There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding around the intention and use of the DCMA 14 Point Schedule Assessment. Following on from several discussions over the last month or so we have updated our White Paper: DCMA 14-Point Assessment Metrics and ...
Hi All,I have an activity in Primavera with a duration of 15 Days but I need the resource till 10 the Day. Is there a way to spread the budgeted resource to only the 10th Day ? ThanskJithin
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:8431:]]Calculating a projected project completion date is subjective! Depending on the tools used for assessing the status, and predicting the completion, of this simple project the assessment can vary from:· We don’t re...
I make revised plan for my project but there is a problem the performance % complete does not equal the cost % complete ?
At times, there may be two project activities that have the potential to be carried out simultaneously, but the second activity can only begin after a certain delay following the initiation of the first activity. The minimum required delay is usually...
Dear Sir,I have a PPMDB Sqlite database created in Primavera P6 Version 16 which I want to open in Primavera Version 17 (Standalone).But I get the following error :1. THE APPLICATION AND DATABASE VERSIONS DO NOT MATCH & then 2. SQLITE DATABASE FAILED...
Dear All,How do you make specific activities in p6 start only on Monday irrespective of their predecessor finishing day. I don't want to assign constraints.
Is there any advantage of having the CPCM certificate, for those in Planning & Project Controls Profession.RegardKannan
Hi all, Working for a Contractor on a project using IChemE Burgundy contract, having worked mostly on projects using NEC Contracts..... There doesn’t appear to be any specific information within the Contract as to the correct process of preparing a i...
Develing examples to demonstrate Volume Lags and Point-to-Point dependencies I have realised that it also could be used to demonstrate indirect resource dependencies. Reviewed scheduling fragment was with two activities and one dependency. It is easy...
I Work as a scheduler for an asset owner in the chemical industry and within our team we deal exclusively with the preparation, planning and scheduling of turnarounds for different factory sites. Due to a lack of schedulers, often a scheduler is hire...
Hi All, Good morning, I have below question and I appreciate if you give me any soultion, I have 8 projects and more than 40 contractors and one layout for each, every week I create 40 layouts and 40 repetitive works, is there any way to create PDfs...
Hello AllNeed your support in excel.Need to calculate % complete based on duration consumed from dates with an IFS formulaThe tableStartFinish1-Jul-2312-Jul-2315-Aug-2330-Aug-2315-Sep-2310-Jul-2324-Aug-230%7%80%100%100%46 Duration Complete3374646 Tha...
In previous discussions, we explored the benefits of employing Volume Lag and Point-to-Point dependencies for emulating activities that shift in parallel. However, due to the limited support for these features in many planning tools, some planners ha...
Hi everyone, my first post here! As the title says, my goal is to obtain S-Curves within Primavera that compare the budgeted units of activities using the baseline dates to their actual units using the current schedule dates.I've read that "Resource ...
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:8461:]]The baseline schedule is a critical document that defines the scope, sequence, and duration of the project and its activities. It also serves as a basis for measuring and reporting the project progress and performance. Th...
Hi, I required troubleshooting in my P6, The WBS Hierarchy sequence is not followed in my activity window in my P6. This started when I imported an external .exr file into my P6. My whole P6 has started to follow the WBS disturbance. The screenshots ...
The purpose of project controls has been defined as: Project controls are the data gathering, management and analytical processes used to predict, understand and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of a project or program through the ...
Based on the Critical Path Method, the last task in a project is always critical. However, practically we know that the day when the project is going to be completed is never really critical. Instead, we care about Go live, Release, Practical Complet...
Hello everyone,I'm wondering if anyone has VBA code or any other type of written code that allows you to generate an Excel Gantt chart and all related elements with a single button click from Primavera?