I often read about getting backup from contractors for schedule information. The following varies greatly, but based on a wide swath of the AEC industry contractors largely and commonly do what they want. A large problem on large projects is gettin...
The Project Managers 4 The World, Charity Event on April 27 & 28, 2022: 24 hours talk around the clock in support of children and families from Ukraine is over.My presentation was: Governing and Leading Projects using Earned Value Management (EVM). G...
This is from an example that Zoltan did...how did you/he get just the ends, remaining duration portion red? Below that is mine, I assume he used a date filter but what filter would that be? - remaining duration? Zoltan usually beats people to the ...
I set up the usual start, finish (better than ES,EF) and then the Later Start, Late Finish. For simple things like my Start Milestones that have ACTUALS, I get a value in the Late Start and even worse gives me a big float bar. There should be no fl...
In theory, it shouldn't be that much more because you complete the same work faster. If you are going from 40 to 50 during the week, possibly the same resource couldn't work the Sat. But lets assume it does. Does this mean x 1.5 factor x 1/3 of th...
Cost Overruns on Early Canal & Railway Projects is our latest paper looking at the evolution of cost engineering, published in the May edition of PM World Journal: https://pmworldjournal.com/#in-this-issueCost Overruns on Early Canal & Railway Projec...
Hi,I have currently been trying to import Microsoft Project XML Programmes into Primavera P6 Professional R16.2. Every Time i attempt to this, i get a EInOutError with the event code CNFF\-0464-A and the description 'Could not find file\bin\java.exeW...
Hi,I have currently been trying to import Microsoft Project XML Programmes into Primavera P6 Professional R16.2. Every Time i attempt to this, i get a EInOutError with the event code CNFF\-0464-A and the description 'Could not find file\bin\java.exeW...
Hi everyone. As a civil engineer I'm currently working in a industrial project as a site rough works engineer. I want to pursue my career as a planning or cost control engineer. How can I have comprehensive knowledge of other disciplines (mechanical,...
Hi All,I've just noticed that when entering progress into PowerProject v16, it's adding new Task ID's, so for example, a task id would go from "1013" to "1227, 1013". This is when I have 'live' data as the option for the field. Does anyone know why...
For those of you that deal with the Schedule of Values vs CPM schedule connection: I have been on project where the CM/owners leave items at 99% to make sure punchlist items are corrected...- that skews the schedule when items are essentially 100% co...
Some of the old hands will remember me as the lead poster and mentor om PP about 8 years ago.I left this site to join LinkedIn but have now cancelled my membership because it has morfed into a peurile version of Facebook.I have suggested that circa 1...
I am Mike Testro and I am a Consultant Delay Analyst. I am a builder with 60 years experience including 40 years on EOT. I know what I am talking about on this subject.I am offering a one day Peer Review of your Delay Analysis EOT claim.Have you cove...
"The Contractor mus provide a preliminary schedule reflecting the Contractor's planned activities during the first 45 calendar days after NTP0. This preliminary schedule must be submitted within five (5) calendar days after NTP0." - this is broad, ...
Industry norm? if progress is through December you call the your Dec. Update, not Jan correct? That is the way I have always seen it, and it is best to use Jan 01 as the data date correct? - that way you get all of Dec. - that is better than messing...
Combining 6 projects = combine or make subprojects - what is a must? In a perfect world they all use thesame WBS and Code Structure. But they won't, can you use different activity codes if you use sub-projects? Can the id's be the same? A mandato...
When you make a project a baseline to another project it disappears from the EPS until it is restored. Is it possible to view all of the project that are currently baselines (and so not in the EPS), without going into every project to find them.
Merging projects - can you have different project codes and different calendars? My guess is that you have to have the same project codes with the same lengths or you have to make them match before every clean up. My guess is that it is better to h...
HiAnyone here uses a bespoke solution for CMS that integrateswith PM6 for monitoring Forensic Delay events and utilzing the dashboards in the CMS.As Delay Events can be addressed in PM6 a couple of vendors selling a CMS have reached out to us with a ...
A Baseline Critical Path can have float! best way to show it? Example, I worked on project where half the scope was removed before it started but the completion date did not change. There is a school of thought you just stretch to fit to get 0 Floa...