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Float Path in Group and sort

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HiI was watching a video in which it used the following picture for group and sort and also filtered the activities on " in progress" and " Not started" What is the benefit of using this?Is it for seeing the critical activities? If yes, why not just ...

Dec 20, 2022

Remaining Work Hours profile in Gantt Chart?

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Hi All, Is it possible to get this P6 view in MSP? I am displaying the Activitiy list on the Table side and on the Gantt charty side I have the timeline and also the Activity Work Profile Remaining Work Units. [[wysiwyg_imageupload:8306:]]

Dec 20, 2022

Gantt Charts were invented 160 years before Henry Gantt

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Our latest Blog clearly demonstrates the concept of a time scaled bar chart was the invention of Joseph Priestley in 1756 some 150 years before Henry Gantt published his first book in 1913.The core element of a bar chart is a line of scaled length, w...

Dec 22, 2022

Primavera P6 + BIM Application

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How do you think this helps in managing the construction and deliver project in timey manner? I very much appreciate your feedback: https://forms.office.com/r/cCdqqTeYgS

Dec 27, 2022

Concurrent Delays – Confusion or Clarification?

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Our latest blog post discussing a recent decision by the English and Wales High Court in Thomas Barnes & Sons PLC v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC), may have clarified the UK approach to this contentious area of law but m...

Dec 28, 2022

ETC different than Budgeted labour units for not started activity

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Hello, So a collegue showed me a weirdd situation in P6: an activity that hasn't started yet, however the estimate to complete labour units are different (lower) than the budgeted labour units. It seems odd for this to happen and I can't think of any...

Jan 2, 2023

Delivering Expert Evidence is Becoming Harder

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Delivering effective Expert Evidence is becoming harder, at least in the UK, Australia and most likely other Commonwealth jurisdictions.  Traditionally the role of a Judge was to apply the law to the evidence presented by the parties to a dispute. In...

Jan 4, 2023

100 Global Calendars -

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I work on many projects, how do I ensure my 100 calendars and tons of resources etc do not infect the machines of people I give projects back to?  Shouldn't everyone always use Project Calendars if you ever share?  Shouldn't people always use "new Ca...

Jan 4, 2023

EPS Nodes & Project Files

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I have certain data fields that apply to all of the projects within a node. Rather than maintinaing that data on each project schedule file it would make sense to manage them at the EPS node. However the fields available to the EPS Node are limited. ...

Jan 9, 2023

Project Management - A Historical Timeline

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Our latest paper, Project Management - A Historical Timeline has been published in the January edition of PM World Journal. Read the full journal free of charge at: https://pmworldjournal.com/The objective of this paper is to put the development of m...

Jan 11, 2023

Technique for Computing Estimate to Complete (ETC) not working

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Hello,I am using Primavera P6 R22.12 but I had the same problem in P6 R19.12.I am trying to compute ETC using a PF = 1/CPI, but P6 does not recognize my CPI.My CPI for the project is 0.94, BAC $4,000 and EV $1,300. Using the techinque where PF = 1/CP...

Jan 11, 2023

Dispute management and forensics update

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As part of a 2023 project to look at the diverging legal approaches to assessing delay and disruption in projects, we’ve been busy updating out web pages:Dispute Managementpage looks at contract dispute management from the perspective that preventing...

Jan 14, 2023

Dispute management and forensics update

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As part of a 2023 project to look at the diverging legal approaches to assessing delay and disruption in projects, we’ve been busy updating out web pages:Dispute Managementpage looks at contract dispute management from the perspective that preventing...

Jan 14, 2023

P6 XML Import Technical Issue

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Hi,I have a P6 XML file generated from 3rd party software. The XML file imports into P6 v19 fine, which has an Oracle database. Trying to import onto other instances of P6 fails e.g. V16.1, v22.1 even Oracle cloud. I think there is an XML tag missing...

Jan 17, 2023

Importing into P6 using Microsoft Excel

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I have been using P6 a long time but only import actuals and changes using MS Excel occassionally.  I have forgotten the "little things", - it is not importanting all of the data - what are the common mistakes? - Do I have to put a U somewhere or inc...

Jan 17, 2023

Negative Float

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Hi everyone We all know that having a negative float means there is a constraint and it affects the EV calculations of LOE activities. In our company there are two finisg milestones 1- plan completion date 2- contract completuon date At the begining ...

Jan 17, 2023

Assessing Delay and Disruption Updated

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One of our core papers focused on dispute management has been updated as part of a refresh for this part of the Mosaic web resources. Assessing Delay and Disruption – Tribunals Be-Ware was designed to help ADR and legal professionals understand the o...

Jan 18, 2023