This is the record of the live Planning Discussions that happened on 17-Nov-2021 Some of the questions were answered during this session: 1- What if management (pm) doesn’t give the needed consideration to the planning function 2- What are the …
Productivity Rates are essential to estimate Manpower and calculate the average daily required Manpower. This is a simple lesson about Productivity rates and how you can understand the math behind the calculations. 1- Watch the Video: 2- Download the Lesson …
Spread Excel sheets that calculate the planned values based on planned start and planned finish. Furthermore, it compares the planned values to the actual values per week. How to use this excel sheet? A- Watch this video: or B- Follow …
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 queries 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- …