From time to time we get asked about the Primavera P6 Calculations User Preference settings in Primavera P6 Professional and what impact it’s having on a schedule. Here we take a look at the options, and then explain what it all means http://ow.ly/Wq...
Hi,I have the following issue regarding how Primavera calculates lag between activities depending on the "Calendar for scheduling Relationships Lag": I have inherited a programme that has been set to calculate lag with the 24 Hours Calendar. That pro...
What is Rubix?Rubix is an analytical tool that improves project controls professionals’ scheduling efficiency and accuracy. What scheduling software does Rubix work with? Rubix works with Primavera P6™. (You can connect directly to a P6™ database or ...
Hi friends, My MSP Schedule is matched with P6 schedule in terms of duration, Pre & Suc, leads & Lags, resources, calendar. Without leveling the resource, the both MSP and P6 is matched 100%. When enabling the level resource option in Both, P6 dates ...
Hello,I have been using Primavera for a while, but never used the visualizer before. I wanted to give it a try. Either I start inside from P6 or from Windows. Available projects list is always empty. Do you know any specific reason or any solution f...
There are numerous ways to handle resource over allocation. The key is knowing how to investigate resource over allocations in Microsoft Project. Here we investigate a few http://ow.ly/AelN307IpS3
Any suggestions out there on a way to extract the amount of actual bodies I will have on a jobsite after I have all my resource loaded.I suppose I could export the units out to an excel spreadsheet and get it from there based on my units max per day,...
I'm working for a chemical company in Germany with different site locations. We all use Primavera P6 to plan our turnarounds.A strange thing happened yesterday. Suddenly we noticed after logging in that a user defined field which we have created at t...
First of all, thanks to all the contributors who have provided their invaulable ideas and experience. My one main concern while deleoping the schedule is the resource loadng. The one piece of information I am falling short is the crew si...
Here we check out Adrega PI's Primavera P6 project Compare reporting feature http://ow.ly/lmA0307OU30
HiI want to export time distributed costs to Excel to include resource and expenses (which are loaded to milestones). There are reports in P6 that will do the resource costs but not the expenses. I want to the costs to be time distributed by financia...
Dear All,, I got a project that will complete within 2-1/2 yrs with estimted manhour of 175,000 Hours, I drafted a schedule that loaded with manpower. Expert advise how much direct workers required to complete the work activity. Thanks a lot.RegardsR...
Hi All, please can anyone help. I am trying to build a schedule for a 3year contract that has a lump sum limited liability contract for the first 6months. The plan is to use these first 6months to finalise and approve the design which will then be us...
Hi,I am importing an updated schedule into our EPS and since the last update, I am not getting any Resource Id's. Budgeted Hours are fine, just no res. id's.Always importing as a new project, and previously did not have this issue. Contractor has pro...
Hi All,I'm planning to buy a new tablet, as i travel alot, i want to buy a tablet which can access p6 professional compactably.Kindly suggest performing tablet for P6 on budget.
What is the correct or preferred way to do this and why. Say you have a concrete activity that will require 4 days to complete and then 7 days to cure out before you can erect steel. Do you create an 11 day activity (4 days + 7 days) with relationshi...
Mind-Mapping Your Way to Better Microsoft Project Plans
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I have a situation where I have a task of 25 days duration that cannot be split and a shutdown period of one month. What I'd like to be able to setup within Project 2013 is the 25 day task so that it ends no later than the start of the shutdown perio...
One of the issues with the integration of Primavera P6 and Deltek Cobra is how to best use the integration to update the Cobra WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) code file with the P6 WBS. Here we take a look at how to do this http://ow.ly/DFfO3082MOl