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Forensic delay analyst/expert witness

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Hi, I'm currently in my last year of uni studying Quantity Surveying and my goal is to get into the dispute resolution/expert witness sector.I understand this is one of the most lucrative sectors to work in. Also will this role become dispensable wit...

May 30, 2019

Turning a non-resource level schedule into a resource loaded one (P6)

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I have taken over a schedule that is not resource loaded. However, management would like to add resources even though job has already started. The job is a EPC project. The constuction side is resoure loaded but not the engineering side. What would b...

May 31, 2019

Asta Easyplan - End Date

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Good morning,I'm hoping someone can help me solve an issue which is probably glaringly obvious, but I just can't find out where. I'm far from experienced in Easyplan and nobody here in the office is either. I am trying to create a programme that curr...

Jun 4, 2019

R&D Scheduling

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Anyone with experience feel free to shoot me down or give me an Attaboy for accuracy and laziness.The new position is to schedule R&D and resultant manufacturing. There is an engineering process of validation, with Prototype at the earliest level of ...

Jun 5, 2019

Baseline

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I am using a stand alone version of P6 and have run into an issue with BaselinesI create a baseline for each week to show variance for the work that was planned to be completed that week.   I have just recieved a notice that I have reached the max nu...

Jun 5, 2019

Project Driving Other Project

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Is it possible to 'turn off' one project driving another project on the same node?I have tried to make one project inactive. Without any joy....

Jun 6, 2019

Filter

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I want to compare the Physical % complete to the BL1 Physical % complete in a filter to show work accomplished in a weeks time period.  Can I build the filter in P6?Thanks for your help

Jun 11, 2019

Float Path Analysis

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Hi,I am looking to view the first 5-10 critical paths to help manage a project where more and more activities are losing their float, but cant find a way of doing this easily in Asta.Obviously the critical path is quite easy to see but the next logic...

Jun 12, 2019

BIM (5D Cost Modelling) & Forensic Claim Analysis

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Dear All,I am a Master degree student & also a Project Management Professional of 10years of experiance in Project Controlling.I am thinking of a theisis  about Impact of BIM in forensic claim analysis as a part of my studies. It would be really grea...

Apr 8, 2019

How to Get Project Percent Complete

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Good day,I have just made a new revised program for the project I have added new activities and loaded the material resources for the remaining activities (Concrete).How I can calculate the project percent complete?? depending on what?how P6 is calcu...

Apr 9, 2019

MSP XML file will not import to P6 despite being correctly formatted

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Hi all,I'm really hoping someone can help.I have managed to import several msp files (after converting them to xml) into P6 Professional 16.2 (EPPM). However, I've got four project files that just will not import. It gets to 50% and then drops out. E...

Apr 10, 2019

Multiple Project Data Dates

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Hello,I have two projects that are cross tied but have different data dates (they are a week apart). When I schedule I want the cross ties between the projects to be recognized but I also want the activities in each project to respect their particula...

Apr 13, 2019

Column Heading Shading / Font Colour Change

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Hi All,  I would like to change column heading row shading / background colour to light grey when I am printing out programme in ASTA powerproject,  Does anyone know how to do it?Your help would be really appreciated,  RegardsTaner

Apr 15, 2019

Non-working not shown on Summary Item Line

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Hi All,I am hoping to find a solution that displays the Non-working time shading over the task bars. I am able to format the shading over my whole programme but for some reason it 'disappears' over one particular line (68), and then reappears further...

Apr 15, 2019

2 week look ahead

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I am attempting to make a filter for a 2 week look ahead that shows the tasks and bars that are scheduled to be worked on during the 2 weeks.   They may be start dates that equal the dd+2 weeks or in progress tasks or ones with resume dates that matc...

Apr 18, 2019

Primavera P6 Professional v18.8 XML file import fails

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Hello,I have a Windows 10 computer. I recently updated Primavera P6 Professional to verion 18.8. Unfortunately, now my XML file imports fail everytime I try to import a P6 XML file or a MSP XML file. Imports fail for both a standalone MSSQL database ...

Apr 22, 2019

Grouping a layout

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I would like to group my layout on a given level of the wbs and belowSo I would like to select level 6 and below and not show the upper levels (1-5).   Is there a method by filtering or selecting that I have missed

Apr 23, 2019