You are 15 months into a 4 year JV process plant project,(FIDIC Type Contract, Seperate OoC / IC) and the EVM data is just pushing your project into the RED status. Your Project Director is putting pressure on you, as PCM, to make the numbers look b...
Hi all, I'm just after some clarification rather than help for a change. it's something we've not noticed before and it could just be us but when we actualise the finish date of an activity has P6 always removed remaining costs and units automaticall...
Which part of the peace process is helped by removing Vladimir's email from Plannng Planet?
just would like a general opinion on this issue. In short on DT3, the Contractor Submitted a Baseline that had 3 months float. The work was dependent on the big contract moving a sewer first, which they are now moving that 3 months later. One opin...
Hi, I have a project where I have split the fit out of a floor area into a number of different sections call them area 1,2,3 & 4. Area 1 has UFH and so whilst this is being layed and screeded will restrict access to the other areas which come off i...
On March 8, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued an Executive Order on Prohibiting Certain Imports and New Investments with Respect to Russia & the Ukraine War (“March 8, 2022, Executive Order”). Some specs may consider this Change in Law can...
Hello Planners,one customer of mine is asking the fommowing question, I have to admit that I am not able to answer it; does anybody have an idea?**************My project takes place during Scheduled Machine Shutdowns (SMS).Today when the different Ta...
Hi All,PMBOK and some other project management standards describe two key methods for schedule optimisation: fast-tracking and crashing.Apart from these well-known methods, there is a method that hasn’t been described widely. So, let’s feel in thegap...
Some states list a "Calendar" with typical working days for simple ROAD projects. But simple road projects are more suseptible to rain than a rail project, but in this case they are using this "state calendar". Its not like we will give credits or ...
Hi, I am working on my presentation for next Project Controls Expo and need your support. In one of previuos posts it was stated that Asta can calculate project critical path DRAG. Could anyone demostrate how it works in Asta? Thanks in advance.
Contractor is submitting baseline with settings at "Calc Mult. Float Paths" using "Free Float" - would this do anything at all to change float values? what would this do to the schedule? should they be required to remove it? (Personally I like to ...
We keep having the issue of resource dates randomly changing. Not only do they not match the activity dates, after we fix them, a differnt batch crops up. I realize there is the check box to "drive activity dates" for a given resource assignment. H...
With concurrent delay, you get time but not money - but what if you need acceleration to stay on schedule? Do you have to pay them - why it was concurrent? Cannot slide such as you simply cannot let the schedule slide due to once a year environment...
Does anybody have info or a source on the lead time for Fiber Optic Communications cable?
Following retirement, I have for interest, used by 40 years planning experience to produce a series of level 1 schedules in excel covering a typical $300/400M Process Plant, built within a refinery complex, based on Owner's Board investment sanction ...
Best graphical tools to make Schedule data look better, more modern and professional?
Good Morning, I am trying to do a Global Change to change some resource Name ID's to a new set of resources. When I do my original Duration on the Resources tab is retained but the "Budgeted Units/Time" value changes back to the default of 1. Is it...
Hi Guys,I am dealing with window analysis with a lot if windows/projects/updates to compare, so here is my question:How can I maintain multiple baselines to project in 1 step?? Again: I want to maintain two or three project to my current opened proje...
P6 really needs a way to limit relationship lines. Seems like it is a spaghetti mess or northing...or filter items to get. Or am I wrong? Is there a way? What is frustrating is that P3 and Suretrak could do many of things 20 years ago that P6 sti...
Even though defining all the project attributes right from the start is essential, project managers sometimes fail to compile them all effectively, thereby leading to roadblocks later on. So, what should be the approach to create a comprehensive proj...