Common Risks
Forum TopicHello Vladimir,Recently you added a new functionality called Common risks which includes Risk periods. Could you elaborate on what they are and how they are used?Best regards, Bogdan
Apr 4, 2023
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Formula to display the duration including holidays
Forum TopicMy duration column will display the duration of the task excluding holidays. What I need is to display the duration including any holidays in the programme. so if it ran over a bank holiday, the duration would be 5 +1, if that makes sense. In excel I...
Apr 4, 2023
AI - The Future?
Forum TopicHi, (conversation in a Commercial department on a very large RC construction site). So I was passing the boss's door when I got the call. Eh Peter you helped me with the pivot tables in excel so you must be good with computers. I read this article in...
Apr 9, 2023
Assessing Delay – the SCL Options.
Forum TopicOur latest paper Assessing Delay – the SCL Options. Has been published in the April edition of PM World Journal. This paper reviews The Society of Construction Law, Delay and Disruption Protocol (2nd edition), and contrasts the SCL Protocol with AACE...
Apr 10, 2023
The Project Charter Lays the Foundation
BlogThe project charter is a foundational deliverable created during the project’s initiation phase. The charter documents the project’s purpose, planned direction, and what is initially known. It may be called a charter, proposal, grant, or request. I...
Apr 10, 2023
Estimating Updates
Forum TopicOver the last couple of weeks, we have been updating the estimating pages on our website, partly in response to the #NoEstimating idiocy. There is no way an organization that intends to survive will undertake future work without an idea of the requir...
Apr 15, 2023
Add a milestone on a Task bar in Microsoft Project
BlogThis YouTube video demonstrates one way to add a milestone on a Microsoft Project Task bar (same row), e.g., Stage Gate, Go-Live date or a Decision Point.Note that for this solution to work, the Task Mode must be set to Auto Scheduled.
Apr 15, 2023
Primavera P6 Exercise
Forum TopicHi All,I have an exercise that is set around manufacturing (not experienced in Manufacturing) and has a requirement to produce, say, 6 laptops. Each unit is identical in terms of process, i.e. Procure materials, manufacture & assembly, Inspection & t...
Apr 19, 2023
Creation of overall enterprise resource pool to print resources current availability status to assign between projects
Forum TopicHi Expats, Currently we are migrating projects from MSP to primavera, we are having around 20 projects and having more than 300 resources( labor non-labor and materials) in the enterprise, we are assigning the resources between all the projects, now ...
Apr 21, 2023
a project is gifted 6 month extension, can they then claim supply chain impacts?
Forum Topica project is gifted 6 month extension, can they then claim supply chain impacts? At what point are supply chain impacts the fault of the contractor? when are the contractor issues & when do they become "no fault" issues and is that a real thing -...
Apr 21, 2023
How to force an activity on the critical pass
Forum TopicDear All,i have read a topic about delay analysis mentioning one of the tricks that the contractor use to his favor when issuing a claim.That to sequence the activities that are potentially can be delayed by the owner so that the critical path pass t...
Apr 23, 2023
Excel sheet using in project control
Forum TopicCan I ask the people in here to share their excel sheet that they are using ? If that's not so much confidential
Apr 27, 2023
Is a "bag of cash" a legal expediting fee?
Forum TopicIs a "bag of cash" a legal expediting fee? Or suitcase of 20's or100's adding to 10K or something. Sounds shady, but if both parties handle it correctly on their taxes it would not be illegal. I think the cash instead of the check just gives each ...
Apr 27, 2023
Is using 80 working days for "Procurement" after vendor has quoted 160 work. days FRAUD?
Forum TopicIf fraud, is that a crime. I am thinking NO, there would be too many plausable excuses, ie you thought you could expedite it or negotiate less, or thinking you could find a different vendor. I see quite a bit of this and wonder the best way to hand...
Apr 27, 2023
Measuring Project Success
Forum TopicOur latest post Measuring Project Success asks the question can a project be years late, £ Billions over budget, and a success? It appears the answer to this question depends on your perspective.In a recent post looking at project success, we identi...
Apr 28, 2023
Is it better for a GC / DB to revise Orig Dur or just Rem Dur if you find out a procurement is going to take longer?
Forum TopicIs it better for a GC / DB to revise Orig Dur or just Rem Dur if you find out a procurement is going to take longer? (and of course note it narrative - haha) - I have seen only OD and RD required in specs for 35 years when Dur at Completion (or Act)...
May 3, 2023
What are some sources, possibly online or free, for how many people are needed for basics like drywall - for production rates?
Forum TopicWhat are some sources, possibly online or free, for how many people are needed for basics like drywall - for production rates?
May 3, 2023
Should I, can I, accept a delay claim presented in working days? I thought they have to be calendar days.
Forum TopicShould I, can I, accept a delay claim presented in working days? I thought they have to be calendar days. - And its not like 10 days, more like 180 working days.
May 6, 2023
For building projects (non-road) - how do handle getting delayed into an un-scheduled winter?
Forum TopicIn cold winter climates - For building projects (non-road) - how do handle getting delayed into an un-scheduled winter? Anything beyond "un-workable days" and productivity days? - what if they do not want to work in the cold? (roads deal with it in...
May 12, 2023
Detail can be the enemy of useful
Forum TopicOur latest post asks the questions ‘Which reference point really matters for what you are doing?’ and ‘How accurate do you need to be to be useful?’ It seems the whole reference system for determining heights and levels in the UK wobbles around by u...
May 12, 2023