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Cost Control Thru P6

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Hi guys is it possible to have two unit rates for a resource in P6. So that one is budgeted as per our estimate/bid and the other one is actual unit rate as per actual purchase. This is just to run the report of Budgeted cost Vs actual spent cost at ...

Oct 24, 2010

Progress Measurement Gate

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Can any one explain me what is "Progress Measurement Gate"... My Consultant sent me the comment as to "Provide Progress Measurement Gate for both Engineering & Construction".. Regards, G.Gokul

Oct 24, 2010

Vico Control

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Hi,I guess there is no forum for Vico Control, so I just posted this here.I am trying out Vico Control in demo mode and I am having this difficulty, I cannot modify/create a new dependency between locations within a task.I have created a new project ...

Oct 25, 2010

Global Activity Code does not appear in Group/Sort

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The contractor exports (using P3e v.5) EPS level Activity Codes as Globals; We import, using P6.2.1, as .XER (code values to be updated) and although the Activity Code is in the dictionary and the assigned values are present (against each activity) t...

Oct 25, 2010

TILOS Version 7 - now available

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Hi, I work for Asta and just wanted to say that version 7 of TILOS is now available.  Click here to download a trial. To find what's new in version 7, visit the TILOS home page at www.astadev.com/tilos Regards Jo Kaptein

Oct 26, 2010

Redundant logic

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Just saw a demonstration of Acumen wherein it was able to identify redundant logic ties (unnecessary).  Was not able to find the same capability in either P6.7, Pertmaster 8.53, or Claim Digger.  Has anyone seen this feature anywhere else?  Could be ...

Oct 26, 2010

NEC Option C Contract

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Hi Guys, Think I may be stuck and will lose thousands of pounds, working on building a new carpark in Scotland, we agreed with the company to do this under NEC3 OPtion C Target Contract with a activity schedule. However during the earth works we came...

Oct 27, 2010

Importing from P3 to P6

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Hello, I tried importing from P3 to P6 but had the following problems the importing was terminated with a VTFRN error Actvity codes were not assigned to activities I suppose the later is a consequent of the termination. Please any help.   Cheers

Oct 27, 2010

Chain of Predecessors

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Is it possible to create a filter or something similar to see the chain of predecessors without having to use the trace logic function? I do a fair share of work in Pertmaster which has this set up as a filter already. I specify a filter to start at ...

Oct 27, 2010

Chain of Predecessors

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Is it possible to create a filter or something similar to see the chain of predecessors without having to use the trace logic function? I do a fair share of work in Pertmaster which has this set up as a filter already. I specify a filter to start at ...

Oct 27, 2010

BASELINE COMPARISON

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Hi There, I have a project without base line which is approved. Now when baseline is assigned and has been updated of two months and I have exported the file of the same. After 6 months I want to compare the approved schedule with the updated schedul...

Oct 27, 2010

Any suggetion for a rookie to set out the PM career

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Hi Everyone As a rookie in the field of project management in the construction industry, I feel quite lost in finding the route to manage mega size of information and quite afraid of making any mistake in proceeding my role as an assistant to PM, I s...

Oct 28, 2010

Primavera Training

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Dear All,I am looking for a Primavera Training programme in the UK. I am currently fluent with P3 but i can use some more training to get more in depth knowledge and to generrally upgrade my skills as a Planning Engineer.Can anyone reccomend any good...

Oct 28, 2010

why baseline Finish and Planned finish is Showing same

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i am handling 2 projects in the present shutdown. both the projects have baseline attached. now i am half the way in the project. now when i open the project in my colleagues computer the baseline start and finish is showing same as the current start...

Oct 29, 2010

Filtering updates done in the last week on a MPP file

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Hi there,I have the following need:I would like to be able to check (on a weekly basis) the updates a project manager does on a mpp file, without spending significant time going with him trough the lines of the plan. I'd prefer to save that time only...

Oct 29, 2010

Hypothetical Question (don't we all love these?!?)

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You arrive at a new facility and have full admin rights with P6.2.1.  You receive a data dump from an unknown database of about 25000 activities.  You have Acitivity Description, Resource Name, Total Budget, Job step number of that particular job pla...

Oct 29, 2010