resource allocation
Forum TopicCan we automatically generate resource for the activity depending upon the budgeted quantity.
Oct 29, 2012
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Permanent Resource - Calendar, Working Time, Overtime
Forum TopicHi all, Is there a way to numerate total working time that a resource has been allocated, with separate figures for standard working time and overtime? Currently I have a library of resources which i regularly use. I have duplicates of resources for ...
Oct 29, 2012
Budget Cost
Forum TopicHi to All P6 Users, Anybody aware of the values displayed on their screen something like this as shown in the image?The value shown on the Roll up Total Amount is different from the Total Cumulative Value at the end of the period.Some resource are sh...
Oct 30, 2012
Cost Of Prefabrication And Erection Work
Forum TopicHello,Please advise me, concerning the cost of prefabrication and erection work of CS (carbon steel) and SS (stainless steel) piping.A bad welder welds one joint of welding (pipe 2'' diameter) per day???? Correct me please.Is there a website to cla...
Oct 30, 2012
Seasonal work, make an activity stay within one season
Forum TopicHi, I'm planning a project with a lot of seasonal work. The season is usually from 1. april until 31. of november. The activities are usually 5 months in total, and the project would not want the contractor to stay on the project over the winter. I...
Oct 30, 2012
DOs and DON'Ts of PRA
Forum TopicI am in a company that is new to using the PRA tool, despite having used P6 for a few years.My question(s) is, what must we be aware of and to have performed when taking our P6 plan and importing it into PRA?I understand that some things have to be ...
Oct 30, 2012
Using Expenses in P6
Forum TopicHiCurrently i'm working with a schedule where i use expenses tab to insert the cost for all the activities. Now i'm facing a problem where when i update the progress at the status tab, the Actual Cost and Remaining Cost don't change. What i know is i...
Oct 30, 2012
IPM Day Is This Thursday!
Forum TopicInternational Project Management Day is this Thursday. How are you celebrating it? http://ow.ly/eSvFq
Oct 30, 2012
Primavera P6 R8.2 : Using the Progress line on the Gantt Chart
Forum TopicHey everyone! We just released a new blog covering the use of the Progress Line on the Gantt chart in P6 R8.2. Do any of you P6 users use this functionality? http://mssprojectsanalytics.com/blog/bid/237766/Primavera-P6-Release-8-2-Progress-Line-on-th...
Oct 30, 2012
Planning Engineer Needed
Forum TopicHi Guys, Just wondered if there were any planners / schedulers in the Humberside / North Lincolnshire area that were looking to work for a large E&I company on an oil refinery. I am leaving my position as a planning engineer here and have been aske...
Oct 30, 2012
XER to SDEF Conversion utility for P6
Forum TopicDoes anyone know where I can download the following conversion utility file "XERP330Convert.exe"? I need this for a COE job. I have gone to the COE RMS webiste and searched elsewhere, but have only found SDEF conversion files for P3. The Primavera ...
Oct 30, 2012
where did top-Down Estimation go in P6 Rel. 8.1 ??
Forum TopicHi All,i checked P6 Rel 8.1, i did not find the top-down estimation tool that was in P6 rel.7. that was a good tool to develop a quick cash flow.did oracle replace this option with any other way to do the same thing!!!thanks
Oct 30, 2012
Productivity and Norms
Forum TopicHi,Need some assistance in buildig up the as built productivity.I was thinking of classifying under such category as belowExcavationBored pilePilecapRaft SlabGround beamColumnSlabAny idea what unit should I use if I were to build this in relation to ...
Oct 31, 2012
Delay due to increase in rebar size and qty
Forum TopicHi,Can I have advice on the impact to installation for increase in rebar density? Can I argue that it will increase in construction time?Also kindly advice if I can use productivity of rebar which is tonnes/day to fight for EOT if the overall weight ...
Oct 31, 2012
Actual and base version. Add new info?
Forum TopicSorry for bad language. As update baseline project with new information? Baseline project was placed with docs old, in process of construction, amount may be changed, new information is recieved . Plus new construction documents is going out. Chan...
Oct 31, 2012
Total number of activities
Forum TopicHello friends, I need a favour, please guide me how to calculate the total number of activities in a Project. Regards, Sivaganesh
Nov 1, 2012
PMI-SP vs APM vs Guild of Project Controls vs Bachelors Degree vs Masters Degree -Which do you rate?
Forum TopicI'm particularly interested in the opinions of those who commission planning work and/or recruit planners. How much importance do you place on a planner having a qualificatation? Which of those listed do you rate and the most attractive, and why? W...
Nov 1, 2012
The Future of Project Management - redefining the role of a Project Manager from a generalist to a functional specialist
Forum TopicHey All,I currently write my EMBA Master thesis on the subject:"The Future of Project Management -The benefit of redefining the role of a Project Manager from a generalist to a functional specialist"In this thesis I want to work out the benefits of r...
Nov 1, 2012
Updating of Milestone Activities
Forum TopicWhen updating a job usually things happen different to as planned so even milestone activities must be updated correctly.Sometimes the actual date of a Milestone is not clear and errors do happen so I wonder if there is a way to model Milestones that...
Nov 2, 2012
MS Project Resource Allocation
Forum TopicDear ExpertsPlease can you guide me:1. I had a PLANNED number of hours as 10 but the developer finished it in 5 hours ACTUAL. He is not overloaded If I put in MPP, as task completed, I get overloaded figure to it's name. How can I resolve it.Without ...
Nov 2, 2012