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P6 Training on Youtube

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Anyone make use of the P6 training posts in Youtube?Our ever-vigilant employer blocks Youtube but if there are some good resources, I'll take the time to download them and bring them in.Thanks.

Jan 30, 2017

P6 keep crashing

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Hello everyone,I have been using P6 v8.2 for a couple years but recently I found the software crashes more often when I do export/import, F5 and F9 for reschedule. The amount of schedules and people accessing the database have increased over the year...

Jan 31, 2017

Programme and Portfolio Reports

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Hi All,I would like to ask you if there are any standards for portfolio/programme controlling reports . I mean if I'm reporting  organisation projects (a group of projects) ,especially interventions.For example: the indicators shall be limited to PMI...

Feb 1, 2017

Activities starting at the end of the shift

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A couple on months ago somebody at work corrupted the most used calendar in the database. This has been rectified but I am now finding activities starting an the end of a shift rather than the start of the shift on the next day.I cant see why if the ...

Feb 2, 2017

Scheduling a Housing Project (600 Villas)

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Hello Experts,I will really appreciate if someone can help/guide me with scheduling strategy for the following query:Question: I have a project of 270 Villas having different types as follows:Type 4 = 255Type 6 = 15As per client's requirement WBS for...

Feb 2, 2017

P6 Nonlabor resource units multiply on import from another datebase

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HiI've been a member for a long time now & found hints & tips very useful, here's my problem.P6 Nonlabor resource units multiply on import from another datebase.I used P6 and had to copy my project to a different computer. I have many resources & cos...

Feb 2, 2017

Update material resource units

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Hello everyone,I am trying to update my actual blockwork quantites in p6. My activity type is physical % complete. I have physical % complete values. I manually enter all these values to units %complete in the activity details resource field. I want ...

Feb 3, 2017

Best Practice For Assigning Formwork resource

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what is the best practice to assign Form work resource in p6, i assign as material and fill in the budget units / time, but hthe issue is using budget units/time when tracking by month read the Qty. of formwork Muliplied by the duration for every ass...

Feb 4, 2017

Creating WBS in MSP

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Can anybody help me in creating WBS for it.1.queplumbing, common results for plumbing, schedule of piping, meter and gauges, schedule for piping and pumps, schedule for fixtures, domestic water piping, booster pumps, water distribution, general duty ...

Feb 5, 2017

Budget distribution in Recovery Programme

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HI,I made a recovery programme, developed from the latest update of the approved baseline programme. Budget is loaded in the programme. In the activity spreadsheet of the recovery schedule, the budget seems to be distributed not as per the dates. Man...

Feb 5, 2017

Safety Rules

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We are having some work done at our house and a young labourer was engaged in cutting bricks into headers with an angle grinder. My wife called out "Peter - where are your safety goggles?" Peter "In my toolbox" Wife "Well put them on or I'll slap you...

Feb 6, 2017

How do you insert weather delay allowance into a new schedule

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Hello,When you are preparing a baseline in the beginning, what is your practice to insert the anticipated weather or miscellaneous delays into a schedule?You put lags? if so where?You put an overall delay item in the end and decreases it as delays oc...

Feb 6, 2017

Paste Linking

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Hi all Can anyone please help me out and give me some guidance. I would like to set up a task pool that could be linked to the main programme I.e. If I was to alter the the task pool durations or operation it would automatically alter the main progra...

Feb 7, 2017

Primavera P6 EPPM Defining Baselines

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Here's how to display a project baseline and primary user's user baseline on the Gantt chart in Primavera P6 EPPM http://ow.ly/o3Ts308NScH

Feb 8, 2017

PDF writer not filling print area from P6

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Hi all,I am trying to create some PDF prints of a programme from P6 16.2 and when setting up a print for A3 and printing via pdf writer (i have tried Microsoft to PDF, CutePDF Writer and DORO) the writer is not filling the print area. When in the pri...

Feb 8, 2017

Critical Path Not Showing on P6 Schedule

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I am currently preparing a project schedule for a client. Project spec says: (1)  Schedule must show critical path. (2) Critical path should be defined as the "Longest Path" (3) Last activity (Project Finish Milestone) must have a "Finish On" constra...

Feb 8, 2017

Primavera Duration Types

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Hi all, could someone please explain with scenario/examples different duration types in P6. I am struggling to understand when to use what I.e fixed duration & units, fixed united etc. Appreciate your anticipated help, thanks

Feb 10, 2017