Is there a way that I can remove the total float bar on completed activites?I have an on-going schedule having completed, in progress & not started activities as can be predicted but I want to see the total float bar only for in progress & not starte...
I'd like to get some discussion going on the pros and cons of the different types of contracts that are available, e.g. Lump sum fixed price, remeasurement contracts, reimbursible contracts, cost plus contracts etc. What are the client drivers for se...
I am trying to copy a view from one programme that I have spent a fair bit of time setting up to a number of other programmes for projects that are allready underway. Is there an easy way to do this or do i hve to go through the long process of refor...
I am trying to copy a view from one programme that I have spent a fair bit of time setting up to a number of other programmes for projects that are allready underway. Is there an easy way to do this or do i hve to go through the long process of refor...
Dear Experts, I've been invited to a group wide discussion on planning best practise. One of the deliverables at this bash will be "Golden nuggets" in the planning world. Very early on in my career I learnt that, in general, engineers have difficulty...
I need some help, anyone advise me???..... We generally run P6 through a web based provider however a colleague has a standalone copy (P6.2.1) he prefers to use for speed. The problem is that when he creates a view with the Company Logo attached in t...
I need some help, anyone advise me???..... We generally run P6 through a web based provider however a colleague has a standalone copy (P6.2.1) he prefers to use for speed. The problem is that when he creates a view with the Company Logo attached in t...
Hi Guys, In case you haven't seen the latest version...Here's a bunch of high res screen shots from various windows of the latest version of Primavera P6 Professional R8.1. Click on these images to enlarge them; you should get a good idea what to ex...
Hello Planning Folks, Yesterday I found a dangerous bug in P6.V7 about the experiment of using filter by below condition BL Project Total Float < 0 Then clicked OK, the Error Popup Message is shown eve...
Hey All. I'm resourcing up a schedule in MS Project on a 24 hour calendar, but in the Resource/Task Usage Views it splits the first and last days of the resource usage 0.67 and 0.33 adding a calendar day of working time. Is there a clever way to avoi...
Hi, Is it possible to assign separate EV calculation method to different activities. For eg: Act1: Activity percent complete Act2: 0/100 method Act3: 50/50 method etc.. or only one method for the whole project?
Dear planners;When I run the update on P6 rel 7 , some activities don't start directly after the precedor one (See pic below)!The lag on the relationship=0, and no Constraint.Why I get this kind of probleme? Regards,
Dear all, What is your company's training program for a new project controls engineer.? Please share with me your experiance :)
I would like to write some VBA code which fires when a task is pasted. The reason is that users quite often create new tasks by copying existing ones, forgetting that these already contain values, e.g. baselines, notes, etc.The code should fire when ...
I have experience in primavera nearly 12 years in civil works. Basically I am mechanical engg. Now I want to join Oil & Gas industries. I need XER file for Oil & Gas industries, so any members can help me in this regards. For that I shall be very tha...
Dear Sirs,This is my first request for your thoughts on below matter:Our Contract is based on 4th edition of FIDIC 1987 as further amended in 1992. Broad changes made by way of Conditions of Particular Applications. It’s a re-measurement contract.We ...
Guys, I have developed a schedule in P 6.0, with resource loading. Following is the problem I am facing when viewing the Resource Usage Profile. The calender for both activities and resource selected is common 7 x 24 hrs. I have say a resource mason ...
I applied dummy resource & unit cost, it is giving schedule % complete & actual % complete in the summary task , i tried to find out the basis of this summary task % complete, coulld not find the base, Please advise me experts....what is the formula...
Dear Friends I have completed the base program for my new project & I loaded the resourse also... Just now I got the call from my manager to reduce the duration and make an accelarated program. I know that by reducing the duration and increase the ma...
Hi Ladies and Gents, I have imported a Bill of Material into my projectplan under WBS section purchasing. I want to allocate planned material costs to each item as they are procured and track the delivery to site. It seems I cannot input planned mate...