Project management in primavera
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Syed WMember for 19 years 9 months
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Hi guys!!!!
I need an assistance....i have been working on a schedule originally made in MS Project and then converted to Primavera format. We use Primavera Project Management 5.0 network version.
Now, the problem:
We got our schedule freezed by the client so I made and assigned baseline for the proggie.....columns inserted are BL1 start, BL1 finish, Start, Finish, duration etc
One activity ’equipment layout approval’ took one month more than shown in baseline, when the activtiy’s actual finish date is updated, overall finish date should reflect the same but it isnt. If i dunt ’check’ Actual finish date box, things are ok, when i do, program goes back to same old baseline date. why is this????
I have checked for relationships, lag etc and everything looks ok. Infact when this test is performed on original progam, overall finish date reflects change straightaway.
Kindly advise some solution / corrective measure.
Regards
I need an assistance....i have been working on a schedule originally made in MS Project and then converted to Primavera format. We use Primavera Project Management 5.0 network version.
Now, the problem:
We got our schedule freezed by the client so I made and assigned baseline for the proggie.....columns inserted are BL1 start, BL1 finish, Start, Finish, duration etc
One activity ’equipment layout approval’ took one month more than shown in baseline, when the activtiy’s actual finish date is updated, overall finish date should reflect the same but it isnt. If i dunt ’check’ Actual finish date box, things are ok, when i do, program goes back to same old baseline date. why is this????
I have checked for relationships, lag etc and everything looks ok. Infact when this test is performed on original progam, overall finish date reflects change straightaway.
Kindly advise some solution / corrective measure.
Regards
3 replies
Oldest first- 0Alex Wong ·Syed
Sound like you are a new comer to the P5 land.
What you need to do is baseline your schedule prior to any update. Once it is set up you baseline will not change because it is effectively a program on its own right.
As a result, you can later revise your baseline with the same project, or just use your current schedule as a baseline.
Check the manual, it will show you how to baseline in P5
Good Luck
Alex - 0Syed W ·Thanks Alex for your time..
Yes I am new in P5 reich...but i feel that my problem was not clear to you..lemme explain
I created baseline using ’maintain baseline’, and then assigned it (both project and primary user)....i even shut down the program like we do when MS Windows crash .. hehehehe before updating.
Right now I aint having any prob with baseline values.......Only when i insert true dates and i ’check; Actual, the finish date in actual column reverts back to basline finish dates....if i dont check the box, the value in Finish column remain correct as i inserted.
Hope it is clear now....
Its a strange behaviour of program as i never saw this happening before.
Thanks again
- 0Alex Wong ·Syed
In P5, the baseline schedule is a separate schedule where you can either using your current schedule or a complete new schedule. That way you can manage your baseline individually. Try to do a bit of reading on the manual of how to manage your baseline, that will help
HTH
Alex
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