Hi All,PMBOK and some other project management standards describe two key methods for schedule optimisation: fast-tracking and crashing.Apart from these well-known methods, there is a method that hasn’t been described widely. So, let’s feel in thegap...
Some states list a "Calendar" with typical working days for simple ROAD projects. But simple road projects are more suseptible to rain than a rail project, but in this case they are using this "state calendar". Its not like we will give credits or ...
Hi, I am working on my presentation for next Project Controls Expo and need your support. In one of previuos posts it was stated that Asta can calculate project critical path DRAG. Could anyone demostrate how it works in Asta? Thanks in advance.
Contractor is submitting baseline with settings at "Calc Mult. Float Paths" using "Free Float" - would this do anything at all to change float values? what would this do to the schedule? should they be required to remove it? (Personally I like to ...
We keep having the issue of resource dates randomly changing. Not only do they not match the activity dates, after we fix them, a differnt batch crops up. I realize there is the check box to "drive activity dates" for a given resource assignment. H...
With concurrent delay, you get time but not money - but what if you need acceleration to stay on schedule? Do you have to pay them - why it was concurrent? Cannot slide such as you simply cannot let the schedule slide due to once a year environment...
Does anybody have info or a source on the lead time for Fiber Optic Communications cable?
Following retirement, I have for interest, used by 40 years planning experience to produce a series of level 1 schedules in excel covering a typical $300/400M Process Plant, built within a refinery complex, based on Owner's Board investment sanction ...
Best graphical tools to make Schedule data look better, more modern and professional?
Good Morning, I am trying to do a Global Change to change some resource Name ID's to a new set of resources. When I do my original Duration on the Resources tab is retained but the "Budgeted Units/Time" value changes back to the default of 1. Is it...
Hi Guys,I am dealing with window analysis with a lot if windows/projects/updates to compare, so here is my question:How can I maintain multiple baselines to project in 1 step?? Again: I want to maintain two or three project to my current opened proje...
P6 really needs a way to limit relationship lines. Seems like it is a spaghetti mess or northing...or filter items to get. Or am I wrong? Is there a way? What is frustrating is that P3 and Suretrak could do many of things 20 years ago that P6 sti...
Even though defining all the project attributes right from the start is essential, project managers sometimes fail to compile them all effectively, thereby leading to roadblocks later on. So, what should be the approach to create a comprehensive proj...
Various data-driven insights, facts, and figures are necessary to make informed decisions regarding the project and ensure its successful delivery. How do project reports help in that, and what are the essential ones that every project manager must k...
For example, on a claim where a contractor is claimng they were going to complete early and now they can't...#1 the contractor is starting later than the contract allowed, #2 they are taking longer than they showed on their schedule for the prelimina...
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...