Hi Guys is it possible to carry out detailed cost control/monitoring on a project using P6 software alone? simply we need to know the budgeted cost (as per our estimate/bid) Vs Actual cost spent at any instant of time. Actually i tried it in the foll...
Hi This question is really quite primitive but i would like to know if there are any advantages to a professional planner / scheduler if he switches from P3 to P6.what are the additional features of P6 (other than having an enterprise Environment)?ho...
Hi Everyone, I've just had job come up involving building some flats, the problem I have come accross is that during earthworks we found a underground bunkers, due to us not knowing this and the project manager not informing me. The client is now ref...
Dear All,I have a problem, The predessor completion date and sucessor start date are the same. For Example if predessor finishes on 25th Aug - 10 , the sucessor start on 25th Aug-10 instead of 26th Aug-10 with 0 days lag.I know this problem is becaus...
Resource Leveling – UnitsI am facing a problem in Primavera 6.7, in resource usage profile. I create a resource called steel and gave its unit as tones. But when I click for resource usage profile , I am getting units in “days” , can u suggest any so...
Hi guys is it possible to have two unit rates for a resource in P6. So that one is budgeted as per our estimate/bid and the other one is actual unit rate as per actual purchase. This is just to run the report of Budgeted cost Vs actual spent cost at ...
Can any one explain me what is "Progress Measurement Gate"... My Consultant sent me the comment as to "Provide Progress Measurement Gate for both Engineering & Construction".. Regards, G.Gokul
Hi,I guess there is no forum for Vico Control, so I just posted this here.I am trying out Vico Control in demo mode and I am having this difficulty, I cannot modify/create a new dependency between locations within a task.I have created a new project ...
Dear All,Pls do advice the various steps to do a what if analysis in P6.regards, Haresh Jayanth
The contractor exports (using P3e v.5) EPS level Activity Codes as Globals; We import, using P6.2.1, as .XER (code values to be updated) and although the Activity Code is in the dictionary and the assigned values are present (against each activity) t...
In P6, i want actual cost to become equal to earned value cost, How to do it by global change.
Hi, I work for Asta and just wanted to say that version 7 of TILOS is now available. Click here to download a trial. To find what's new in version 7, visit the TILOS home page at www.astadev.com/tilos Regards Jo Kaptein
Just saw a demonstration of Acumen wherein it was able to identify redundant logic ties (unnecessary). Was not able to find the same capability in either P6.7, Pertmaster 8.53, or Claim Digger. Has anyone seen this feature anywhere else? Could be ...
Hi Guys, Think I may be stuck and will lose thousands of pounds, working on building a new carpark in Scotland, we agreed with the company to do this under NEC3 OPtion C Target Contract with a activity schedule. However during the earth works we came...
I am considering investing in the P6 direct API data exchange tool for Tilos 7, has anyone tried it out?
Hello, I tried importing from P3 to P6 but had the following problems the importing was terminated with a VTFRN error Actvity codes were not assigned to activities I suppose the later is a consequent of the termination. Please any help. Cheers
Is it possible to create a filter or something similar to see the chain of predecessors without having to use the trace logic function? I do a fair share of work in Pertmaster which has this set up as a filter already. I specify a filter to start at ...
Is it possible to create a filter or something similar to see the chain of predecessors without having to use the trace logic function? I do a fair share of work in Pertmaster which has this set up as a filter already. I specify a filter to start at ...
Hi There, I have a project without base line which is approved. Now when baseline is assigned and has been updated of two months and I have exported the file of the same. After 6 months I want to compare the approved schedule with the updated schedul...
Hi Everyone As a rookie in the field of project management in the construction industry, I feel quite lost in finding the route to manage mega size of information and quite afraid of making any mistake in proceeding my role as an assistant to PM, I s...