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A Short Walk through the NAVFAC IPS Checklist

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Wed, 2017-05-31 13:38
Emily Foster
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While the NAVFAC checklist is specific to Primavera P6, much of its guidance forms the foundation of sound standard scheduling principles, and is worth studying regardless of the tool you use http://ow.ly/Mi5s30cbDTm

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Thu, 2017-06-01 13:48
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- Lag usage is generally discouraged in scheduling guidelines because they require explanation and they make the schedule static; the lag does not automatically update to changes in predecessor activities. So the takeaway is to avoid using lag in scheduling your project, regardless of the relationship type.

  • This is a biased statement as it is not true that lag does not automatically update to changes in predecessor activities, volume lag does.

VolLag photo VolLag_zpsozml1ic3.jpg

Enhanced Resource Planning from Rafael DavilaUsing cookbook recipes does more harm than good, all is needed is a good schedule reviewer capable of thinking by himself, capable of discerning between what is acceptable and what is not, capable of figuring out when exceptions to general rules make sense.

USACE 2015 cpm specifications - UFGS 01 32 01.00 10 from Rafael DavilaThe differences among the US Agencies specifications and what is good practice and what is not is a proof that cookbook recipes do not make sense.
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