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Benifit Plan Utilization in Primavera P6

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Hi All,I was established Spending plan for a project in Primavera P6 ,and while doing so I have come across the "Benifit Plan"  column in "Spending Plan" tab.I have tried to seach about this but have not yet cleard my concept.can anyone please tell m...

Nov 28, 2011

Need help with MS Project Macro!!!

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Hi,Im very new to writing Macos, especially when it comes to Microsoft Project. I need a specific macro that carrys out the following actions:Lets say I have a project with the following data...Unique ID --- Task Name --- Start --- Finish1 --- A1 ---...

Nov 29, 2011

WBS

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Nov 29, 2011

Sticky Threads

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I note at the bottom of the website there is mention of sticky threads. -How do we go about setting up sticky threads? As a moderator, can I make a sticky thread, or is it only PP admin?   There are a few stickys I would like to setup -a list of FAQs...

Nov 29, 2011

Resources

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Hello,   I would like to know how you are working with resources in MSP 2007/2010. My problem is the following,   Activity A is 10 days long and 100h. The first 5 days the workload should be 20h and rest 5 days the remaining 80 hours. Anyone with exp...

Nov 30, 2011

High Resolution P6 EPPM Screens

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Hi Guys,I found these on the web and thought I'd post them here http://bit.ly/otKHgj. Very nice and useful if you need to make a presentation.Colin

Nov 30, 2011

Project Copying

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To my Friends   Very new to p6,so my Question is, when copying a completed project and renaming it, is there any way to remove the actual start & finish times in one hit (currently removing each start & finish one by one) exactly the way we use the f...

Dec 1, 2011

DATES IN RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS WINDOW AND ACTIVITIES WINDOW DIFERENT

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Good afternoon, When working with resources we found that a few of our activities have diferent dates in the activities window than in the resources assignments window. In those activities P6 do not do the allocation of the budgeted units correctly D...

Dec 1, 2011

P5 - Issue with 2 default calendars

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The issue is 2 default calendars are ticked. If I try to untick one the message we get is {One default value is required.} If we try to assign another calendar as default the event code 2DVWV-3590-8 occurs. has any one experienced this? 

Dec 1, 2011

Critical Path within Artemis Project Views

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Hi, hope this is the correct forum. Just wondering if anyone has done a critical path using Artemis Views. I start a new job in a couple of weeks and this is he planning system the company is using.   Thanks

Dec 1, 2011

Need help in preparing a schedule for a project plagued with problems

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Hello Every one,   I am a planning engineer for 15.6 KM Road project which consists of 4 Tunnels and 3 Bridges. This project is being executed in a hilly terrain. This project started way back in 2006. This project is being plagued with problems. Aro...

Dec 2, 2011

Creating a company planing procedure

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Hi Fellow PlannersCan anybody give me pointers as what this consists of and how to go about creating one ?thanx in advance

Dec 2, 2011

constraints in MS project

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Hi can I use two constraints in MS project I have a task that should finish no later than some date and should start no earlier than some date ... and any time between that period ... I will have to level afterwards and I want MS project to fit this ...

Dec 2, 2011

Filters in MS Project

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Please advise if it is possible to make the same filtering in MS project as we can do in primavera.. I mean suppose i want all acitvities that start after some date and finish no later that some date.... Thanks much

Dec 2, 2011

Global Change in P6 V7

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Hellow Friends,I just started joining this team. I felt it is useful to develop knowledge and excel in Planning and I express warm greetings to all.Could any one please clarify that Global Change in P6 would be applicable for individual project or al...

Dec 3, 2011

OPP's - OUT-OF-SEQUENCE minimisation

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Out of sequence events seem to be common , even when one's is trying to schedule only with Free Float and Zero Lag. How can one minimise this in OPP ?There is so muchs one can check the Schedule Logic for 400 plus activities. Is the3re any SSR tools ...

Dec 3, 2011

3D Work Breakdown Structure (3D WBS)

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Let’s talk about WBS ! The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the heart of project management. All the project management disciplines described in the PMBOK turn around it. I developed a theory about it: the 3D model or 3D WBS. Simply, there are: - Ar...

Dec 4, 2011

Data Date Issues - Help Required Please

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I am having trouble when I reschedule my programme. My calendars (both work and resource) are set to 10hr days start 7am - finish 5pm. When I reschedule my data date to be 26-Nov 00:00 - the activities starting on the 26th show as starting at 7:01 - ...

Dec 4, 2011