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By default, Microsoft Project does not have a baseline percent (%) complete field or column like you would find in other scheduling software like Primavera P6.

This video outlines steps to follow if you want to display a baseline percent (%) complete column in a Microsoft Project schedule. It also shows how to roll-up percent (%) complete to summary tasks based on weighted percent (%) complete of the subtasks.  Read more...

After completing a schedule, the P6 Activity IDs are usually not in order from top to bottom. To make it simpler to find activities when checking the relationships it is useful to renumber the task from top to bottom.

Unfortunately, the P6 Renumbering function will not renumber all project activities in the order on the screen and one method of renumbering activities from top to bottom is to export the schedule to Excel renumber and import the new Activity IDs.

If you wish to learn how to renumber a P6 schedule from top to bottom in Excel then please read this article I have written by clicking on this link>>>

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The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) 14-point assessment helps the Department of Defense evaluate schedules to see whether they are well-built and adhere to best practices that are important to the success of the project.

The DCMA 14 Point Assessment Metrics with EV Method is used to analyze MSP Projects with LOE tasks. Most of the DCMA 14-Point metrics look only at activities that are baselined with a duration > 0d. The two exceptions are the Critical Path Test and the BEI. 

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Tank Terminal Industry

May 26^st | 16:00 CEST / 09:00 CDT | 45 minutes

Join the webinar to discover how Conceptual Estimating can improve the performance of Tank Terminals.

About the webinar

Tank Terminals provide connections between the key links in the chains –production, refining, and distribution – and serve as a repository for surplus and buffer inventory. Even though Tank Terminals can profit greatly from storing products, most terminal operators are not project focused.

This means that the Tank Terminal industry can gain more from their product storage – especially starting from the cost estimation to create a solid basis for the whole project.

During this webinar you’ll learn how conceptual estimating and one central cost database can help improve the performance of Tank Terminals, and share information efficiently between systems and people.

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• The vibe and projects within the Tank Terminal Industry
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• The importance of focusing on Conceptual Estimating
• An intro to the implications of the software system Cleopatra Enterprise and how it can help this industry

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The Critical Path Method (CPM) is a scheduling technique that identifies the longest path of logically dependent and connected activities that it takes to reach the end of the project. CPM helps the project manager and the project team to identify risks to the project deliverables, and it is especially important in the construction industry, where delays in even small tasks can translate into catastrophic and costly project delays.

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