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Primavera P6 and the Bars Label Mystery

Here we explain the bars dialog conundrum in Primavera P6 and how bar definitions with no apparent bar labels still have bar labels http://ed.gr/if2h

How to define Resource Productivity in Primavera P6 and create schedule

When create a schedule, we can based on Resource Productivity to estimate duration.For example:We have a team which can cast 10 m3 of concrete per day (This is Productivity)We have an Foundation which take 100 m3 concrete.Duration of Foundation activ...

Primavera Risk Analysis, Build impacted plans

Hello Planners,I am trying to build risk impacted plans (both pre- and post-mitigation); everything works fine, except that I cannot have the risk summary tasks to include the risk impact tasks together with the base taskfor example: the base task is...

Calculations of Summary Original Durations in Primavera P6

By Yaser A. Al-Bustanji CPCM, ACIArb, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, November, 2017IntroductionThis article is a simple guide to understand the data stored in the P6 Original Duration fields that appear in all summary bands such as Project, WBS, Resources and...

Benchmarking

Hello,I'm looking to build a benchmarking template for Engineering Services ( DBM/ FEED and Detailed Engineering) for Oil and Gas projects. Does anyone have suggestions on a good temaplate or something I can reference too? The data I have to work wit...

Primavera P6 Project Layout Files (PLFs) Explained

Here's a look at Primavera P6 Professional PLF files used to save and restore activity screen layouts for schedule planning and reporting https://tensix.com/2017/11/primavera-p6-project-layout-files-plfs-explained/

Export into Excel - 'BL Project Physical % Complete'

Hello all - My layout has the column 'BL Project Physical % Complete', however it appears P6 won't allow me to export this column as it doesn't show up as an option in the columns when exporting. With our reporting it would be very useful to show the...

How To Add Task Notes In Microsoft Project

Here's a quick tip for including task notes in a Microsoft Project schedule http://ed.gr/ipa4

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How To Display Time Stamps In Primavera P6

Here's a quick tip to display a time stamp to confirm the start and finish times of all your schedule activities in Primavera P6 http://ed.gr/irj2

Baseline % units complete doesn't roll up.

Why is it happening? And how i can rol up percents to WBS level?[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5250:]]

Resilience an Important Schedule Quality Attribute

Here we look at why resilience is a more important schedule quality than critical path optimization http://ed.gr/iuji

Roll Up Performance % Complete

I have some activities with zero resources against them. Basically a manufacture line, which I put a % complete against. I would like this to roll up to the summary level. Is this possible to do in P6? I've tried changing the % complete type. even us...

Will having SS & FF ties in addition to a FS tie cause inaccurate measurement of float?

Will having SS & FF ties in addition to a FS tie cause inaccurate measurement of float?  If you hit the tie button multiple times it adds those.  Because the FS tie will always make the longest path wouldn't the SS FF float not effect the float calc ...

Eliminating Waste in Knowledge Work

Many of us are "knowledge workers."  We do not physically create a product.  We work in areas that are important to our enterprise, but do not directly serve customers.  We work in finance, marketing, technology, or similar functions.As knowledge wor...

Project Review or Lessons Learned? What’s the Difference?

Here we look at the differences between project reviews and lessons learned. In short, it’s all about governance http://ed.gr/i07o

Resource Loading

Hi anyone can help me regarding the subject matter.I got the xer.file (P6) from our subcontractor with resource loading. however, when I importing the s/c schedule to my P6 the resource loading does not match on his resources. What i'm saying is he h...