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Help on P6 Remaining early start

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Hi all,As I keep on thinking about P6 remaining early start description, I keep getting confused. The description says ' Remaining early start is basically the earliest date an activity in-progress can start or continue after the data date'. My quest...

Jun 17, 2015

XER WBS import errors

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Has anyone encountered errors when importing a WBS IDs into Primaverea Risk Analysis (PRA). What should read C512-R45/P2.0.010-001.2 (P6) is reading C512-R45/P2.0.010-001.0280 (PRA) It is as if PRA is ignoring the data in the XER file and just auto-i...

Jun 18, 2015

Copying Links

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Hi all, Is it possible to copy links from one task to another? i.e. I have a task that has a lot of finish to start links coming from it, I've created another task  and want to give it the same successors. Is this possible, without manually creating ...

Jun 18, 2015

Linking duration and cost/budget

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What are the settings to permit a linkage of activity duration and the activity cost/budget? I'd like to have P6 calculate the change in costs as I change the duration. I thought this was possible, but I'm not able to do it. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Jun 18, 2015

Time Management Questionnaire

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I am currently undertaking research of time management practices in construction as part of an MSc in Construction Project Management. I would be grateful if anyone involved in the management of construction projects (even at pre-construction stage) ...

Jun 19, 2015

P6 8.1 and P6 8.3 from one Computer together ???

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Hi , Anybody come across this situation where you can use 8.1 client and 8.3 client together from one computer (ie: 2 instance at the same time) in an EPPM enviornment.  I am not able to open both together. I want to open 8.1 and 8.3 same time on sam...

Jun 19, 2015

Certification to Choose PMI / AACE

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Hi,I have been in Planning & Costing for 4 years. I do QS also. I would like to go for certification to work with global employers.I did a small study and compared different institutes and their courses (PMI / AACE / PRINCE2 / IPMA / AIPM).I filtered...

Jun 20, 2015

activity as a resource

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Hi!For example I have an activity of "preparing one serve soup" with resorces 0,5 lt of water, 3 tomatoes, a pinch of salt, 1 hour cook etc. Then I have another activity "preparing a dinner for 6 persons" I want to insert that "preparing soup" activi...

Jun 20, 2015

Why do so many organisations and clients accept bad schedules?

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The need for effective planning and scheduling has been recognised for well over 100 years. Projects fail when they overrun the allocated time and budget and overrunning on schedule is a great way to make sure you also overrun on cost.The elements ne...

Jun 21, 2015

PMP Eligibility

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Hi ,I have total of 4 years expereince as Planner. I dont have Project Manager experience .Am I eligible to apply for PMP exam.Please adviseRegardsBadhru

Jun 21, 2015

METHOD STATEMENT FOR CONCRETE WORK

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Hello, I'm working on a simple plan for an office building. it's some how decided that project life time is double concrete work life time. so, what I'm looking for is productivity rates regarding to concrete work as well as Method Statement for Conc...

Jun 21, 2015

Seeking the way to define Progress Measuring Method in Primavera P6

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Hi to all, I have got new project & the project's scope is to rectify & renovate the Buildings. Here my Baseline schedule has been approved as per given Finish milestones by client & i loaded appropriate Manhours upon my experience because there is n...

Jun 21, 2015

Filter for tasks that should have started

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I need some assistance with a filter that will show task that should have started by the status date but still show now actual start or % progress

Jun 23, 2015

Activity time issues creating constraint issues

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I inherited a project schedule for a MILCON project in Southern California.  The project was subject to a long delay before actual construction began, so there are issues of time and money to tidy up.  In reviewing the older schedules that are part o...

Jun 23, 2015