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Group Tasks by Dates in Microsoft Project

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The default method of grouping tasks in Microsoft Project by Summary Tasks (WBS) works perfectly well for lookahead schedules, however adding another lookahead schedule View with tasks group by dates can be useful to the project team

May 8, 2025

Error Code PRMDB-0900-0

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Dear Planners, i'm using P6 version 24 Server , with 5 Users , every thing is ok, untill the user is leaving the P6 idle ( not used for 10 to 15 min, then when the user try to dop any filter or layout the below error showing up/   Event Code: Error C...

May 15, 2025

Global Change Parameters

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Hi, Can anyone help with what the Global Change Parameter 'Programme and Logic Changes' does? What kind of things can I change under this? Thanks in advance 

May 16, 2025

Baseline/Updated program of works

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Hi AllI have query that I have recieved Main Contractor Program of works as first program during the execution of project with Baseline dates and Updated/Revised dates together,Program of works also carrying -36 days TF,I am claiming this program wit...

May 20, 2025

P6 Prof v24.12 XERP330Convert.exe

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Hello,I want to know where in the P6 Professioanl v24.12 file structure to find the P6 XER to SDEF format conversion program, XERP330Convert.exe, so I can write an article to help direct others in converting XER files to SDEF format.So far, I have be...

May 21, 2025

Agile Project Planning

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Agile planning should be simple. Agile embraces flexibility, adaptability, and incremental delivery. Therefore, planning processes are designed to be lightweight and time-efficient. Many organizations struggle with Agile planning.  Remnants of the pr...

Jun 5, 2025

P6 (non cloud version)

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Hello guys,I'm about to embark on a PhD in Project Management. I hear that P6 is available free for non-commercail activites.If so, I'm after the version that is installed on my laptop and NOT the cloud version as I travel a lot and work while flying...

Jun 17, 2025

Expected Finish Impact on Free Float

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Does anyone know why using “Expected Finish” constraint for in-progress activities turns these activities’ Free Float to zero, even when the successor activities are days or weeks away?

Aug 11, 2025

Project Management Back to Basics

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Project management is having a quiet identity crisis.  We have reached an inflection point.  Interest in Waterfall and Agile has waned.  Hybrid is still ill-defined.  Everyone talks about AI, but its impact on the profession remains unclear.   Instea...

Oct 4, 2025

New Website

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Dear Friends, We’re currently beta testing our new community portal. Rather than delay access while we test and retest behind the scenes, we chose to go live and evolve in real time. We hope that was the right call—and we truly appreciate your patien...

Nov 4, 2025

Summary Schedule; L4 to L2

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Hello, I'd be grateful if anyone could give me some pointers as to how I might share my Level 4/5 working level detailed schedule with the client. I dont want them to see all of our secrets and also dont want to have to create a duplicate, but more s...

Nov 13, 2025

Is the delay excusable?

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Our contractor is building a office block. The structural steel was scheduled to arrive on site in the 12th week, but the nominated supplier delivered it two weeks late. The contractor missed the milestone for completing the steel frame, pushing back...

Nov 13, 2025

Construction Testing, Commissioning, Handover & Start-up

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Every wondered how to get more feedback from the project team on your schedule backend for those last 2 activities - Commissioning & Handover? You are at the very start of the project with very little commissioning and ops input so you just put those...

Dec 6, 2025

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Dec 11, 2025