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Waterfall vs Agile - time for delivery pros to take the high ground.

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I've been increasingly grumpy lately about the number of people who are taking polarized views of delivery frameworks and insisting that 'their' way is the only true north. Whilst it is great to see so much passion about delivery approaches, it is im...

Aug 7, 2017

Planning Swith to freelance work.

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This is for all UK based planners who are thinkng about going freelance but do not want to jump off the cliff of paid employment - just yet.There is a way that will let you dip your toe in the freelance pond to see if it suits you - working for Contr...

Aug 7, 2017

Resource Usage Profile problem

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Hello All,I have problem that budget and actual units before data date are not shown in the resource usage profile and spreadsheet any solution?

Aug 8, 2017

Critical Path

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Any expert, please help me out. What is the best way to get only one critical path in P6 rather than getting 2 critical paths in the same programme ?Cheers,Andy

Aug 8, 2017

Primavera P6 R15.1 Price/unit

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Hi I am new in Primavera P6 version R15.1When I was assiging cost to resources that I created, I couldn't find the Price/Unit column to assign the cost in, I just found Price/Unit4 and Price/Unit5 which they didn't work in further steps in the progra...

Aug 9, 2017

Revised Program in P6

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Hi Everyone.I'm currently working on a Revised Program from the last update (in P6), and I've already adjusted and Corrected all dates and Relationships and even I've used Global Change to make Planned % Complete and Actual Percentage complete equal,...

Aug 9, 2017

GPC Variable Amount Payment Page

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PAYING A PREVIOUSLY AGREED AMOUNT TO THE GUILD OF PROJECT CONTROLS:Please use the relevant currency payment option below to make payment for a previously agreed service or deliverable ensuring you enter the relevant "Tracking Reference".After pressin...

Aug 9, 2017

Shading Non-Work Time in Primavera P6 EPPM

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Here's a quick tip for how to specify calendar non-work time while accessing one or more Primavera P6 EPPM release 16.1 project schedules http://ed.gr/c81k

Aug 9, 2017

% Complete Column

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Hi,Please see attached screeenshot (http://ge.tt/7uuG97m2 ). . I previously used it in Asta.Now I need your help to do so in P6:   a) How to give Weekly planned % complete column and actual Weekly  % Complete column as I highlighled in rectangle?b)Ho...

Aug 9, 2017

Work load by shift issue

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I cannot get P6 to show work across both shifts in my resource profile despite the schedule shoing correctly as a 24h operation.I thought it must be a settings issue so compared all settings against my colleagues and they all match with his working f...

Aug 10, 2017

About resource Max. Units per time!!!

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In resources, max units per time means i have to add duration of particular material or machinaries in day or nos of material set or machinaries we are using in  a day.  Example, If I am using 4 Hydra then when I am inserting hydra as a resource then...

Aug 11, 2017

@ Risk assistance

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Forum MembersHopefully someone can point me in the correct direction here.I have 7 data points (actuals from a mini-project i'm currently doing - 2800, 4300, 8300, 11000, 13600, 14900, 17400) and would like to trend these out to week 26 to give me a ...

Aug 12, 2017

Consumable resource leveling capabilities of scheduling software

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Does this mean these the software can level consumable resources, or they just make a warning of some over allocation?Oracle Primavera P6:Adding Resources - Use this task to add resources to the resource pool. Resources include the personnel and equi...

Aug 13, 2017

EPC with emphasis on Procurement.

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Distinguished Planners, PM,Please i have issues measuring the progress with Ordered and delivered material. I built in every material in my program but the performance % complete keps reading zero wheni filter for procurement. How can i deal with thi...

Aug 14, 2017

Primavera & Planning Course

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Hey everyone,  I want to take a planning & primavera course and was wondering if someone can help me with the following questions: 1. What is the 102 course ? 2. Is it better to have an online course or a classroom based course? Thanks in advance ! 

Aug 15, 2017

Any recommended hierarchy colour schemes?

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Hello all,Wanted to ask if the planners on this forum follow any specific colour scheme on a programme?Just curious to know if you use a standard colour scheme on all propgrammes you use or have different pallettes for different programmes.This would...

Aug 15, 2017

keeping external links

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Morning all,I have a project with external links to a suppliers project.  well I have two to be honest.On one of them if they change the project number I lose the links and on the other I do not.My settings are all the same and I can't see any differ...

Aug 15, 2017

schedule % complete

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Hi ,I have some issues,I need to use Expense Cost and Man-hour related progress. I want to see the Planned progress and Actual progress based on the Expense Cost and Man-hour same time.I believe we can load Expense Cost as well as Man-hours to the Sc...

Aug 15, 2017