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    RE: Project Control Standards

    I am wondering if anyone out there can point me in the direction of a good book/literature/standards/methodologies on Project Controls.
  2. s0hxy

    P6: WBS Orig. Budget Vs. WBS Activities Roll-up Sum. Budget

    I currently have a schedule that is resource loaded. I have entered the ‘Original Budget’ into to each and every WBS (which mimics the pay items on the contractor’s submitted invoice). I have also resource loaded each and every activity (budgeted units/cost etc ;). I am wondering how this are...
  3. s0hxy

    P6: Updating Progress - Period Financials

    Currently, all activities within the schedule have been resource loaded (include. costs). ADMIN>Financial Periods: I would like to create the following Financial Periods. 27-Dec-08 to 30-Jan-09 31-Jan-09 to 27-Feb09 28-Feb-09 to 27-Mar-09 ….. to 30-Sep-09 Note: Period ends on the Last...
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    P6 - Resource Loading (Budgeted Units)

    I would like to start applying budgeted units to activities within my schedule. Scenario: My schedule is based on 6 day/week @10hrs/day. Some resources are utilized on applicable activities for 10hrs/day. In the case above: How do I do I load resources to the activities while taking in to...
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    Implications of Drill Vibration to the Surrounding Environment

    I would like to locate literature on the settling of earth around a natural gas drill rig (triple) operating on a rock /pit fill pad. Is it possible that the vibrations from a drill rig in operation could casue settling/compaction of the ground around it? Any help locating evidence of this...
  6. s0hxy

    Developing a payment schedule for procurement

    Would you export the dates / data from your Procurement Schedule into excel and add additional columns etc; OR would you just create a sheet in excel? Any suggestions on how I should setup the format of the sheet? Thanks
  7. s0hxy

    Developing a payment schedule for procurement

    I am on a very large scale project. I would like to know if anyone has ever developed a payment schedule using MS Project. For example, over the next 7 years, there will be approx. 10,000 items procured through approx. 6000 vendors (all contracts with various types of payment terms and...
  8. s0hxy

    Best Program for Modeling Silicon Sleeves

    Yes, these sleeves are mostly tubular in shape. My goal would be to model these and provide my design to a manufacturing plant. I have a few questions: 1) Would I model the solid object that the sleeve would go around first. Then extract the solid object leaving a thin shell and take it...
  9. s0hxy

    Best Program for Modeling Silicon Sleeves

    I am currently in the EPCM industry and was just recently approached to model and manufacture (outsource) silicon sleeves. What is the best software in order to accomplish this? I am familiar with Unigraphics NX 3.0(FEA and Free Form Modeling. Also, any tips on how one would go about initial...
  10. s0hxy

    Backward Schedule (Is it possible?)

    Thank you very much for help. It worked great but I had to manually type the 10FS relationship in the predecessor text box. Is there a way to use the FS button to establish this relationship?
  11. s0hxy

    Backward Schedule (Is it possible?)

    Thanks. I have tried this in the past and was unsuccessful. To be more specific: 1.0 Engineering Complete As built Drawings (15days) “start date to be determined by relationship” 2.0 Commissioning Commission Plant #1 (10 days) Mar 01 to Mar 05 Commission Plant #2 (10 days) Mar 20 to...
  12. s0hxy

    Backward Schedule (Is it possible?)

    I am having a problem with the following: Engineering Task 1 Procurement Task 2 Task 1 will start after Task 2 is complete. I would like to create a sort of backward FS (Task2>Task1). Question: Is this possible w/o moving Task 1 below Task 2 and creating a FS relationship. Moving...
  13. s0hxy

    Is my schedule complete?

    Is there a fool proof way to see if your schedule is complete (i.e. if all tasks are linked - no dangling tasks)?

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