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CAPITAL PROJECT EXEC CIRCLE | GAIN BETTER VISIBILITY ACROSS YOUR PROJECTS |
| Learn how advanced capital construction management software transforms cost control and performance. Discover the game-changing benefits and strategies to keep your complex projects on time and on budget. Read the blog here... |
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ARE YOU A ROSER CONSYS SOFTWARE USER? |
| Are you a ROSER Consys software user? We understand your concerns with the impending discontinuation of ROSER Consys by Prometheus. We also know that being asked to transition to a whole new, bespoke solution, designed for another customer, without a migration path is frustrating. But, worry no more! IAMTech is here to transform your ROSER migration journey. Having successfully worked with numerous ROSER customers, we're offering an efficient migration to our high value, low cost, STO software, iPlanSTO. Our confidence in our ability to facilitate this switch is unshakeable - so much so that we guarantee you a successful ROSER migration. Join IAMTech, and experience the future of STO software, from a vendor happy to put the cost of the software subscription on its website!. We're ready when you are. Your seamless switch to iPlanSTO awaits... |
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THE HISTORY OF PRIMAVERA – LIST OF PRIMAVERA P6 RELEASES AND VERSIONS |
| Primavera P6 is one of the leading enterprise project management tools, used for planning and managing large-scale projects across different industry verticals such as Construction and Engineering, Oil, Gas and Energy and other. Nowadays, several version of the Primavera P6 software exist, such as the Primavera P6 Professional and the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Learn more... |
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IDENTIFYING DRIVING PREDECESSORS IN MICROSOFT PROJECT |
A task may not be on the Critical Path and may have more than one predecessor. A Driving Relationship is the predecessor that determines the Early Start of a task. - Oracle Primavera P6 and Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject always display the driving predecessors and successors in the P6 Predecessor and Successors form and the Powerproject Links form.
- Microsoft Project 2007 introduced a Task Drivers form that indicates which is the driving predecessor and whether the schedule has been Resource Leveled. It also displays the effects of leveling.
In Microsoft Project 2013 the Task Drivers form has been renamed Inspect Task and additional functionality has been added. SelectTask, Tasks group, Inspect, Inspect Tasks icon open the Task Inspector pane:- The picture below shows Task 10 is the driving predecessor of Task 11.
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| | - The picture below shows that Task 15 has issues with resource overloading and makes some suggestions for resolving the issues:
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- Oracle Primavera P6 and
- Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject
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PRIMAVERA P6 ACTIVITY CODES |
| Activity codes are an undependable tool for any scheduler in Primavera P6. Activity codes allow the planner to assign codes that can be used for several purposes. Activity codes are essential for all planners, especially in the assignment of resources and cost loading process while creating a project baseline. Learn more... |
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CLEOPATRA ENTERPRISE TAKES ON THE GCC REGION WITH "ROADSHOW UNITED ARAB EMIRATES"! |
| With the UAE’s strategic location and vibrant business environment, the region undergoes rapid growth in projects from several industries, such as oil and gas, construction, petrochemicals, and more. Large or small-scale projects: They all need the right tools to use with an integrated approach. Combined with 25+ years’ of experience, find out how Cleopatra Enterprise, the Total Project and Turnaround Management Platform, can help you overcome your business challenges and find ways to reach the potential of your project capital. Meet Cleopatra Enterprise and their local partner Interactive Group UAE, with a strong presence and familiarity with the region’s needs and challenges. Schedule a meeting now... |
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JOIN CLEOPATRA EXPERTS IN THEIR NEXT WEBINAR: “BEYOND TOOLS: THE POWER OF TURNAROUND SCOPE MANAGEMENT’’! |
| In just a few weeks, Cleopatra’s senior implementation consultant, Jordy Palit and their business developer, Shamir Sheikkariem, will share their unique insight into managing turnaround scope management with the right tools and mindset. All in a single 50-minute free-of-charge webinar! Learn how to efficiently handle scope changes and navigate through the fluctuating world of STOs. We look forward to seeing you there. Register now... |
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ALTERNATIVE TO PRIMAVERA AND ASTA? |
| A superior alternative to the "most popular" software for us as planners? Spider Project Spider Project offers numerous unique functional features and is the only PM software that optimizes resource, cost, and material constrained schedules and budgets for projects and portfolios. Check it out here... Ask questions here... |
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TRAINING BUILT ON TAKT PLANNING |
| Training built on Takt Planning. It basically boils down many books and multi-day trainings on takt planning into about 45 minutes of reading. Read more... |
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