Hello all,I have been using Project Scheduler (aka Project Scheduler Network in France because PS here is the acronym for "Parti Socialiste") since 1991.My opinion is that Project Scheduler always was far ahead of Microsoft Project; when the editor S...
Hi All,I am new to this forum and am in need of advice specially if we have Australians here.I have been in Australia in for quite some time now. Before that I have around 1 year of experience working as a junior scheduler in India. I am looking to b...
Dear all,I have been using MS Project for a while and now have allocated some time to look at other programs. As a part of this investigation I compared resource leveling algorithms of them (I am one of those, who believe, that resource leveling is v...
Dear All,Could you please guide me sequence of construction progress calculation in EPC contractor and what is the factor we need to consider while calculating the construction progress.Please reply me [email protected]
Dear all,In the parallel thread I published results of resource a leveling engine comparison, which I did on Microsoft Project, Primavera, Asta Powerproject, and Spider Project. However some people pointed out that my test results may be a bit “color...
Dear Frnds,i am trying to loading cost for the activities in P6 program by importing cost loaded in excel file but it is not getting loaded.Could some1 please help me by listing out the sequence of operations required or what would be problem in load...
Dear Primavera users,Can Anyone advise me on how to show weekly totals (durations) in P6?This was possible in P3 - but am struggling in P6I need a number for total programme days per week - displayed at the bottom of the screen.Hope someone can help ...
Wishing all Planners over the globe happy and prosperous new year. Heartily thanks to each and every one for helping in each stage of planning career.Have a happy and great year ahead.Kind Regards,Rajesh.
When I create the 3 scenarios for a project I usualy have to change the Material Consumption [per Unit Volume] for each material assign an activity. This is very time consuming since I usualy have 100+ materials for a project. When I asign materials ...
I am updating a microsoft project baseline only on the basis of % completed recieved from contractors for diffrent activities.My schedule is just a list of activities with no cost or resource linked to it. Is it the tright way to update the progress ...
Hi Guys, Here's a free 40 page Ebook (with no registration required) on "Understanding Dashboards in Primavera P6" http://ow.ly/gtI5e I hope you find it useful, Emily
Hi All While we are waiting for the Guild to get its act together please got to: http://www.ciob.org.uk/ptmq?goback=%2Egde_2199315_member_200360415 Where the CIOB has launched its new route to Planning/Time control accreditation. I have just filled ...
I calculated original duration manually, it shows 22 days while in Primavera it is showing 24 days, 6 hrs. I have checked project, activities and resource calendars there I have maintained 6 days & 8 h/d working. When I change activity duration, say...
Hi sirmy activity duration is 10days,work is completed 60% in 10dayshow can i enter my progress in primavera p6, how can i show 40% delay of work?Vikram.Cmail: [email protected]
Cash flow could be created by primavera 6 version 7 using the reports section, However i found primavera 6 v7 reports are not very clear that every one can do it simply, Therefore see step by step how to create planned values and earned values usin...
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1469:]]Hello all,I am currently having some issues with importing projects into Primavera, I recently started work with a company who have asked me to try and resolve this issue.They tell me that this error has starting happenin...
Dear all,May be it is a stupid question, but I could never understand the reason to use lags in links between tasks. In a simple FS link, lag would mean, that one task can only start with some delay after the first one has finished. However in realit...
If I had installed the P6 software in my computer , and because my computer’s OS is the WIN 7 64bit, and I install the P3 software in the same computer , but it is in the virtual XP mode.So I want the P3 files can import to P6 .How can I dot? Becaus...
Hi, I want to copy WBS from one project to another. I use the copy command and when I open the destination project the paste command isnt available. Does P6 allow us to copy WBS and activities? Help! Regards, Carum
Dear Sir,Variation in quantity of a particular Work pakage exceed more than 25% the impact on Contract Value is Only 1%Can we revise the rate ? or this a not claimable since the Contract value didnt change by 25% Our Contract says the followingIn...