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Failed Agile Sprints

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Agile teams using the Scrum framework commit to delivering value in each development sprint.  Sprints are generally 2-weeks long, and the goal is to create working software that can be deployed into production.  While commitment is one of Scrum’s cor...

Dec 29, 2019

Fire Proofing for Cables - Schedule

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Dear All,I would like to develop a Schedule for Cable Fire Proofing incl. trays (Intumescent FireProofing cable coating)Please let me know,1. What kind of actvities involved in this particlualr work ?2. What are the Constrains to be started this work...

Jan 4, 2020

Project Planning Concepts

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Hello Planet, Planning to my defination is a cultural eccentric practice and is defined by the users, and the results they wish to draw. Having that in mind le me pose the two questions and hope that your opinions will shape our conversation:Agile Pl...

Jan 7, 2020

P6 Primavera V16.2

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How can you make the bars on the Ghant Chart Deeper (More Width) I can get the rows in the columns bigger but not the bars on the Ghant Chart, surely this can be done for large presentations?

Jan 7, 2020

Exporting All global codes from P6 to Excel

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Hi ,Is there a way of exporting all global codes from P6 to excel or similar? I need to review all codes in system for a clear out.I have run a report in p6, it does give me what i need but will not in the fomrat i need .Any body have any experieince...

Jan 9, 2020

How To Deal With Activity Steps

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Dear all,I currently have a big project seted up. It has a total of 21,000 activities.The current level of detail of the activities is activity type per building & floor.What I want to achieve is to introduce somehow rooms per floor & put priorities ...

Jan 10, 2020

Critical path drag and PMBOK Guide 7th Edition Draft release Jan 15th

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Posting here and in the Asta Powerproject forum:Over the past four years, the Wikipedia page for "Critical path drag" has received 44,808 pageviews: an average of 11,202 per year, or 31 per day.Yesterday, it received 138 pageviews, second most ONLY t...

Jan 10, 2020

Critical path drag and PMBOK Guide 7th Edition Draft release Jan 15th

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Posting here and in the Spider Project forum:Over the past four years, the Wikipedia page for "Critical path drag" has received 44,808 pageviews: an average of 11,202 per year, or 31 per day.Yesterday, it received 138 pageviews, second most ONLY to N...

Jan 10, 2020

Primavera Import XER

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What happens to OBS while importing project to existing project in Primavera P6.

Jan 11, 2020

How to Display P6 Durations in Both Hours & Days

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 Someone recently asked me if it was possible to display two duration columns in a Primavera P6 layout, one column in hours and the other in days. This tutorial outlines the steps required to display two different units of durations. Tutorial Complex...

Jan 12, 2020

Export from Microsoft Project to Excel

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 If you have ever used Primavera P6, you would be surprised that exporting from Microsoft Project to Microsoft Excel does not provide you with a ready to be used data considering that both products are from the Royal House of Microsoft. In Primavera ...

Jan 12, 2020

Ribbon size

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Hello PPlanners,I know my question will look strange to most of you;is there a way in MSP 2016 to fix or freeze the height of the ribbon? What I mean is: in MSP the ribbon normally is of the same height as in MX Excel or Word, somewhere under 2 inche...

Jan 13, 2020

Construction Delay Analysis

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Construction Delay AnalysisNo doubt; one of the major reasons for the construction delay is delays in engineering. As prevention is better than cure, I do believe that “Setting up robust engineering planning and monitoring” and “on-time clear communi...

Jan 15, 2020

HELP! Leveled Resources Delayed by Years ? WTF?

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Hello all, I have leveled 2 resources in a simple programme.After levelling,the commencment of their associated activities are being delayed by 2 years from the data date.I cannot see any other incriminating features of these activities:- there are n...

Jan 16, 2020

Advice for Primavera P6 Professional Advanced Certificate

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Hi all, I want to have a Primavera P6 Professional Advanced Certificate in North Germany and I want advice if you know a training center that offers classroom classes for Primavera P6.Please if you have suggestion for training center, send me proposi...

Jan 16, 2020

Free Float greater than Total Float

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Hi,  I'm having an issue with Free Float v Total Float, in some instances I have Free Float which is greater than Total Float. I understand the difference between the two so I don't understand how free float can be greater than total float. I read so...

Jan 19, 2020

replacement for the SDK in later versions of P6

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Hiwe are (finally) moving from P6.7 to 6.17 and I have noticed in preparing the migration that Pv no longer supports SDK in later versions of P6. I see no Pv provided replacement as yet (but may have missed it). Is there a recommended replacement, ei...

Jan 20, 2020

Re-Baseline with actual progress

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ALL-After series of delays in the project that i'v been working on, the client ask for a re-baseline of the planning. I'm wondering if i could re-baseline with actual progress and submit it as the new baseline of the project. Or, should i remove all ...

Jan 21, 2020

Re-Baseline with actual progress

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ALL- After series of delays in the project that i'v been working on, the client ask for a re-baseline of the planning. I'm wondering if i could re-baseline with actual progress and submit it as the new baseline of the project. Or, should i remove all...

Jan 21, 2020