Goodday everybody, I'm investigating the options to have a reliably integration between the project documents as they are managed in sharepoint, and the document status in primavera.I see a lot of planners and project teams, delivering a lot of effor...
What is the best way to account for time between receiving a deliverable and holding a meeting to assign roles, responsibilities and deliverables?Our team is building out activities in a WBS for the scoping portion of a project. Our start milestone ...
Would the project dates calculated based on the critical path method be the same regardless of the applied scheduling tool? Not always!!!Some time when I worked in large Telco company in Australia somene decided to replace their existing PPM system w...
For example, in the last 90 days of a project the contractor had 45 days brick pavers, the FS 45 days landscaping. What if both items will only take 20 days and can very easily be done at the same time? Do you have to leave that 90 days because app...
The publication of The Origins and History of Earned Value Management in the August edition of PM World Journal (Vol. XI, Issue VIII) marks the end (almost) of a long journey.This paper looks at the creation of earned value management (EVM) in the 19...
I am a senior Program - Project Manager (EPC) with 60+ years of experience on very large and complex projects. My experience shows that there is a misunderstanding in what a schedule is - and how to utilize one effectivelly. I want to quiz the schedu...
Hi All, When attempting to report from P6 via Oracle BIP for some reason I am unable to get all of the projects. I am wondering if there is a security setting or something that is holding these projects back from being reported. For Example:If I ha...
I will be busy helping run PGCS 2022 in Canberra next week (16th to 18th August). It is shaping up to be a great event with over 400 people signed up to attend: https://www.pgcsymposium.org.au/ Then my focus will shift to Project Controls Expo Aust...
How do I show "Actuals / early dates" from the baseline file - put the file as target but actuals not correct.
Hi Guys,I wanted to copy some activities over from one project to another but I had to keep the activity IDs the same. The only way I could get that to work was to import the XER into the other project, which did work.However, everytime I reschedule ...
Let’s consider the simple case:There is a project model with multiple users. Some of them are responsible for planning, change management, coordinating some subprojects, others can enter and change resource costs or just get their plans and enter act...
Is there a "time" reference for schedules? Gordian RS Means = Cost? ie, install 10k steel (of SF) for bldg Would it be useful? Sometimes it is not the project or schedule that is late, it is a bad completion duration based on conventional construc...
Way just to show the critical or driving activity connector lines in P6? (like we could in suretrak 20 yrs ago? (When is P6 going to incorporate AEC construction features instead of IT/programmers turtle pace guesses at features?)
I am having issue with viewing the spread updates by other user in our database and they can’t see mine too.It is weird because I can see the correct figures of any other updates from them.So, “calculate costs from unit” is unticked.We update the rem...
Hi friends, I'm working on the solar plant planning and I would to transport the schedule to see in time x location chart but, I can't think whitch the best way to choose the "location" because we are talking of the one big area, almost 450ha. Someon...
Average Scheduling Consultant rates? I do not know, I am guessing...I know it really depends on what you are doing: for example:High End Claims: ?180/HR - up to 20/Hr wk, short term General Consulting: ? 140/HR - like spread across 6-10 clients = 4...
best available Microsoft Power BI dashboards - seems like some companies are making them themselves - it would seem like it would be better just to customize one that is out there, seen any good ones for this? (or any you can't customize), has AEC l...
Hi All,I'm having an issue importing mpx files from MS Project into Primavera P6 v 17.12.In terms of the msp file, I've ensured there are no blank rows and that there is no logic or resources loaded against summary tasks. The calendar assinged to the...
Hi,Contractor's schedule is loaded with manhours for the progress measurement. Due to significant delays, recovery program is being developed with additional resources, means additional manhours to meet the agreed target date.Is it ok to add addition...
To all my EVM friends,we produce all those EVM metrics and indices each month / period and they get passed on from the Planning Report to the Project Report & Board Report and are endlessly discussed in isolation. What does CPI=0.7 or SPI=0.5 really ...