I have a question on how to setup the Mega/Complex project structure.the project cost is more than $1 billion, the execution team come from more than 4 region, each region has at least 2 teams. all the team member should charge hours, and their charg...
I am a planning and project control professional with 15 years of post qualification experience. So far what my understanding is that career growth opportunity in project management functional domain is quite high and like my fellow professionals I a...
Hi everybody,Do you know if there is a specific rule / code / good practice to measure folowing ratio : Qty of Task / Qty of links ?I know that DCMA proposes to check 14 points throught schedule, and the closer one to check the logic. But this doesn'...
Anyone interested in the format for an Integrated Master Plan for entrepreneurs and USA Federal Contractors
Attempts at an accurate schedule vs owner insistence on 21 Cal. Day review times. These are not always compatible - what is your opinion. I have argued that average is better, and that just because you have less than 21 days in the schedule doesn't ...
Hi All,Once a week, i update and schedule my P6. This week I noticed that some of activities' Total Actual Units doesnt Equal for the same week Cum At Completion Labor Units.In my case they all should be the same, I think (Because my Budgeted Labor U...
Hi Everyone, I have an activity (as shown in the screen shot below) which will not allow me to reset the Remaining Duration or Atr Complete Duration or force an Expected Finish Date because of the message 'Remain Finish Date cannot be earlier than Re...
"Approved as Noted" is one my favorite things. You turn in a submittal, they don't like everything - but enough is ok it is "Approved as Noted" which means you will "should" fix those things in the next update. But can you use that on a baseline? a...
Hi Plannners, Just wondering if anyone has any other suggestions / modified method for ETC calculations ???. The PF using CPI or SPI in this calculation only looks at the past and not necessarily realstic in a dinamic project enviroment .Therefore t...
Hi All,Need some information.We have been awarded a Project and the Project Manager wanted to show a Level 3 schedule to the Client but internally he wants a Level 4 schedule. So should I have to make 2 schedule ie Level 3 and Level 4 or can I srink ...
Hi All, Just wanted to know when we Export a Project will the Project Calendar also be exported with it. If not how can we export the Project calendar, either with the Project or Individually. ThanksJithin
the SOV is usually loosely tied to the Schedule, how do you handle Unit Price items to a lump sum SOV project? Just add an item and update it each month? Or base it on an estimated end of project project total? Are there any special considerations...
Dear All I need some explanation on manhours calculation for resource loading for p6 and MSpAs for my understanding, in p6 the manohurs is called - Budgeted Labor UnitAnd for MSp it is called work hourQuest 1 - Is my understading correct for the abo...
Dear All I need some explanation on manhours calculation for resource loading for p6 and MSpAs for my understanding, in p6 the manohurs is called - Budgeted Labor UnitAnd for MSp it is called work hourQuest 1 - Is my understading correct for the abo...
Hi,I am trying to work out how to shorten my timescale from the months being Jan/Feb/Mar etc to J, F, M so that we only see the first initial of the month?I have been googling for ages but can't seem to find a solution anyway so hoping somebody here ...
Info for after that fact baseline - reference for how long a parking lot light pole procurement should take? For example, is there a standard source to say what a "fair" duration would have been. Due to circumstances - occasionally a fair after the...
Hi Planners,I am preparing S-Curve for construction project, let's assume the planned progress for the month is 60% and the actual progress is 55%, we are 5% behind. It is not necessary mean that the planned completion date has shifted or should go f...
Hi All, Rod again...... Just wondering (in the EPPM Server based world), can the Login ID be displayed at Project level? If I have 400 projects, can I group them by Login Id? Much Appreciated, Rod
Hi Everyone,My name is Bob Malin. I just wanted to put my site out ther as I have done on LinkedIn over the years. It's nothing fancy, but I hvae put a ton of content out there after being a P6 consultant for 6 years and working for the Construction ...
Hi All,I am putting together a project S-curve analysis presentation for project managers and I am looking for a reliable source that can provide a comprehensive scurve analysis practice, specifically Early and Late data S-curve with actual progress...