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What is the S-Curve, and how do calculate the work progress..

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For all planners are keep asking about S-Curve the Artical has been written By: David Garland Introduction The first time most project managers become aware of the existence of S-curves is when they are requested by the client or senior management to...

Mar 28, 2011

Starting my planning career

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Hi everybody, I'm currently looking to start a project planning career and have enrolled on to a 2 day course Introduction to Microsoft Project so I can get the ball rolling, has anybody got some advice on what other courses I can do or good places t...

Mar 28, 2011

Program for Maintenance of MEP Works

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Can Any Expert in Maintenance field give idea about How to Create Program for Mechanical Electrical & Plumbing Maintenance works for Car Park Building....It is a Tender Program.... How  the Work  Break Down Should be....????? How  Routine  Maintenanc...

Mar 28, 2011

Tabular Resource Report-Monthly in P6?

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Hi everyone,In P6 there are so many reports but i could not find the similar version of the P3's RT-01 Tabular Resource Report-Monthly. (it shows monthly and also the cumulative resource unit). Is it available?Any news will be appreciatedÖzgür

Mar 28, 2011

Turnaround & Shutdown (T/A & S/D)

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DEFINITION Turnaround is a planned shutdown of any plant where a large number of activities, in terms of various of discipline have to be executed in a specified / predefined duration. The major challenges in this activity lie with completing the act...

Mar 29, 2011

Primavera P6 v7 Installing Web Services

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Hi, I am installing Primavera P6 v7 web serivces on a Ms Windows 2003 server machine but it gives error "error setting Java_Home environment variable" every time i run the oracle universal installer setup of P6 v7 web services. I have already install...

Mar 29, 2011

Plant Shutdown - Resource Allocation

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Hi All: I am involved in a shutdown project and where have encountered the case detailed below The Activity Duration is 132Hrs (12Hrs x 11 shifts) & each shift is different with different mix of resource requirements. Please note that I have delinked...

Mar 29, 2011

Getting Started

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Hi everybody,I've just joined the website today after a friend recommended it. I'm almost brand new to planning, Taken some courses in P6 and am working on trying to get familiar with it. For now, I don't have any questions on P6, I'll have many late...

Mar 29, 2011

Construction activity scheduling for School Building

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HI, I am a relative novice to planning and construction.  At the moment I am carrying out a project planning programme for the construction of a school, using Primavera. Contract duration 18 months at a cost of £8million.  I have assumed a plan size ...

Mar 29, 2011

Looking ASTA Reseller in Russia

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Hi We are looking Partner in Russia, who can be our ASTA Autorized Partner in Russia for distribution, training and consulting. If you know people or Companies who is interested please contact with [email protected]

Mar 30, 2011

Oracle Password

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Hai AllI working in StandAlone Version (P6.7 - Oracle Database)In P6 v7 I getting Error MessageUnable to connect to the database. Would you like to configure the database connection now?"Connect String - XEDatabase - ORAPMDBUsername - ADMPRM$PMPasswo...

Mar 30, 2011

Recruiters?

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Hello all, Apologies if this is being posted in the wrong section... I am a Recruiter for an Oil and Gas EPC company and have been informed by those withing the organisation that this website would be a good place to post any Planning roles that I ha...

Mar 30, 2011

P6-completed activity still driving

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Dear All, First I am glad to join your network. It's good to know that any problem surely has an answer on this site. I am working with Primavera P6 v7 I have an activity with many predecessors. One of this predecessor is a completed activity but is ...

Mar 30, 2011

project-level activity code length

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My client is wanting me to create activity codes that are 23 characters long.  Our setting limits the length of activity codes to 20 characters.  Is there an administration setting that allows longer code values?  Thanks!

Mar 30, 2011

Premavera P3 Problems..

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  Hello guys..Do you Have any Problems in Primavera P3?  Post it here and lets solve it together.....

Mar 30, 2011

Facing problem while updating actuals.

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Hi Planners,                  I have got a problem with updating actual dates, while i updating the actuals its showing like the attached image. Kindly give me a solution to clear this. Regards, Krishna [[wysiwyg_imageupload:355:]]

Mar 31, 2011

Can't understand Early start & finish dates.

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Hi Planners,                   Even if we updated the actual date, why the early start date is showing the current data date? And how can we control the early finish date, kindly give me advice on this.   Regards, Krishna

Mar 31, 2011

Performance Percentage Completion ?

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Hi Performance percentage completion: On updating the P6 Program of works monthly (Feb 2011 to Mar 2011)overall percentage completion (Performance Pct Complete ) found to be decreased ,is there any reason behind it? RegardsShahul

Mar 31, 2011

Budgeted Units Import&Export

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Hi, I want to modify budgeted units. I export existing units to excel and modify it on excel, then import to P6.1. Nothing is changed. I checked currency what I mean decimal and grouping part. It is suited to excel. Do you have any idea what the reas...

Mar 31, 2011