Dear Experts ,When I checked our contractor's weekly and Monthly report , I found that each weekly and monthly period showing diffrent actual figures for the same month . I guess promavera just distribute the actuals over the period every time when i...
Here's an article that discusses how to optimize schedules in Microsoft Project 2013 using Finish-to-Finish Relationships http://ow.ly/E9YzN
I just posted Blog #4: Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Fragnet at the TotalProjectControl.com website. Just click on the Blog button to see all the blogs. The Comments function is now working on the website. So if you have a comment on any of the blog...
Daer All,I am awaiting the expert opinion regarding the construction of a LNG Terminal project.Major activities of the project includes Offshore dredging works, Pipe laying works, Tranfering gas to Onshore , Processing gas at onshore and to the distr...
Hello All, I am currently working on a cost loaded schedule. The client use schedule to justify our monthly billing. I am currenly using Physical Percent Complete for Earned Value calculation and we are able to calculated Earned Value to match our...
So much hinges on the project schedule, yet so few team members contribute to it. Whatsmore, they typically don’t care about critical paths, constraints and other building blocks; they just want to know “what, where and when.” We’re overdue for conse...
Hi Everyone.I have a problem with my MS Project File, some task don't accept the value of the advance, if the actual value in the cell is 35% and i try to update to 50% or other value when the value is wrote in the cell... can occur one of this:1. Th...
My best friend and I meet up once every year and we invariably end up chatting about our mutual passion for project planning. His view is a little extreme but one with enough merit to warrant discussion: “Ban activities and tasks from scheduling tool...
Project planning is all about figuring out when we are going to finish our project and how much is it going to cost. We typically start with a fixed start date and then figure out what the end date and associated cost may be.Why then, when planning o...
Here we are following some Common Sence rule foe giving weightage to activityConsider Boiler:Boiler-100%1) Engg-10%.2) Procurement-50%3) Construction-40%Now Consider 1) Engg-10% a) Civil-1% b) Mechanical-7% ...
Hi All,Please can i know how do i overlap the slilt section in a bar as shown below please? I have been using astapower project for many years now but I found the screen shot in Asta Powerproject website so I think it must be a way to overlap the spl...
How to make a report to know which activities has a constrain in the whole program ??
Please i need somone to help me with the rate for the following:1. Standing seam roofing sheet.2.Steel.3.Glaxing Curtain wall.4.Aluminum Composite Panel ACP Cladding.4.Sealant5.Aluminium Frame.
Hi all,I am new to planning feild, and need some help regarding the best combination to use in a road projectThe exisiting schedule at my site have all the activities listed "% complete" types as "duration" for all the activities.As its an expressway...
Hi Everyone,I am new planner who's being asigned to build a draft programme for Earthworks. Please can any one help me out with a basic activities that is required for an earthworks programme in rail or kindly advice me on how to go about it.Many tha...
Hi Everyone,I am new planner who's being asigned to build a draft programme for Earthworks. Please can any one help me out with a basic activities that is required for an earthworks programme in rail or kindly advice me on how to go about it.Many tha...
Blog #5: Project Management in History: Adolf Hitler and the Balkans Fragnet is just up at the Total Project Control website This is a followup to the previous blog, Blog #4: Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Fragnet. Just click on the Blog button at ...
I am working in a Project (Owner's rep.) where I have to create level 3 schedule from detailed level 4 schedule. What i do is to use work package WBS level as activities in my level 3 schedule.I tried exporting these level 4 activities to excel and c...
I am a new planning engineer with just a year of experience. I need to prepare the construction schedule for a chemical plant. I have the scope of work discipline wise. I am not able to determine the duration of each of the activities, example excava...