Hello Planners,I am trying to calculate an activity duration as: Quantity/Planned work rate value; I would like to obtain an integer figure for the duration instead of a fractionary, for example: 25000/10000= 2 and not 2.5is it possible?Thank you for...
Hi,Recently our project was migrated from P6v8.3 to P6v15.2. When I check resource assignment, particular resource shows to be assigned whne I check in 'Resource Assignment' Tab or 'Activity Tab - Activity Details'. However, when I check 'Resource' t...
Hi guys, Need some help regarding the error while exporting the file in excel format from Primavera P6This error came recently, the error states Export failed. Unexpected error from external database driver (1)Please contact your administrator to cor...
I know that a summary activity includes all activities below it and it's everything is calculated automatically according to activities below it.I also know what high level means.But I am confused if we should call a summary activity also a high leve...
Here's a look at the physical % complete type in Microsoft Project as a more accurate way to monitor actual work accomplished from duration or work expended http://ed.gr/hqqx
I have saved an MS Project as an XML file. I want to import it into P6, but the Primavera P6 - XML option is greyed out when I go through the import dialog. Is there a way to fix this, or a better way to get an MSP project into P6 (with logic).Also, ...
3 types of sponsorsA person acting in the role of the sponsor may take different approaches to fulfilling his role and present different attitudes and behaviours. The table below will help you determine what type of sponsor you are and take appropria...
Here's a look at how to employ resource codes to sort a Primavera P6 Professional resource database http://ed.gr/htpv
I am a fresh graduate of Petroleum Engineering from Nigeria. I however desire a career path in Projects/Cost Engineering. All I have is the desire, I don't have the requisite knowledge of what to do and what not to do. Hence, I am in search of answer...
In Primavera, they told me that using Start criteria instead of Early start (and then using data date range) is preferred. Why do we not use Early start within a range but not Start?
Hi all, is there a way to add a single predecessor to multiple tasks? Surely I don't have to go through and add it one by one??!!
Hi all, I'm looking for some help using VBA to delete rows in an MSP I own. There aretasks in my plan labelled as either "C" or "I" (as in Client or Internal) using a custom "text23" column. I'm currently having to manually delete, line by line those...
Here's a look at the ways the Primavera P6 EPPM administrator can control changes to the project baseline http://ed.gr/c0k6
HiI have a need to add WBS Summary & LOE activities into a group of contractors' programmes to aide with reporting.However, in order for these new activities to correctly take on the Start & Finish dates, it appears that I must reschedule the program...
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:4917:]]Project and program managers are the ones leading the projects and effectively managing resources, people and communication throughout the whole project life cycle.Being a Project Manager doesn’t require creating the sche...
Dear All, I have a schedule in Primavera P6 that which the Periods were never stored. We update this schedule on a weekly basis, and now we are in week 135. We are having issues with some stakeholders. The progress curve, which uses de P6 data, has v...
Hi,I have certain admin rights where I can create / edit the EPS. One of my schedulers can only see the EPS nodes that she has her projects under. She has 3 nodes, however, they are not showing in the same order as in the EPS structure. Is this somet...
Hi guys, this is my first post here.I am using Primavera P6 16.2 for my MSc thesis. Current problem that I have is that I cannot assign material resource for specific day of the activity, the fields are gray instead of white, as in few YouTube videos...
Hello Members...I am a Primavera/MS Project planner based in Australia with about 12 years of construction and IT planning experience. Due to certain family issues, I am looking at moving base to Singapore where I will be considered as a local for jo...
Hi,This seems to be a strange request, but has anyone experienced not being able to add pred & succ to an activity via the detail box?