It feels as though I have learnt 2 years of planning skills in 2 days reading through these forums, so I thought I would try my luck with another query. In resource assignments I am trying to ascertain % complete instead of units using resource assig...
Hi All,Can anybody clarify the document that outlines and determines what makes up a schedule level? ie. Level 3 Schedule or Level 4 schedule. Is there an industry standard?Thanks!
Hi Guys, Not many folks know what Deltek PM Compass is. So, here's an article giving a great overview of of its features and capanilities http://bit.ly/JXf9Ln Complete with screen shots, it talks about the portfolio management capabilities that it ad...
Hello All, We have recently upgraded to Primavera 8.1 from using 6.2 6.2 was used since 2008 and we also used the timesheet application, we are now looking to bring in all historical timesheet data. The 8.1 database has been set up from 'out of the b...
I am looking for a solution that provides multi-project analysis and reportiing capabilities using Microsoft Project Server 2007 data files, similar to what is available in Primavera. This involves opening multiple projects, up to and including ...
During a candidate interview, what questions provide you the best indication of comprehension and experience?I have traditionally asked about project cycle, network diagraming, and general concepts.I would like to gather input in an effort to better ...
This question must have been asked a milliion times before but for some bizarre reason I cannot seem to find any posts on it.I am experienced with P5 but have not worked on P6 yet, which most of the employers are asking for nowadays. I was wondering ...
Hi plannersI have submitted a schedule to my manager and he has returned it with following comments;Critical Activities are more than non Critical Activities. Try to minimize these critical activities. Please Advice
Dear All,I am prastya from indonesiaIf the owner request to acceleration for one building (BSDG) of CFSPP project (not incritical path) but the other building incritical path still on going and the building have already delayed from schedule. Some ma...
Hi, I am concurrently setting the programme fom scratcg for the company i work. the activites to plan are an estimate of 1000. How long do u think it takes to move the data from MSP to primavera considering the impossbile import issues surrounding m...
A colleague of mine has an usual problem with scheduling. Whenever she updates the programme during progress reporting the activities change to milestones and this is not supposed to be. Please how can this be resolved as she has to manually add the ...
Hello P6 UsersI have shifted from primavera pr version 6 to vesion 8.1.I am surprised to see that Top down estimation feature is unavailable in new version.In version 6 it was avaialable in tools tab.has anyone noticed it? Please help if you know whe...
Hi AnalystsWould any one tell me the difference between Time Impact Analysis and Delay AnalysisCheersTanveer
Hi friends, Any body please tell how to set the global change after we restore a baseline project, I want to keep my base line planned dates unchanged while updating with the actual date ..your valuable reply highly welcome... Regards, Sunil
In an enterprise environment, how do you secure your calendar's so that no one else can edit or use them? And, what is the best way to print out the calender's and compare them for differences? Neville
Hi every body, I'm currently working as a planning engineer with Electromechanical subcontractor, this is my first time as subcontractor, now the main contractor is using P6, he send me the schedule he made ,and ask me to update EM works, and he refu...
Hi, I have upgraded from P5 to P6v7. Eariler It was Standalone version but now it is client version. I connected to P5 Database in MSSQL Server through P6v7 client. Database was connected but on staring the program , I am getting followign error: The...
Hello I have created new Project Codes & want to show them in a Column but I just get there Code Value appearing & not the Activity Code Value DESCRIPTION. How can I get the DESCRIPTION to appear in the Column View? Help greatly appreciated. Laura
Does your project exist in isolation? If not, here's four types of dependencies you need to think about bit.ly/JyeCkxColin
I have recently upgraded to the newer version of Asta with the Ribbon rather than the icons and for the most part I am getting on fine with it - however last week my zoom/scale bar at the bottom right corner of the window has disappeared - does anyon...