I'm a QA engineer and often find myself stuck between technology and business people who speak 2 speak totally different languages. I'd like to improve communication between groups, what are some of the biggest challenges you face as project manager...
I am having a problem with my schedule in calculating multiple float pathsThe contractors schedule submitted to me has over 6000 activities this is my first month on this project and I am not very familiar with this schedule. For some reason whenever...
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Hello Vladimir,I have created an Excell Macro that will generate an "oper" document and save it as a text tab delimited file, in order to import activities into Spider. I have set up the Macro to create for all activities all the "Standard" column va...
I have used P3 forever (20 years), just switching to P6...at least the cost part...Why can't I just simply add a budgeted Total Cost to an existing schedule? This schedule was made by somebody else...somehow the cost appear when you add resource uni...
I need to know where I can apply a schedule number and revision number to the schedule.I also need to know how this information can be generated in the border. I have tried this in the page set up but when I open up another project the information th...
The two most common categories of resources on CPM software are; renewable resources and consumable resources.Renewable resources are renewed as soon as a particular activity using the resource ends. Only the total resource use at every time instan...
Looking for links to free references that have quantified the benefits of using the FEED/FEL project steps (stage gate) in lieu of not doing so. Is the extra time justified? If so, by how much? How much more time is expended in Basic Design with F...
Hi There,Please advise if we can generate an S-curve on P6 without any resources and cost on the activities. I've been trying to do this but it seems that the software cannot do it.Any suggestions?Thanks.
Hi There,Please advise if we can generate an S-curve on P6 without any resources and cost on the activities. I've been trying to do this but it seems that the software cannot do it.Any suggestions?Thanks.
Hi, I was learning how to use Primavera back in college around 2007 and had not use it since. I just started using it again for Scheduling in my new office. In the previous version that I used when I was in school, when you linked two activities, the...
Hi, I want to schedule a task based on the resource availability. As per plan:Project Start date is 02.06.2013Piling Work Starts on 02.06.2013 by default, duration is 90 days, end date of piling is say, 01.09.2013My resource , the piling rig will be...
Hi all,I am facing a problem.I have created a programme and filtered some activities using Activity codes.I want the resource usage profile for the filtered activities alone.How can this be done?-AJ
Hi, The contractor was handed over the land to build the road for the govt. agency. Some utilities need to be shifted in which statutory undertakers (SU) were involved. As per the contract, the contractor needs to pursue the matter with the SU for ob...
Hi All. Can anyone please help? I am trying to creat a level of effort activity and have linked it as a SS with its predecessor and FF with its successor both with zero lag. When I schedule, the level of effort activity only shows the start date as s...
I am new to P6 and I'm new to Planning Planet.So far I have;I am trying to compare 2 schedules; 'Pre-Impact' and 'Post-Impact'. I have progressed the two schedules to different dates (including actual dates and any re-sequencing).Both of the above s...
I have a schedule that is progressed to a specific date. I want to filter it to show the critical path activities INCLUDING the completed critical path activities.It seems that once a critical path activity is complete, P6 no longer recognizes it as...
Hi,I have a fixed schedule from previous project and I want to use it on another project with exact same activities, relationship, and everything. But when I changed the data date, the critical path also changed. Does anyone know why is this happenin...
I am able to import P3 files(activities around 3000++) into Primavera P6, however, i am not able to import a 17,000++ activities file into P6, i am getting the message of Unable to Open "FileName" in directory C:\P3WIN\PROJECTS. so could someone give...
hi to all dear expertsi need a piece of advice from u guys. I m doing job as planning engineer since 6 years in a construction oil & gas co. I have done PMP and now want to grow more in project management field. I m planning to do MS-PM. its a 2 year...