For the longest time, Primavera P6 Professional has been shipping with a defect in one of the sample layouts. The configuration of the Remaining Level of Effort bar in the Classic Schedule Layout is incorrect. The result of this is the bar failing to...
Hello, I have created an application that takes P6 schedules as an input using an xml parser, only to realise that the xml export from P6 does not contain all of the fields that are available in the xer export. Is there a way to export all fields in ...
Hi,I have a production schedule for a project on a customers site. Our engineers work to my schedule and report back progress on a daily basis. The schedule has a baseline set and I update this schedule daily and produce a report which should highlig...
Did you know that the alternative use of the letters DNA is the National Dyslexic Association?
Here's a step by step guide on how to filter projects in Primavera P6 http://ow.ly/QpZFo
Dear All,I am preparing a EOT claim schedule(only time analysis, no prolongation cost). I am using the method Impacted As planned in order to identify the entitlement. The phases of work is as follows;1. Submission of concept design: 30 days2. Approv...
Here we take a look at this peculiar Start to Finish relationship type and share some thoughts on whether to use it or not http://ow.ly/QwcJv
My appology if this one has been discussed before.I am in the middle of discussion with my clkient about our entitelment for an extension of time. Our client asked us to send our price for extera work that was needed for an equipment installation wor...
Hi All,I need to export all the External Relationships (Predecessors and Successors) in my schedule to Excel so that I can re-import them with some changes.When I run the export, with all projects open, I only get the internal relationships.I can get...
Hi All,I have set up a Project Portfolio containing three projects. The problem is all the other nodes are still showing, making it difficult to find my projects.How can I set it up so that only my three projects are displayed? Thanks very much Dave
HiDoes anyone know how to set a 14 day rolling calendar in P6.Im trying to make it 11 days working 3 days non working.
The trouble with the CPM technique is that it does not take into account uncertainty and because of this it tends to be inherently optimistic in the forecast it provides for project completion...Read More http://ow.ly/QC61N
Hello all,I've been working in Oil and Gas project management and really interested in project planning. I'm teaching myself Primavera P6 and currently looking for some case studies for Primavera beginners. If any of you have a few case studies that ...
Hello all,I've been working in Oil and Gas project management and really interested in project planning. I'm teaching myself Primavera P6 and currently looking for some case studies for Primavera beginners. If any of you have a few case studies that ...
How can you display Fixed Assignments on Shifts at the Gantt Table?In the sample schedule above work on Activity 1 is to be performed in two shifts and the required hours per shift are fixed. I want to display on the Gantt Table information that tel...
Dear Sir or Madam,I am a Postgraduate student at WMG and I am currently doing a research project as part of my MSc Project management Dissertation.The purpose of the study is to investigate the potential use and impact of social media for communicati...
The consultant requirement is to show in P6 “ % achieved “ with respect to duration and not accepting resource based “ % achieved ”. The illustration of requirement by Consultant shown below. Can any one guide, how we can make ready in P6. Is it rig...
A couple of conversations in the last week or so has highlighted the importance of effective communication if you want anyone to take notice of the project information you have carefully gathered and analysed. Good data, good analysis and good infor...
When i checked the planned % by running the cost report i created the planned % is 2.91 but the scheduled % complete is only 2.26%.How can i rectify this?I verfied the planned % of 2.91 by checking the resource usage spreadsheet.
Here's how to display both bottom-up estimates and top-down estimates on the Gantt chart in Microsoft Project 2013 for comparison http://ow.ly/QHMv0