-Finish Relationships http://ow.ly/E9YzN
I just posted Blog #4: Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Fragnet at the TotalProjectControl.com website. Just click on the Blog button to see all the blogs. The Comments function is now working on the website. So if you have a comment on any of the blog...
Daer All,I am awaiting the expert opinion regarding the construction of a LNG Terminal project.Major activities of the project includes Offshore dredging works, Pipe laying works, Tranfering gas to Onshore , Processing gas at onshore and to the distr...
Hello All, I am currently working on a cost loaded schedule. The client use schedule to justify our monthly billing. I am currenly using Physical Percent Complete for Earned Value calculation and we are able to calculated Earned Value to match our...
Hi Everyone.I have a problem with my MS Project File, some task don't accept the value of the advance, if the actual value in the cell is 35% and i try to update to 50% or other value when the value is wrote in the cell... can occur one of this:1. Th...
Here we are following some Common Sence rule foe giving weightage to activityConsider Boiler:Boiler-100%1) Engg-10%.2) Procurement-50%3) Construction-40%Now Consider 1) Engg-10% a) Civil-1% b) Mechanical-7% ...
Hi All,Please can i know how do i overlap the slilt section in a bar as shown below please? I have been using astapower project for many years now but I found the screen shot in Asta Powerproject website so I think it must be a way to overlap the spl...
How to make a report to know which activities has a constrain in the whole program ??
Please i need somone to help me with the rate for the following:1. Standing seam roofing sheet.2.Steel.3.Glaxing Curtain wall.4.Aluminum Composite Panel ACP Cladding.4.Sealant5.Aluminium Frame.