As a Planning Engineer, you will definitely need a 3 weeks look ahead schedule in your reports. However, not every time you will require a complicated template for the 3 weeks look ahead. I have received several requests from my …
Top 10 Mistakes Planning Engineers do while looking for a planning engineer job. Job application mistakes, interview mistakes, and after hiring mistakes.
We all use calendars in our schedules using oracle primavera P6. However, from my experience, there are some tips and tricks while using the calendar that will impact your schedule quality and might cause for your some problems later on …
You might have heard before about the Microsoft Excel Power Query. However, have you ever used it in your daily planning tasks? In this article I want to give you some more information about the application of power query in …
Total float is a very important indicator of your schedule. Therefore, it is important to understand how to control it and how it could affect your future performance of the project. What is the total float? Total float is the …
The cost control Process is an iterative series of actions. It means, after we create the budget plan, collect the updates (Actuals) analyses and report the cost control performance, then we might need to take some corrective actions and update …
New method to convert any primavera P6 WBS to activity codes without using SDK old method. Using the attached sheet, you can save hours of manual working using this smart technique. 1- Copy the WBS from Oracle Primavera P6 2- …
Duration or Resources? Which one drives your schedule? This is what we will talk about in this article. We have 3 elements in our schedule, activity, duration, and resources. See the below video to know how to estimate the duration …
Preparing recovery or revised schedules is a very common task during project execution, monitoring and controlling. When there is a slippage in the project finish forecast date or scope addition or omission or a change in the construction methodology or …
As a Planning Engineer, Manager, or even a newbie to the Planning field; there are 3 stages that everyone will pass in his/her career. It is normal to pass through the 3 stages; but what is not normal is to …