See this Video to learn about how you can use the SDK Magic Tool to draw tens of S-Curves for your Primavera Projects in just few minutes.1- Main Curves BCWP, BCWS and ACWP are included in one step.2- You can draw 40 S-Curves for costs.3- You can dra...
Whilst I have imported MSP files many times I have only ever exported P6 to MSP once several years ago. Running 17.12.8, the PM has asked for an MSP export file but he can't open an mpx which I gather is for old versions of MSP. Everytime I try to ex...
Hello,My project management level of effort (LOE) activity has progressed Duration % Complete 7.89%, but the actual labor units of the assigned labor resource is not populating. I tried the below:1) Actions | Recalculate assignment costs.2) Schedule ...
Tensix has a good article on a feature in P6 that is oftentimes taken for granted but is actually an important aspect of using the software whether for record-keeping, forensics, analysis, or facilitating project teams for schedule development and up...
Everyone tells me they are busy. They are on video or conference calls from morning until evening. On average, workers receive over 100 emails per day and send at least 40. A common complaint is, “I spend my entire day meeting and doing email; an...
When it comes to generating Primavera P6 data for use in Excel to plot progress s-curves, the recommended practice is to use Resources as basis for progress measurement in P6, but there are times when it is not possible to use Resources either becaus...
Hi All, I am running P6 20. Standalone. How do I set the Fiscal Period to Start in July 1st? Thanks, Rod
I have a question on how to setup the Mega/Complex project structure.the project cost is more than $1 billion, the execution team come from more than 4 region, each region has at least 2 teams. all the team member should charge hours, and their charg...
I am a planning and project control professional with 15 years of post qualification experience. So far what my understanding is that career growth opportunity in project management functional domain is quite high and like my fellow professionals I a...
Hi everybody,Do you know if there is a specific rule / code / good practice to measure folowing ratio : Qty of Task / Qty of links ?I know that DCMA proposes to check 14 points throught schedule, and the closer one to check the logic. But this doesn'...
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Attempts at an accurate schedule vs owner insistence on 21 Cal. Day review times. These are not always compatible - what is your opinion. I have argued that average is better, and that just because you have less than 21 days in the schedule doesn't ...
Hi All,Once a week, i update and schedule my P6. This week I noticed that some of activities' Total Actual Units doesnt Equal for the same week Cum At Completion Labor Units.In my case they all should be the same, I think (Because my Budgeted Labor U...
Hi Everyone, I have an activity (as shown in the screen shot below) which will not allow me to reset the Remaining Duration or Atr Complete Duration or force an Expected Finish Date because of the message 'Remain Finish Date cannot be earlier than Re...
"Approved as Noted" is one my favorite things. You turn in a submittal, they don't like everything - but enough is ok it is "Approved as Noted" which means you will "should" fix those things in the next update. But can you use that on a baseline? a...
Hi Plannners, Just wondering if anyone has any other suggestions / modified method for ETC calculations ???. The PF using CPI or SPI in this calculation only looks at the past and not necessarily realstic in a dinamic project enviroment .Therefore t...
Project management theory established the Triple Constraint (aka, the Iron Triangle) as the key to project success. If the scope is known and fixed, then the schedule and cost must adjust to accommodate scope changes. The simplicity of this proposi...
Hi All,Need some information.We have been awarded a Project and the Project Manager wanted to show a Level 3 schedule to the Client but internally he wants a Level 4 schedule. So should I have to make 2 schedule ie Level 3 and Level 4 or can I srink ...
Hi All, Just wanted to know when we Export a Project will the Project Calendar also be exported with it. If not how can we export the Project calendar, either with the Project or Individually. ThanksJithin
the SOV is usually loosely tied to the Schedule, how do you handle Unit Price items to a lump sum SOV project? Just add an item and update it each month? Or base it on an estimated end of project project total? Are there any special considerations...