Professionalizing Project Management
Forum TopicRead a good ebook on this subject: Professionalizing Project Management by Alex Rude, available via: www.lajafu.com/alexrude.Any other recommendations on this subject? Thx!
Dec 22, 2013
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Problem in material resource budgeted units after importing xer file
Forum TopicHi Everyone, i just imported a xer file, i discovered that durations & budget units of material resources are set to zero, any advice ?unit price is not zero and calculate cost from units is checkedBest regards,
Dec 22, 2013
% Progress Display Different in Jagged View
Forum TopicHi,I have noticed that my Planned and Actual % complete totals on the summary bars change when I view my project in 'Jagged View'Normal view shows 8.84%Jagged View shows 9.12% Does anyone know what is causing this?Thanks in advanceTom Morgan
Dec 23, 2013
High Rise Tower - Sample Primavera schedule
Forum TopicDear all,Greetings! Can anybody help me by sending "High Rise Tower - Project Schedule Sample" in Primavera - PM6 of any completed or ongoing project. This will help me in creating new project schedule of 60 storey including WBS, Activities, Resource...
Dec 23, 2013
P6 Resource Curves
Forum TopicThe Enterprise menu lists a number of cost curves (bell shaped, front end loaded, back end loaded etc..)How do I assign a cost curve to an activity or resource for a specific activity? Any help is much appreciated. Dave
Dec 23, 2013
Earned Value & Unit Percent Complete Type
Forum TopicDear Professionals;Please advise me if my understanding correct or notif we use a unit percent complete as a percent complete type and entering the actual units after progressed schedule and use set calculation of performance percent complete from th...
Dec 24, 2013
Time Unit --- HELP
Forum TopicPlanners, When I run the schedule, all activities are showing time for example: 27-Dec-2013 06:00Am to 29-Dec-2013 07:00Am. Whereas I have set 11hours work per day. I have even checked my user preferences, everything seems okay but this time i am una...
Dec 25, 2013
Values Stacked Histogram Wrong
Forum TopicHi all,Hope someone can get me out of my infinite loop I'm stuck in (i.e looking at the screen, be angry that P6 is not doing what it supposed to do, looking at the screen, etc. etc) When I look at the graph in the resource usage profile for a partic...
Dec 26, 2013
Planning Engineer Salary- Check if your salary is fair or not
Forum TopicHi all,I have prepared a good database for Planning Engineers salaries as per years of experience and country. So far about 300 planning engineer added their salaries throughout the salary survey.I invite you all to see what is the average planning e...
Dec 27, 2013
Admin Categories
Forum TopicGood Day Everyone,I am new here and i can only say this is the best forum i have seen for a while.Can any one please explain the effects of the : Baseline type and Unit of Measure tabs in the Admin Categories and which one is ideal for Proper plannin...
Dec 29, 2013
Procurement Problem
Forum TopicDear Planners,I am establishing an EPC Schedule for a water supply project contains 81 Km pipeline and three tanks. For the tanks there are a lot of mechnical items to be procured, what is the best way to include those items in the schedule? I am thi...
Dec 29, 2013
Step by Step Technique
Forum TopicHello Everybody hope u r fine & enjoying life.Hi I have experience in Primavera P6 & I prepared different types of schedule like basic Plan & update actual after set the baseline & i can prepared the Resourse histrogram & also load the Resourse on sc...
Dec 30, 2013
activities "not in any float path" at the schedule log report.
Forum Topicwhat causes the activities to be "not in any float path" reported at the schedule log output.
Dec 31, 2013
Can we change the relationships in Updated program While updating the baseline schedule??
Forum TopicHi All;Keeping the baseline unchanged,can we change the relationships in updated program based on the actual sequence off work ? Regards
Jan 1, 2014
This study is “Scheduling Practices and Project Success” by Dr. Andrew Griffith, PE.
Forum TopicThis is a publicly available article from the Guild Library...This study is “Scheduling Practices and Project Success” by Dr. Andrew Griffith, PE. This study looks at a variety of capital process industry project schedules, focusing on the practices ...
Jan 1, 2014
SAUDI OGER FINAL INTERVIEW FOR PLANNING ENGINEER ON MONDAY JANUARY 6, 2014
Forum TopicInviting all Planning Engineers both Male and Female with at least 6 months experience in P6 to attend the Saudi Oger's final interview on MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 at the address given below: Salary negotiable. NO PLACEMENT FEE TO BE COLLECTED. CONCEP...
Jan 2, 2014
The 1-2-3 of Primavera P6 Baselines
Forum TopicHere's a blog explaining the primary, secondary and tertiary baselines and how they work. You can read it here http://ow.ly/scW0X
Jan 2, 2014
Is Maintaining Drawings log list is planning Engineer Job? Guys kindly give your inputs
Forum TopicGuys kindly advice in this issue .
Jan 2, 2014
P6 Enterprise in Windows 8?
Forum TopicDear all,I'm planning to procure a laptop but not sure whether P6 Enterprise could be loaded in Windows 8 so I dropped by to ask if it's ok? Need your advise..Thanks ahead! Adelfa
Jan 4, 2014
Cost Loading Activities
Forum TopicHi Planners,Just wondering if someone can help me cost load a 'warehouse rental' activity in my P6 programme.I've got a 'Level of Effort' activity which reflects the duration of warehouse rental requred. I've set the duration type to 'Fixed Units/Tim...
Jan 6, 2014