LEOPARD PROJECT CONTROLS
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Using Filters in Primavera P6 Scheduling Software
Filters are a very useful tool used very frequently to select certain activities (meeting criteria that distinguish them from other activities) amongst others in order to increase focus or to make any changes specific to these selected/filtered-out activities. In the process industry, filters are used to separate one item from a mixture of a few more items. Filters can work only if the required activity/item meet some criteria that others don’t. Let’s see an example: In this figure, we have a storage box filled with different shapes of different colors. Let’s say we have a filter that only allows [...]
Task Suspension and Its Impact on Schedule
As a project progresses, it is very likely that any activity may be suspended temporarily for some reason, for example, shortage/non-availability of drawings, work front, materials, construction equipment, HSE concerns, or some other unexpected hurdle. Work suspensions may cause the idling of resources and project delays. All diligent project managers need to record such events in Primavera P6 scheduling software to evaluate their impact on the CPM construction schedule and the cost at completion of the project so that it can be used (if required) to support their claim toward the client in terms of financial compensation and extension of [...]
SETTING UP PROJECT BUDGET COST IN MS PROJECT
The concept of project management and its control has a wide range of terms and conditions when applied to project delivery. The scope consists of time, quality, and budget and is well known for its interoperability and dependency. Budget costing amidst this scope is important to consider if effective time and quality are to be achieved on a project. Project management bodies such as the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Association of Project Management (APM) have advocated for effective budget costing. In its guide, PMI showcases the process through which a cost management strategy determines budget updates for an [...]
INTRODUCTION TO PRIMAVERA P6 RELATIONSHIPS
To develop the project schedule, the project manager or the scheduler starts introducing project-specific data, such as activities, milestones, and activity durations, into the scheduling tool, Primavera P6 in this case, describing : The work to be done (What) The required resources to do the work (Who & What) Activity sequence, activity starts, finishes (When), and The optimum way or the defined sequence to do the work (How) WHAT IS AN ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP? A relationship in Primavera P6 is the logical connection between project activities and milestones. After defining project activities, the project manager or the scheduler studies the activity [...]
Primavera P6 Duration Types
Primavera P6 is a software solution created to manage projects from conception to closure. It covers the project cycle along with project control, CPM methodologies, resource management, risk management, and cost management. When the knowledge areas are applied at the same time in the schedule, the interaction between time and resources/cost is handled in P6 through different configurations and different procedures, and methodologies that might vary depending on the use case for different projects or industries. One important configuration is the Duration Type. The duration type is a configuration related to the activities in the schedule. Each activity can have [...]
DURATION TYPES IN PRIMAVERA P6 SCHEDULING
Types of Duration is an important feature of the Primavera P6 scheduling that can alter the setting of the schedule once an additional resource is introduced in an activity of a project. The duration Type feature of P6 aids in the management of activity resources assignments. The following terms can help to comprehend Duration Type in P6: Duration: Total number of days an activity would take before reaching completion. Units/Time: This is associated with efforts given to a resource of activity in a day in terms of hours. Work/Units: It is a total effort in terms of hours required by [...]
