Hi Everyone,I am exporting a project from P6 to .xer and when I import the xer file to another planning tool (ACC), the start/finish dates does not appear.I have the same .xer file to 2 of my colleagues, tried to import it in ACC and the same issue h...
IntroductionI want to share a methodology I have spent the last eight months developing, validating, and writing up — and I would genuinely value the technical scrutiny of this community before I take it further into academic submission.The problem i...
IntroductionI want to share a methodology I have spent the last eight months developing, validating, and writing up — and I would genuinely value the technical scrutiny of this community before I take it further into academic submission.The problem i...
Hi P6 experts, I am looking at Duration % Complete column and noticed that the activity with lowest Duration % Complete, its Duration % shows at the WBS level. It seems that at WBS level, the software isn't calculating the correct Duration % Comple...
Hi All, I have a schdule which is resource and cost loaded (By unit rate of Resouce), which is the baseline.After a week I scheduled it. So in the WBS how can I see what was the Baseline Planned % til date for Progress and Cost And what is the actual...
Hi PP,I have a query.I am not sure if this issue has been asked before and satisfactorily replied by members of PP.Have you ever encountered an issue where all the activity bars turned (red) critical after converting it from mpp to mpx?Seldom use MPP...
Disrupting calculation.I have developed a new method by calculating the value of disruption in construction projects.The technique has nothing to do with a “measured mile” nor does it deduct the tender cost from the actual cost. Cost.Instead it compa...
Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described Theory X (not trusting) and Y (trusting)managers. The 1950s were an in...
Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described Theory X (not trusting) and Y (trusting)managers. The 1950s were an in...
I would like to make resource teams (groups) for material, labour & non-labour resources so that these teams can be assing to an individual activity. For example.I have team for clearing existing roadsigns prior to the new roadconstruction. This is ...
Hello,Are general conditions (setup jobste trailer etc...) and contingency included in EVA calculations? I know it is not deliverable but how about the total project budget? I mean I look at the famous S-Curve for EVA , see no GC or continegncy anywh...
The fundamental formula for work is:Work = duration x number of assigned units to the taskSo, for example:Work = 5 days x 3 men = 15 man hoursSo work is expressed as man hours (or equipment hours).... is that correct ? Or not?I ask because in ...
I am looking for a relationship diagram that shows how each table within an XER is linked.I have seen this info is available in the schema however it'd be much more useful to see this data "visually"If anyone can help out rather than me recreating th...
Referred article on DCMA 14 Metrics, from Deltek website, regarding DCMA 14-Point Schedule Assessment: https://help.deltek.com/Product/Acumen/8.6/GA/DCMA%2014%20Point%20Assessment%20Metric%20Descriptions.html
The Department of Defence, and particularly CASG have been involved in the development of PGCS since its inception in 2013. This year is no different with a powerful line up of speakers in the Defence Stream, and special access to the Symposium detai...
Post ID/comment number is not fixed but every time a new post is creater the number 1 is re-assigned to last entry.This makes it hard/impossible to make reference to a prior post using a simple ID number.It wold be better if the post number at the to...
There was a rate change on my schedule. All ended activities accepted the changes without any issue same with all future activities without actual. My problem is that all Activities that are in progress and exceeded the current data date are still re...
Hello All, I have recieved an excel spreadsheet that contains about 500 rows and 8 columns.The columns are:Project IdProject Nameand 6 other columns that match our Project Code directory. My question is, do you know of a way that this spreadsheet can...
GuysIm looking to saw cut some drainage in an existing basement. The slab is 400mm & im putting in around 120 LM of drainage in various runs & 3 pcc manholes. What I need is a rate to cut the slab using a saw cutter. Any help appreciated Andrew
If a contract uses NTP and Substantial Completion dates in the bid documents, and the NTP starts significantly after, such as 50 days. What would you call simply sliding the timeframe. It should not require a change order because the odds of starti...