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Hiding unwanted nodes in Project Portfolio

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Hi All,I have set up a Project Portfolio containing three projects. The problem is all the other nodes are still showing, making it difficult to find my projects.How can I set it up so that only my three projects are displayed? Thanks very much Dave

Aug 6, 2015

14 day rolling calendar

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HiDoes anyone know how to set a 14 day rolling calendar in P6.Im trying to make it 11 days working 3 days non working.

Aug 6, 2015

Why Schedule Risk Analysis is a Good Idea

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The trouble with the CPM technique is that it does not take into account uncertainty and because of this it tends to be inherently optimistic in the forecast it provides for project completion...Read More http://ow.ly/QC61N

Aug 7, 2015

Case Study for Primavera P6 Training

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Hello all,I've been working in Oil and Gas project management and really interested in project planning. I'm teaching myself Primavera P6 and currently looking for some case studies for Primavera beginners. If any of you have a few case studies that ...

Aug 7, 2015

Case Study for Primavera P6 Training

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Hello all,I've been working in Oil and Gas project management and really interested in project planning. I'm teaching myself Primavera P6 and currently looking for some case studies for Primavera beginners. If any of you have a few case studies that ...

Aug 7, 2015

Fixed Assignments on Shifts

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How can you display Fixed Assignments on Shifts at the Gantt Table?In the sample schedule above work on Activity 1 is to be performed in two shifts and the required hours per shift are fixed.  I want to display on the Gantt Table information that tel...

Aug 7, 2015

Scheduled % not equal to planned % from cost report

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When i checked the planned % by running the cost report i created the planned % is 2.91 but the scheduled % complete is only 2.26%.How can i rectify this?I verfied the planned % of 2.91 by checking the resource usage spreadsheet.

Aug 9, 2015

How to lock the total budget cost in P6 V7

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I have recently changed from P3 to P6, and I am struggling through my first schedule. I setup my actvities and codes. Now I am inputing my recources and budget. But everytime I check out the project or make changes to the duration the budget goes to ...

Aug 10, 2015

If we can do Time Scale Change - Positive and Negative

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Hello Everyone,Just a doubt about if we can show the time scale to positive and negative.Like the award )Project award date would be 0 anything happening after the project award date would be positive dates like (Week) 1 ,2 3. How can we show in the ...

Aug 11, 2015

Changing Resource Calendars and Budgeted Units

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Hi Everyone… Could you help me with the following problem After allocating a Resource to an Activity(Task Dependent), when i change my Resource Calendar, Budgeted Units are not changing accordingly.For example, I’ve a Resource(with 8Hr Resource Calen...

Aug 11, 2015

Same Resources for different Projects

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Hi everyone....Is it a good practice to use the same resources in multiple projects?? If it's okay, then wouldn't the parameters(eg: Resource Calendars,Unit Rates etc.) assigned to resources in a previous project change when i modify the parameters o...

Aug 11, 2015

Level Of Effort Spurious Actuals ?

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Can anyone shed some light on why occasionaly and randmly all my summary level of effort tasks show an actual start and an actual finish when they have no physical progress  recorded and none of the tasks they are spanning have actuals?  They all hav...

Aug 11, 2015

Can't get rid of Line of Balance when trying to print

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Hello everyone, newbie in planning here.I am trying to print off a project.However when I try to print the Line of Balance view is still visible even though I pressed the "hide" button in format.Does anyone have any suggestions of how I can get rid o...

Aug 12, 2015

Indent by Resource type in activity window

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Hi every one, I would like to know if is possible to make a layout in activities window in P6 summarizing by resource type, I was trying to do that, but when i organize grouping by resource, it showme the resources assigned to the activity on the agr...

Aug 14, 2015

How to determine Total Float Calculation for Critcal Path

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Hi GuysI am reviewing a contractor P6 programme that has 0 Total Float as it is due to finish before the 'Must Finish By' date. It is therefore showing no Critical Path when scheduled using the Default setting 'Total Float less than 0d'. Can anyone a...

Aug 16, 2015

How to determine Total Float Calculation for Critcal Path

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Hi GuysI am reviewing a contractor P6 programme that has 0 Total Float as it is due to finish before the 'Must Finish By' date. It is therefore showing no Critical Path when scheduled using the Default setting 'Total Float less than 0d'. Can anyone a...

Aug 16, 2015