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Contact: 0955-291-3792
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Lesson 3 : Managing Multiple Projects
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Lesson 13
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Introduction to Primavera UC
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 Primavera provides multi-project, multi-user tools
management,EP providing
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comprehensive information on all projects in the

work assignments for each teamO

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enterprise, from executive-level summaries to detailed

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member.
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each team member’s needs,
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multiple projects. It is available to all projects across the
organization and provides the structure
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Work Products & Documents

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project-specific:
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 Calendars
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Lesson Objectives
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 Log in
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 Open an existing project
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 Navigate the Home and Activities windows
 Open an existing layout D O
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 Customize a layout
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Logging in
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 Before using Primavera, you must enter a valid password name.
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 Your password is case sensitive.
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Go to : Start, look for P6 Professional, Double click (P6) icon, type a valid Passwords “admin”,

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ok

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 The main windows have different functions, but the
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navigation options are consistent.
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Home Window
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 The Home window is a starting pointNfor navigating
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through various windows.
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Item
E Functionality

1. Title bar
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Displays current application and name of open

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projects.
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2. Menu bar Perform functions in Primavera.
3. Directory bar S
R E Move between open windows, toggle the
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4. Navigation bar

C bar
Directory bar, and open Help.
5. U
TR Status Displays user's login name, data date of open

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Menu bar

Navigation bar
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Directory bar

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Navigation Bar
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 Use the navigation bar to move between open windows,
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to return to the Home window, to display and Rhide
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byTdefault, can be
Directory bar, and to access Help for the current window.
 The Navigation bar, which is turned on O
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toggled on/off in the View menu.
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Configurations
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 Admin Preference
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Where you can set the default code separator for the WBS,
P R
setting the start day of the week and specify the default duration
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for the new activity.
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Go to: Admin, Admin Preference, General, Select either (Code Separator, Starting Day of

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Week, Activity Duration, Password Policy), Close.

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 Admin Preference
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Allows you to set the default for Time Period Setting.
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Go to : Admin,Admin Preferences,Time Periods, Specify (Hours per Time Period),Specify

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(Time Period Abbreviation),Ok

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Configurations cont

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 User Preference
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Allows you to set the default for Dates Setting
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Go to : Edit, User Preferences, Select (Dates), Edit (Date format, Options, Time), Close.

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 User Preference
Allows you to set the default for Time Units Setting.
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Go to : Edit, User Preferences, Select (Time Units), Select, Close.
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Opening an Existing Project U C
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 The Open Project dialog box lists display all the projects you have
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access to open.
 Open a single project .
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 Open a single EPS node
 Multiple projects under different nodes
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 Access Modes
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 You have the option to select an access mode prior to opening a
project:
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Read Only, You can view data, but can not input or change
 data.
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Shared , Multiple users can view, input, and change data and the default
setting.

D O
T . projects in Read Only mode.
Exclusive, The current user is the only user
 who can edit data on these

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projects. Other users can access these

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 The Activities window is used to create, view, and edit
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activities for open projects. It can be divided into a top
and a bottom layout.
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Item

N T. Functionality

1. Command bar
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Displays options for adding or removing activity data.
2. Gantt Chart
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Provides graphical display of activity progress over time.
3. Activity Details
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View/edit detailed information for selected activity.
4. Horizontal Split Bar
5. Vertical Split Bar S
DDrag bar to hide/show more information in each pane.
Hide or show more information in top/bottom layouts.

6. Activity TableR
E Display activity information in spreadsheet format.
T U Bar Displays menu of available options for Activities window.
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7. Layout Options

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Command bar
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• Displays options for adding or removing activity data.
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Go to :located at the upper right portion of the project windows, click any icon.

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Activity Table
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• Display activity information in spreadsheet format.
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Go to : Just click Tables

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Gantt Chart
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• Provides graphical display of activity progress over time.
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By clicking Gantt Chart icon. (Note: this is On and Off command),to hide, click table

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Activity Details
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• View/edit detailed information for selected activity.
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Go to : By clicking Table icon (Ex: Mobilization).

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Activities Windows Cont’s
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Horizontal Split Bars
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• Hide or show more information in top/bottom layouts.
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Go to : By dragging the bar

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Vertical Split Bars
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• Drag bar to hide/show more information in each pane.
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Go to : By dragging the Vertical bar

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 Layout is a customizable view of information. It is a combination of

available in the Projects, WBS, Activities, ResourceEP

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all the visual elements that appear on the screen. Layouts

T R Assignments,

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and Tracking windows. Note : Project must be open.
 1. Open
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Go to : Layouts, Open , No, Select Layout ( Global, User admin), Apply, Open

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 2. Save.
Go to : Layouts, Save.
 3. Save As.
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Go To : Layout, Save as, type Layout Name, Select (Current User),Save.

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 Gantt Chart
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 The Classic WBS layout displays a Gantt Chart in the top layout,
and Activity Details in the bottom layout.
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 The Gantt Chart is divided into two sections: Activity Table and Bar
Area:
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Din columns.
.
Bar Area - Provides a graphicalTdisplay of activity progress over the
Activity Table - Displays activity data


duration of the project. E

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 Activity Network
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 View the relationships defined between activities and the logical
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flow of the activities in the project: Go to : Activity Network, Select (WBS Name).
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 Left pane - Displays the WBS hierarchy.

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 Right pane - Shows a graphical display of activities and their
relationships.
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Customizing a Layout U C
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 By creating activity layouts, you can easily view data specific to your

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needs. The Activities window can be customized and saved as a

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layout. Saving layouts for future use allows you to quickly retrieve

NO
information. Go to : Layouts, Open, No, Select (layout Name), Apply, Open
The Layout Options bar is a centralized menu for layout
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

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customization. You can perform key layout changes from this options
bar.
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Customizing a Layout (cont.) U C
 The following is a list of layout elements that are customizable:
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 Bars Go to: bars, select display, apply, ok


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Timescale Go to : Timescale, select (time format), apply, ok
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 Table, font and colors Go to :View, Table font & colors, select, apply,ok

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Row height Go to : table Font and Row, select (Row height), apply, ok


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Filters Go to : Filters by, customize, select (Default, Global, User defined), apply, ok
 Trace logic, click
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Customizing a Layout (cont.) UC
 Selecting Columns
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 You can select columns to display in the Activity Table, as well as

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the order in which they appear from left to right: Go to : Columns, Customize,

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Available Options, Group & Sort, List , Select Column, Apply, Ok
 Use single arrows to move highlighted data items.
N
 Use double arrows to move all data items.

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.
Use navigation arrows to configure the order of the data items.
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

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 Click Edit Title to edit the selected column's title and choose its
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alignment in the display.

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Customizing a Layout (cont.) U C
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 Using Hint Help in Columns Dialog Box
 You can use Hint Help to view a definition for any data item in the
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show).
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column list. Go to : View, Hint help, Select Columns(Ex: Activity ID), column definition will

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Displaying Activity Details UC
 Activity Details displays detailed information for the activity
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P R
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highlighted in the Activity Table or Activity Network.
 Go to : Details, Select (General).
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 Go to : No Bottom lay out (to hide the Details)

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Displaying Activity Details (cont.) UC
 Selecting Detail Tabs
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 The tabs displayed in Activity Details are customizable. R
General
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Status
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Relationship
Predecessor
Successor
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Resources

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Saving Layouts U C
 Layouts can be saved and shared with other users to facilitate
O D
Layout, Save - Saves changes to the existing layout. P
project communication:
R

R E


O T
Layout, Save As - Prompts you to save the layout with a new name.

N
 Current User - Only the user creating the layout will have access to it in the future.

O
 All Users - All licensed users will have access to the layout (Global).

D
 Another User - A specified user will have access to the layout. Note, however, that

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the current user will not have access to the layout. Go to : Layout ,Save As, Edit

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Layout Name, Current User, Save

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Saving Layouts (cont.) UC
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 Viewing the New Layout

EP
 Use the Save Layout dialog box to save a custom display format for

T R
the Activities, WBS, Projects, Resource Assignments, or Tracking
O
windows. Go to : Layout, Open, No, Select (layout), Apply, Close
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Closing a Project
O D
R
 You should close the project when you are finished
Pyou want
R E
working with it. You are prompted to verify that
to close the project.
O T
N Home window.
 Closing the project takes you back to the
D O
 Go to : File, Close All, Yes. (No current project will displayed).

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Lesson Objectives DO
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 Define the components that comprise the Enterprise
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Project Structure (EPS)
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 View the EPS, N
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Enterprise Project Structure
O D
 The Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) is a hierarchy
P R
developed to help organize projects.
R E
TO
 The EPS is made of roots and nodes. N
O
D project structure.
 Each root in the project structure can be subdivided into many nodes.

T .
 Nodes represent different levels within your

departments, project groups,Esite
For example, nodes can represent
N locations.
divisions within your company,

U M
 All projects must beCincluded in a node.
 Projects always D
 Each node can containO an unlimited number of projects.

 Placement E
S represent the lowest level of the hierarchy.

which it isRincluded.
of a project in the hierarchy determines the summary level in

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Enterprise Project Structure
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Level 1
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EPS

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Root

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D O
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Level 2
EPS EPS

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Node Node

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Level 3
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EPS EPS EPS F

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Node Node Node

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Project Project Project Project Project

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 The EPS offers many benefits
P R
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T
 View project priorities, scope, budgets, and resources

node. N O
across the entire project structure or within a specific

D O
T. multiple projects.
 Manage projects separately while retaining the ability to

EN
roll up and summarize data across

M
 Each node acts as a master project, rolling up all “Child" nodes and
projects.
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 A node can be opened to view all detailed activity information from the

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“Member" projects.

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Creating & Opening the EPS DO
P R
E
 You can use the Enterprise Project Structure dialog box
to define the EPS.
T R
 The three fields to enter when adding an EPSO
N
node are:


EPS Name - Description of theD

O
EPS ID - Identifies the selected EPS node.

T .this field to select an OBS
selected EPS node.

EN Structure) element to associate

 Responsible Manager - Use

M
(Organizational Breakdown
U
C
with the selected level of the EPS

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Creating EPS U C
D
Cont’s

 Creating Enterprise Project Structure

R O
E P
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Go to: Enterprise, EPS, Add (pinpoint your mouse on existing lowest level of EPS, Shift left, Type

O
(EPS ID & EPS Name), Close.

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Creating Organizational Breakdown Structure U C
D
 The OBS is a hierarchical arrangementROof an
E P either as
organization's project management structure,
T R
roles or individuals. The OBS can be
represent a detailed organizational O configured to
N breakdown (with
employee names), or a more general O
D of responsibility are
framework where
T .
modeled in the structure.EN
departments, teams, or types

U M
C
 Entering Responsible Manager
 The responsible
D O manager is the individual responsible
E
for the work. S A responsible manager is selected from the
U R
T
OBS dictionary .

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 Creating OBS and Assigning Responsible Manager
O D
P R
E
Go to : Enterprise, OBS, Add, Edit OBS Name (Your Name, Shift Right, Close.

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Managing Multiple Projects
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Lesson Objectives
O D
P R
 Create a project
R E
 Navigate the Projects window T
O Details tabs
 View and modify information on the N
Project
D O
T .
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The Create a New Project Wizard DU C
R O
 The create a New Project wizard can assist you
E P in
creating a project.
T R
N O
 Through answering a series of questions Primavera will create a

O
project.

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T
EN
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Creating a Project U C
 A project can be created using a variety of methods:
O D
P R
E
1. Create a New Project via Activity wizard

T R
Go to : File, New, Select EPS, Double click EPS, Next, Project ID & Name, Next,

O
Planned start, Must finish by, Next, Responsible Manager, rate type, Next,
Congratulations, Finish.
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The Create a New Project Wizard (cont.) DU
R O
 Entering Project Name
E P
 The name of the project is Office BuildingT ,Core R & Shell.
You can shorten this name to create the
N O project ID is OB

O
D in this field. (The Project
Project ID - Type a unique ID in this field.

T .
Project Name - Type a new name

E N
Name field does not require a unique name.)

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U
The Create a New Project Wizard (cont.)
O D
P R
 Entering Project Start and End Dates
R E
 Use the calendar to select start and end
O T dates for the
project.
N
 The Must Finish By field is not O
D date at any point in the
mandatory. You can
assign a project Must FinishT.By
EN the Dates tab in the Projects
project life cycle by clicking
window. U M
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The Create a New Project Wizard (cont.)
O D
P R
 Selecting Resource Rate Type
 Specify the Resource Rate Type forT R
E
new resource
assignments. The default rate type O
N determines which
(price/unit or standard rate) isOset on the resource
. Dthe rate types defined in
T
assignment. The list displays
the Rate Types tab in the N
E Admin Preferences dialog box.
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 Project Details (cont.) E .
UC
D
 General Tab
 The General tab enables you to view or modify O
information about the selected project. EProject P R general

R
ID,
Project Name, and Responsible Manager
O T can be set
when you create the project. If N necessary, you can
change them here. The remaining
D O fields are set by
default. Go to : Details, General, No Bottom .layout
N T
E
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Project Details (cont.)
O D
P R
 General Tab
R E
 Fields in the General tab:
O T

N
Project ID - Short, unique identifier for the project.

D
Project Name - Name of the project.O

T .
Status - Indicates project status based on the table below:

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O D
 Dates Tab
P R
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 The Dates tab enables you to edit date information
T
for
By dates can be set when you createN O
the selected project. The Planned Start and Must Finish
the project. If
necessary, you can change themO here.
. D
T
 Planned Start - Planned start date of the project.

EN
 Data Date - Date used as the starting point for schedule

M
calculations.


CU
Must Finish By - Date indicating the desired project end date.

O
 Finish - Non-editable field indicating the latest early finish
D
date calculated when the project was last scheduled.
S
E
 Actual Start and Actual Finish - Non-editable field indicating
R
the actual start and finish dates of the project.
U


C T Anticipated Start and Anticipated Finish - Expected dates

U
that can be entered while planning the project at a high level.

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Project Details (cont.) UC
O D
P R
 Notebook Tab
R E
 The Notebook tab enables you to view or T modify project
notes, such as the project's purpose, O
N core requirements,
O D
or any other project-specific details.

T .
Notebook Topic - List of topics assigned to the selected
node/project.
EN

U M
Detail - User-defined description of the selected topic. You
C
can use HTML editing features, including formatting text,
O
D
inserting pictures, copying, pasting, and adding hyperlinks.

ES
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Project Details (cont.) U C
O D
P R
 Defaults Tab
R E


O T
Defaults for New Activities - Indicates the settings that will

N
be used when new activities are added to the project;

O
changing these settings will not affect existing activities.
 Duration Type :
. D
Fixed units/time

N
Percent Complete Type : T Physical
E
M
 Activity Type : Task dependent

CU
Auto-numbering Defaults - Sets how new activities will be

O
numbered in your project.


S D
Activity ID Prefix : AFC


R E
Activity ID suffix : 1000

T

U
Increment : 10

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Defining Calendar U C
O D
R
 You can create and assign calendars to each resource, each project,

E P
and each activity. For each calendar, you can define the following
 Available work hours in each calendar day
T R
N O
 Default hours per time period settings that are used as conversion

O
factors when entering or displaying units in time increments other than

D
hours
 National holidays
T .
 Your organization's holidays
E N
U M
 Project-specific work/ non workdays

Close
O C
Go to : Enterprise, calendar, Add, Select, Type (Calendar Name, Edit, Modify, Workweek, Ok,

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Currencies
O D
R
 You can specify the monetary unit or base currency used
Pwell as
R E
to store costs for all projects in the database, as
the monetary unit or view currency used toT display costs
in windows and dialog boxes N O
 Adding currency :
D O
T .
EN
,CLOSEOk
Go to: Admin, Currencies, Add (Currency ID, Name, Symbols, Rate)

M
Applying currency:
U
Go to : Edit, User preferences, Currency, Select Currency Options, close, Ok

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Workshop 1 D U
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E P
 Creating a Project and Assigning Project default data
T R
NO
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U M Lesson 5
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Lesson Objectives
O D
P R
 Define a WBS
R E
T
 Create multiple levels of a WBS hierarchy
O
N
D O
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Work Breakdown Structure
O D
P R
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
R E
is a hierarchical arrangement of theT products and
services produced during and by a O
N project. It enables
O
. Dcontrol.
you to divide a project into meaningful and logical pieces
for the purpose of planning and
N T

E
Each project has a unique WBS hierarchy.

U M
 The root level of the WBS is equal to the project ID and name.

O C
Elements within the WBS have a “child/parent” relationship, which

D
means that you can roll up and summarize information from the lower
levels.
E S
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Work Breakdown Structure
O D
P R
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O T
N
D O
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Viewing WBS Elements U C
DO is
P R
 When a project is created, a root level WBS element
R E
added with the same ID and name as the project.
 The WBS elements added to the root O T element are
level
N level of the
O
automatically indented to form the second
hierarchy.
. D
N T
E
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Creating WBS Hierarchy UC
D
A WBS element that is added under an elementRO
automatically indented to form another levelEof P the
is
R
hierarchy. Go to: WBS, Add, indented arrow, edit WBS codeTor name
NO
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Creating the WBS Hierarchy (cont.) D
O
 Using the Indentation Keys
P R
R
 The WBS hierarchy can be adjusted by using E
T
the
O
indentation keys located on the Command bar allowing
a WBS element to be re-assigned toNa different node of
D O
.
the WBS.
N T
E
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Workshop 2 EP R
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 Creating Work Breakdown Structure
NO
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N
D O
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EN
Creating a U M Breakdown Structure
Work
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U M Lesson 6
O C
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Lesson Objectives UC
O D
 Define an activity P R
R E
 Define activity types
O T
 Add activities N
D
 Add a notebook topic to an activity O
T .
 Add steps to an activity
E N
 Assign activity codes toMactivities
CU
D O
ES
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Activities D
O
 Activities are the fundamental work elements P R
project. They are the lowest level of a WBSRand the
E of a

O T
N
smallest subdivision of work that directly concerns the
project manager.
Most detailed work unit trackedD
O

T . in a project schedule.
 N
E event, or work package.
Contains all information about the work to be performed.

U
Also known as a task,M item,

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Activity Components UC
O D
P R
Expenses OBS & WBS

R E
T
Role &
Activity ID &
Resource
Description

O
Assignments

N
O
Constraints Activity Type

. D
N T
E
Steps Duration

M
Activity

CU
O
Notebook/
Dates
Feedback

S D
URE Relationships Calendar

T
Assignment

C
Duration &

U
Percent
WPs & Docs

R
Activity Codes Complete

T
Types

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Adding Activity via New Activity Wizard U C
 Depending on your user preferences, you can use O D
R
the
New Activity wizard to help add an activity. P
R E
 The New Activity wizard walks you through
O T the process
of adding an activity. Once you become
N familiar with the
process, you can disable the wizard
D O and add activities
directly to the project.
T .
EN
 Go to : Edit, User Preferences, Assistance, Use the activity wizard, Add, Edit, Next…..

U M
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Adding Activity directly to a Project U C
 Use the Activities window to create, view, and modify O D
P R
R E
activities for the open project. To add an activity to a
T
project, perform one of the following actions:
O
N
 Click Add from the Command bar.

O
 In the Edit menu, click Add.

D
 Press Insert on the keyboard.


T
Right-click and click Add.
.
EN
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Turning Off the Activity Wizard UC
 While in the Activities window, you can click Add O
D
PR
from
the Command bar to add new activities. TheENew
T
Activity wizard appears only when you click R Add from the
Command bar.
N O
 Type a unique name and identifier Ofor each activity.
D
T .
EN
Go to :Edit ,User Preferences, Assistance, Uncheck (Use new activity wizard)

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Define Activity Type (cont.) UC
O D
 Assigning Activity Type
R
P dates
R E
 Activity Type controls how an activity's duration
are calculated.
O T
 Select the Activity Type according toNthe activity's
D O
T.
function in the project and the calendar that should be

EN
used for the activity during scheduling.
M
 Go to ; Details, Default tab, Activity type (select). (Note project must be close All)
 Start Milestone
CU
 Finish Milestone
D O
S
 Task Dependent

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Define Activity Type (cont.) U C
O D
 Activity Type: R
 Start Milestone - This type is typically usedEtoPmark the
R
beginning of a phase or to communicateTproject
deliverables. N O
D O
.
 Zero-duration activity.
 Only has a start date.
N T
E
M
 You can assign constraints, steps, expenses, work products,
and documents.
CU


D O
You can assign a primary resource.

S
 You cannot assign roles.

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Define Activity Type (cont.)
O D
P R
 Activity Type:
R E
 Finish Milestone - This type is typically Tused to mark
the end of a phase or to communicateO
N project
deliverables. O D
 Zero-duration activity.
T .

EN
Only has a finish date.

U M
You can assign constraints, steps, expenses, work products,

O
and documents.C


S D
You can assign a primary resource.

R E
You cannot assign roles.

T U
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Define Activity Type (cont.) UC
O D
P R
 Activity Type:
R E
O T
 Task Dependent - This type is typically used when the
N
work needs to be accomplished in a given time frame,
O availability.
regardless of the assigned resources'
D

T .
The activity's resources are scheduled to work according to
the activity calendar.
EN

U M
Duration is determined by the assigned calendar's workweek.

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Adding an Activity via Activity DetailsDU C
(cont.)

R O
 General Tab
E P
T R
 You can add the information about this activity in the
Activity Details tabs.
NO
D O
T .
EN
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Adding an Activity via Activity DetailsDU C
(cont.)

R O
 Status Tab
E P
R
 Use the Status tab to define the selectedTactivity's
N O
duration, constraint, start and finish dates, labor and
O
Dthe selected activity's
nonlabor units and costs, and material costs. You can
T
also use the Status tab to view .
E N
float, actuals, and completion percentages.
U M
O C
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Adding an Activity via Activity DetailsDU C
(cont.)

R O
 Notebook Tab
E P
 The Notebook tab enables you to assignTnotes R to an
N O
activity. Notebook topics are typically instructions or
descriptions that further describeO
D
the activity according
T .
to specific categories of information.
EN
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O C
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Adding Steps U C
O D
 Activity steps allow you to break activities into smaller
units and track the completion of those units.EP R
R
Steps
provide a list of procedures required to complete T the
task and provide extra guidance to theO
assigned to the activity. Go to ; Details,O
N resources

D
Steps, Add, Edit or add from templates


T .
You can assign an unlimited number of steps per activity.

EN
Steps can be marked completed in Primavera and by the

U M
primary resource in timesheets.

O C
Steps do not have duration estimates or dates.


S D
Each step can have an additional explanation in the text area

E
on the right side of the Steps tab.
R
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Calendar Assignments
O D
P R
Calendars
R E
O T
 Can be created and assigned to each activity and

activities and level resources. O

N
resource. Calendar assignments are used to schedule

. D

T
An unlimited number of calendars can be created.

EN
The Activity Type determines whether the activity calendar or

U M
resource calendar is used during scheduling.

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Calendar Assignments (cont.)
O D
 Calendar Types
P R
 There are three calendar pools:
R E
 Global calendar pool
O T
N
O
 Contains calendars that can be used by all projects in the
database.
. D
N T
 Available for all resources and activities in the database.

E
M
 Resource calendar pool

CU
 Contains separate calendars for each resource.

O
 Available for resources.

D
S
 Project calendar pool

R E
U
 Contains a separate pool of calendars for each project.

C T Available for the current project only.

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Calendar Assignments (cont.) U C
 Calendar Assignments
O D
R
 Use the Select Activity Calendar dialog box toPselect the
R E Calendars
T
calendar an activity should use in the project.
O N
can be global or project specific.
O
 Go to : Enterprise, Calendar, Global, Add, Type of New Calendar Name, Select, Edit, Modify, Ok

D
,Close

T .
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Undo
O D
P R
 Undo capability is provided in some areas of Primavera, enabling

R E
you to undo errors in the Activities window and the Resource
Assignments window. Go to ; Edit, Undo
O T
N
 You can only undo modifications in the General, Status,

O
Resources, and Relationships tabs of Activity Details.
D
T .
 You can only undo activity code value assignments that were

N
assigned using the columns in the Activities window.
E
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 Adding Activities R E
O T
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U M Lesson 7
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Lesson Objectives UC
O D
P R
 Create a network logic diagram
R E
 Differentiate between the four relationship
O T types
N
 Create relationships in the Activity Network
 Create relationships in Activity D O
.
Details

N T
E
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Network Logic Diagram U C
OD
 A Network Logic Diagram is a logical representation of P R
E
all the

T R
activities in a project showing their dependency relationships.

N O
O
 Precedence Diagramming Method

creating a network logic diagram. T.

 Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) D is a technique used for

EN
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Network Logic Diagram cont.

O D
P R
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
R E
O T
N
 A box represents each activity.


D O
Lines with arrows connect the boxes and represent relationships
between activities.
T .
E N
U M
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Network Logic Diagram . C
U
cont

O D
Predecessor
P R
 Controls the start or finish of another activity
R E
Successor

O T
N
 Depends on the start or finish of another activity

D O
Start with either the first activity in the network and enter each successor,
.


T
or start with the last activity in the network and enter each predecessor
N
E
U M
O C
S D
R E
T U
UC Predecessor
T R Successor to

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Relationship Types U C
D
O
P R
 There are four types of relationships. In the following
R E
activity B represents the successor. O T
diagrams, activity A represents the predecessor and

N
1) Finish-to-Start (FS)
D O
3) Finish-to-Finish (FF) NT
2) Start-to-Start (SS)
.
4) Start-to-Finish (SF)M
E
C U
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UC
Relationship Types
O D
P R
R E
Finish to Start (FS) O T
N
O
When A finishes, then B can start.
D
T .

EN in Primavera.
Default relationship type
U M
O C
D
A B
S
First EActivity
U R Second Activity

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UC
D
Start to Start (SS) P R O
When A starts, then B can start. R E
T


NO
A
D O
T.
EN
First Activity

U M
O C
S D
RE
B
T U
C
Second Activity
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UC
D
Finish to Finish (FF) P R O
When A finishes, then B can finish. R E
T


NO
A
D O
T.
First Activity
EN
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O C
S D
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C
Second Activity

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UC
D
Start to Finish (SF) P R O
When A starts, B can finish. R E
T


NO
A
D O
T.
EN
First Activity

U M
O C
S D
R E B
T U Second Activity
UC
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Relationships with Lag U C
D
O
LAG
P R
R E
 specifies an offset or delay between an activity
successor. It can be added to any typeOofT relationship
and its

and can be a positive or a negative N

O
value.
 Lag is scheduled based on theD
T . calendar selected in the
General tab in the ScheduleN
Efor scheduling lag:
Options dialog box. There
M
are four calendar options
U


O C
Predecessor activity calendar


S D
Successor activity calendar

R E
24-hour calendar

T U
Project default calendar

UC
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Relationships with Lag (cont.) U C
O D
 Below are two examples of relationships withPlag: R
R E be start
after 7 days of plastering activity completionT (FS 7d indicates
 Finish-to-Start with Lag - the painting activity can
O
N 7 days of lag.)
there is a finish-to-start relationship with

D O
T .
EFSN7d
M
A B

C U Masonry Wall Painting

O
Masonry Wall Plastering

S D
R E
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UC
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Relationships with Lag (cont.) U C
O D

P R
Start-to-Start with Lag - The following example shows that the

R E
Install Interior Belt Conveyors activity can start five days after the
T
Construct Building Exterior and Structure activity starts.
O
N
A
D O
T .
N
Construct Building
E
Exterior and Structure

U M
O C Install Interior Belt Conveyors activity can

S D start five days after Construct Building

E
Exterior and Structure activity starts.
R
U SS 5d
C T B

R U
T
Install Interior Belt

X S Conveyors
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Creating Relationships in Activity Details U C
O D
P R
 Assigning Lag
E
R activity and
 Lag specifies an offset or delay betweenTan
O
its successor. You can adjust the lagNbetween an activity
D O
and its successor in the Relationships tab.
T .
EN
Go to : Details, Relationship, Add (-),(+) lag

U M
O C
S D
R E
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U C
T R
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Creating Relationships in Activity Details U C
D
Ocreate
 You can also use the Relationships tab in ActivityRto
relationships within the project. When creating E Pa
R
relationship in Activity Details, the defaultT relationship
type is Finish-to-Start. N O
Go to: Details, relationship, activity name, Assign

D O
(successor),select, Assign, close, schedule (F9).

T .
EN
U M
O C
S D
R E
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Creating Relationships in the U C
O D
Activity Network
P R
 The Activity Network is useful when sequencing R E
activities because it displays the activities O T graphically as
Nnetwork, Select (WBS Name)
O
you create the relationships. Go to: Activity

. D
N T
E
U M
O C
S D
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Creating Relationships in the UC
Gantt Chart (cont.) O D
P R
R E
 Creating a Start-to-Start Relationship
T
You can create a relationship betweenO activities by
N
D O
.
Go to :clicking and dragging your mouse between the two activities.


N T
The left edge of the activity represents the start of the activity.
E
M
 The right edge of the activity represents the finish of the
activity.
CU
D O
E S
U R
C T
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X 127
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Viewing Relationships in Activity Table DU C
R O
P
 You can also view/modify relationships in the Activity
E
Table and Gantt Chart.
T R

N O
Activity Table - Displays the Predecessors and Successors

O
columns.

. D
Go to: Columns, customize, available options, group & sort, list, click select columns
,apply, ok
T
EN
U M
O C
S D
R E
T U
UC
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C
Workshop 4 D U
R O
 Creating Relationships
EP
T R
NO
D O
T .
EN
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UC
O D
P R
R E
O T
N
D O
T .
E N
U M Creating Relationships
O C
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TU
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UC
O D
P R
R E
O T
N
D O
T .
E N
U M Lesson 8
O C
S D
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TU
UC
TR
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Lesson Objectives UC
O D
P R
RE
 Perform a forward and backward pass
 Define float and its impact on a scheduleT
 Identify loops and open ends NO
 Calculate a schedule D O
T .
EN
 Analyze the scheduling log report

U M
O C
S D
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TU
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Critical Path Method Scheduling U C
O D
R
 Critical Path Method (CPM) is an scheduling technique
P activity
utilized to calculate project schedules. CPM Euses
T R
O
durations and relationships between activities to
N is done in two
calculate schedule dates. This calculation
passes through the activities in aO
. D project.
T
EN
 Critical Path


U M
The critical path is the series of activities that determines a

C
project's completion date.


D O
The duration of the activities on the critical path controls the

S
duration of the entire project; a delay to any of these activities

R E
will delay the finish date of the entire project.

T U
Critical activities are defined by either the total float or the

UC longest path in the project network.

TR
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Data Date U C
OD
P R
 Data date is the date that is utilized as the
R E starting
point for schedule calculations.
Date used to schedule all remaining work.O
T
N


O
 During the Planning phase the data date should
D
match the project start date.
T .
EN
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UC
Data Date Line
D
Data Date

R O
J F M A M J J A S

P
Schedule

R E
O T
N
Time

D O
Resource

T .
E N
M
Resource

U
Quantity
(person-

C
days)

D O
S
Time

R E
Cost

T U
C
$

R U
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U C
Scheduling Concepts (cont.)
O D
P R
 Forward Pass
R E


O T
The forward pass calculates an activity's early dates.

N
Early dates are the earliest times an activity can start and

O
finish once its predecessors have been completed.
D

T .
The calculation begins with the activities without
predecessors.
E N


U M
Early Start (ES) + Duration - 1 = Early Finish (EF)

O C
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O D
A P R
R E
T
5
ES 1 EF 5
NO
D O C
T . 15

E N E S 11 EF
M
25

B CU
D O10
E S 1 S E F 10
R E
CTU
R U F o rw a rd p a ss

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U C
Scheduling Concepts (cont.)
O D
P R
 Backward Pass
R E


O T
The backward pass calculates an activity's late dates.

N
Late dates are the latest times an activity can start and finish

O
without delaying the end date of the project.
D

T .
The calculation begins with the activities without successors.

E N
Late Finish - Duration + 1 = Late Start

U M
O C
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O D
P R
Backward pass
R E
O T
LS 6 LF 10
N
D O
A
T .
5
E N
M
ES 1 EF 5 LS 11 LF 25

CU C
D O 15

E
LS 1 S 10
LF ES 11 EF 25

U R
C T B
R U 10

ST
ES 1 EF 10

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Scheduling Concepts (cont.) U C
O D
P R
 Total Float
R E


O T
The amount of time an activity can slip from its early start

N
without delaying the project.


D O
The difference between an activity's late dates and early

.
dates.

N T
Activities with zero total float are critical.
E


U M
An activity's total float is automatically calculated each time

C
you schedule the project. You cannot edit an activity's float

O
values directly.
D
S
Late date - Early date = Total Float (TF)

R E
T U
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U C
Total Float D
RO
LS LF

Positive float E P
T R
ES EF
O
N Positive float
O
D LF
.
LS
Zero float
N T
(critical) E
ES
U M EF
C
OLS
S D LF

Negative Float
R E
(extremely
T U
UC
critical) ES EF

T R
S
Negative float
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O D
R
Backward pass

E P
LS 6 LF 10

T R
A NO
O
5
ES 1 EF 5
. DLS 11 LF 25
TF = 5
N T
E C
U M 15
LS 1

O C
LF 10 ES 11
TF =
EF 25

D
0
B
ES
R
10

TU ES 1 EF 10

C
TF = 0

R U
ST
Forward pass

X 142
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Scheduling Concepts (cont.) UC
O D
P R
 Backward Pass with Required Finish
R E
T
 One of the most common project scenarios is a required finish date
O
N
for the project.

O
 Used only during the backward pass.

D
T .
 Required finish date specifies when the project must finish

N
regardless of the network's duration and logic.
E
M
 Late Finish - Duration + 1 = Late Start

U
O C
S D
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Backward pass
UC
O D
Critical Activities
P R
LS 1 LF 5
R E
O T
Must Finish By:
A N
Day 20*
5
O
D LS 6 LF 2520*
ES 1 EF 5
T .
TF = 0
EN
U M C
O C 15

D
LS -4 LF 5 ES 11 EF 25

E S TF = -5
R B
U
T
C ES 1
10  Which activities are critical

R U EF 10 based on Total Float?

S T TF = -5
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UC
O D
R
Backward pass

E P
R
LS 1 LF 5

O T
Must Finish By:
A N
Day 20*
5
O
D LS 6 LF 2520*
ES 1 EF 5
T .
TF = 0
EN
U M C
O C 15

D
LS -4 LF 5 ES 11 EF 25

E S TF = -5
R B
U
T
C ES 1
10  Which activities are critical

R U EF 10 based on Longest Path?

S T TF = -5
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Scheduling Concepts UC
(cont.)

O D
Circular Relationships (Loops)
P R
R E
 Loops indicate circular logic between two activities.
O T
N
 Primavera will not calculate a schedule until the loop is
eliminated.
D O
T .
 A dialog box is displayed listing the activities in the loop

E N
U M
O C
BA1010
S D BA1020 BA1030

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U C
Scheduling Concepts (cont.)
O D
P R
 Open Ends
R E


O T
Open Ends are activities without a predecessor or successor.

N
 No predecessor - Activity uses data date as its Early Start.

O
 No successor - Activity uses project finish as its Late Finish

. D
T
 Open-ended activities can portray an unrealistic amount of
positive total float.
E N
U M
O C
S D
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Open Ends cont. U C
O D
P R
R E
10
T 70 FINISH

NO
START

D O
T .
50N
20 30
E 60 80 90

U M
C
O 40
D
S recommends that each project have only two
R E
NOTE: Primavera

T
open ends,U the start milestone activity and the finish milestone

U C
activity.

STR
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UC
O D
Open Ends cont. R
EP
10 Oops! Open T R 70 FINISH

ends.
NO
START

D O
T .
50N
20 30
E 60 80 90

U M
C
O 40
S D
R E
Notice the relationship between activity 30 and 50 is missing,

T U
creating two additional open ends.

UC
What will happen when this network is scheduled?
TR
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U C
Scheduling a Project
O D
R
Pdates
 When you schedule a project, activity
R E are
calculated according to durations and logic.
T
 Mark the Log to file checkbox to O
N record scheduling
results in a log file (.txt). O
D note the change in the
 After you schedule the project, T .
position of activities onEthe N Gantt Chart. Activities are
displayed accordingUM to their calculated start and finish
O C are displayed in red.
dates. Critical activities

S D
R E
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UC
Scheduling a Project (cont.)
O D
P R
 Schedule Log
R E
T including:
 The Schedule Log records scheduling results,
O
 Scheduling/leveling settings
N
 Statistics
D O
 Errors
T .
 Warnings
E N

U M
Scheduling/leveling results
 Exceptions
O C


S D
Go to :Schedule or (F9), View Log, Close, Schedule.

R E
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U C
Driving Relationship D O
P R
 An activity may have a relationship from a predecessor
R E
that determines its Early Start. This logic tie
O T is called a

N
Driving Relationship.

O
A solid relationship line indicates a driving relationship.
D a non-driving relationship.

T .
A dashed relationship line indicates

EN
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O C
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Driving Relationships cont. UC
O D
P R
R E
A
O T
5
N
ES 1 EF 5
D O
T .
EN C
U M 15

O C ES 11 EF 25

S D
R E B
U
Driving Relationship

C T 10

R U ES 1 EF 10

S T
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UC
O D
P R
R E
O T
N
D O
T .
E N
U M Scheduling
O C
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TU
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UC
O D
P R
R E
O T
N
D O
T .
E N
U M Lesson 9
O C
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UC
Lesson Objectives
O D
P R
 Apply an overall deadline to a project
 Apply a constraint to an individual activityT R E
 Add notebook topics to constrained N O
activities
O
D types
 Describe the available constraint
T .
EN
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Constraints U C
OD
P R
 Constraints are imposed date restrictions used
R Ethe logic.
to reflect
project requirements that cannot be built into
O T
 Use constraints to build a schedule that
reflects the real-world aspects O
N more accurately

D impose a restriction on
of the project, provide
added control to the project, .and
N T
E
the entire project or an individual activity

U M
Constraints are user-imposed.
Two constraintsC
O
 can be assigned to an activity.

D
S the new dates.
After applying a constraint, the project must be rescheduled to

R E
calculate

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Commonly Used Constraints (cont.)
O D
P R
 Must Finish By
R E
Used when an overall project deadline must be


O T met.

N
Forces all activities in the project to finish by the date (and
time) specified.
D O
T . assign a Must Finish By of
By default, the time associated
 to the Must Finish By date is

ENmust be finished by the end of the

set to 12:00 am. If you

M
________, the project
day ______.
Affects the totalC
U


D O float of the entire project.

S step is to reschedule the project to see the effect of

Must be applied
 in the Projects window on the Dates tab.

R E
The next
U


C T
the imposed deadline on the late dates and total float in the

U
project plan.
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Start On or After UC
O D
P R
R
 Forces the activity to start no earlier thanTthe
E
 Used to set the earliest date an activity can begin.

constraint date
N O
D O
 Pushes the early start to the constraint date
.
 Affects the early dates of its Tsuccessors
EN
U M
LS O C
LF LS LF
D
SA
R E B
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UC ES * EF
R
ES EF

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Finish On or Before UC
O D
 Used to set intermediate completion points
P R
R E
T
 Forces the activity to finish no later than the constraint
O
date
N
D O
 Pulls the late finish date to the constraint date
T .
N
 Affects the late dates of its predecessors
E
U M
O C
S
LS D LF LS LF *
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Commonly Used Constraints (cont.)
O D
P R
 Start On
R E
Forces the activity to start on the constraint date.
O T
N start.
Shifts both early and late start dates.


byO
Delays an early start or accelerates a late


Used to specify dates submittedD

T .
 contractors or vendors.
 Start On or Before
E N

U M
Forces the activity to start no later than the constraint date.


Affects the O
C
Shifts the late start to the constraint date.

D
 late dates of its predecessors.

E S
Used to place
 a deadline on the start of the activity.

U R
C T
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UC
Commonly Used Constraints (cont.)
O D
P R
 Finish On
R E


O T
Forces the activity to finish on the constraint date.

N
 Shifts both early and late finish dates.

O
 Delays an early finish or accelerates a late finish.

. D
T
 Used to satisfy intermediate project deadlines.
 Finish On or After
E N

U M
Forces the activity to finish no earlier than the constraint date.


Affects the O
C
Shifts the early finish to the constraint date.

D
 early dates of its successors.


E S
Used to prevent an activity from finishing too early.
R
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U C
Commonly Used Constraints (cont.)
O D
P R
 As Late as Possible
R E


O T
Delays an activity as late as possible without delaying its

N
successors.

O
Shifts the early dates as late as possible.


. D
Also called a zero free float constraint.
T


 Mandatory Start and Finish

E N
Affects late datesU
M
Forces early and late dates to be equal to the constraint date.



May violateO
C of predecessors and early dates of successors.

D
 network logic.

E S
U R
C T
U
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UC
Commonly Used Constraints (cont.)
O D
P R
 Adding Notebook Topics
R E
O T
 When a constraint is assigned to an activity, it is
N
recommended that you add a note to document why the
constraint was assigned. O
Din the Activities window to
T
 You can use the Notebook tab .
document these reasons. EN
U M
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O D
P R
R E
O T
N
D O
T .
E N
U M Assigning Constraints
O C
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UC
O D
P R
R E
O T
N
D O
T .
E N
U M Lesson 10
O C
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UC
Lesson Objectives
O D
 Group activities according to a specific criteriaP R
R E
 Sorting of activities
O T
 Apply a filter N
 Create a filter D O
T .
EN
U M
O C
S D
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UC
STR
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Grouping Data U C
O D
P R
 GROUPING is a flexible way to organize data into categories that
share a common attribute.
R E
O T
 You can group data to customize layouts, which can be used for
reporting purposes.
N
O
 You can quickly view subtotal data in the group title bands, view
D
T .
summary bars in the Gantt Chart, and summarize data for reporting

N
purposes.
E
U M
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U C
Group and Sort Dialog Box
O D
R
 The Group and Sort dialog box is used to set up how you want to
organize activities on screen.
E P
 Show Grand Totals — Mark to display a grand total row at the top
T R
O
of the layout. Group and sort by icon-> check show grand total.

N
 Show Summaries Only — Mark to hide the activities within each
group title band. Group and sort by icon-> check show summary

D O Group and sort by icon-> group by-> start -> by monthl to undo select WBS.

.
 Group By — Lists data items used to group the current display.

T
 Indent — Available if the data item selected is hierarchical.
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 To Level — Indicates the number of levels to display when grouping

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 Group Interval — Indicates the interval by which you want to group

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 Font & Color — Displays the font/color for each group title band.

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 Show Title — Mark to display the name of the field that the layout is

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grouped by; the value will also be displayed.

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 Hide if empty — Mark to hide the group title bands that do not

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Grouping By Date
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 Grouping a layout by date allows you to identify activities that are
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scheduled to occur within a particular time period.
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Example : Grouping by (Start)
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Go to: Group & Sort by, Customize, Select-Group By (Start) , Select-Group Interval( Month),Apply,

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 You can collapse / expand group bands to control
level of detail you are viewing at any point R E P
 In the Activity Table, you can view summary T
in time.

displayed columns. N O information for the

 In the Gantt Chart, summary bars O

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are displayed to represent
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the start/finish dates in each group
 Go to : View, Expand All, or Collapse All.

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 Sorting determines the sequence in which activities are listed within
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each group band. Based on the data item you choose, you can sort
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alphabetically, numerically, or chronologically.
R E
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Example : Sorting Numerically
Go to : Click on Original Duration Columns (Arrow must be pointed downward)

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Filtering Activities U C
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 Filter is a set of instructions that determines which
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 Filters enable you to create customized layouts by
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limiting the number of activities displayed - helping you
to focus on critical activities.
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 A set of pre-defined filters is provided, as is the ability to
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create user defined filters of your own.
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 Filters are divided into the following groupings:
 Default
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Multiple criteria for selection may be used within a single filter.
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Filter specifications can be saved and reapplied.

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A series of statements
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Filtering Activities (cont.)
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Applying a Default Filter
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 To view activities with Total Float less than
O T or equal to
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zero, you can run the Critical default filter.

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 The Filtering layout displays all activities in the project,
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but highlights only the critical.activities (Total Float less
than or equal to zero). EN
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 Go to: Filter, Customize, Select -Default (example : Critical), Apply, Ok.

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 Filter Dialog Box R
P layout.
All Activities - Mark to show all activities in theEcurrent
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Show activities that match - When more T

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marked, you must define the join by selecting
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following options:
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criteria of each selected filterT .
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Any selected filter - Mark
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criteria of at least one of the selected filters
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Replace activities shown in current layout - Displays only

S activities in current layout which match criteria -

the activities that meet the criteria of each selected filter.

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Highlight
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Highlights only the activities in the current layout that meet the
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Creating Filters (4 weeks look ahead) U C
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 Filtering by a Single Criteria
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 You can create filters using various levels ofEcomplexity.
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T life cycle of a
 A convenient filter to use throughout O the
N the activities that
O amount of time,
project is a look ahead filter. It displays
are scheduled to occur within aDgiven
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E the next month. You will save
filter to display all activities

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scheduled to occur within M
the layout with a new
O C name, One Month Look ahead.

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Example: 1 Month look Ahead

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 Go to : 1). Select : 2 weeks look Ahead ( Global) , Copy and Paste.

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 Go to : 2) Under defined, select : 2 week look Ahead, modify, Rename the Filter Name (1 Month

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look ahead),modify Value field (CD+1M), ok, apply, ok

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Go to : 1 Month Look Ahead, modify, Edit (Value : CD+1M ,Ok, Apply, OK

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Creating Filters (cont.)
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 Filtering by Multiple Criteria
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 You may need to create a filter that contains multiple
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selections. More than one criteria can be selected in the
Filter dialog box. O D
 Ex: Not started and In progress
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 Go to :

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 1).Filter By, Customize, Copy and paste (Not started and In progress) Default Filter to User
defined Filter .

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2) Go to : Filter By, Customize, New, Edit Filter Name (Not started and In progress), click (Any of

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the following), click Parameter (Activity status), click Is (equals), click Value (In progress).


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And click (Any of the following), click Parameter (Activity status), click Is (equals), click Value (Not

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 Applying the All Activities Filter O D
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P run the
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 To refresh your screen with all activities, you can
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All Activities filter. T O
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Go to: Filter by, Customize, All activities, Select (Default, Global, User defined), Apply, Ok.

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 Assign resources to activities P R
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 Assign cost to activities
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3 types of Resources
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• Labor Resources :
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referring for people/manpower.
• Non labor Resources :
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referring for equipment and cost
• Materials Resources :
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referring for Materials/supplies.

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Creating and Adding Resources U C
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• New resources are added and deleted in a similar way to adding
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Activities in the Windows.
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Go to : File ,Open, Select Access Mode (Exclusive) ,Open (Once the Project is open).

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N
Go to : Resources , Display, Filter by, All Resources (All resources must display on Resources
Windows), Pinpoint your mouse on last Resource Name, Add , Indent (move left , type (

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Resources ID __& Resources Name is your Project Name), Add, (Newly added resources is under

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the Project Name), Add, Add, ( indent the newly resources using arrows (down, up,left & rigth).

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Cont’s

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 Modifying/adding some information on a certain activity name in
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General tab
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Go to : Resources
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, General, Optional (Employee ID, Title, E-mail Address, Office Phone).

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Creating and Adding Resources UC
Cont’s

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 Modifying/adding some information on a certain activity name in
P R
Details tab.
R E
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Go to : Resources , Details, Select (Resource type),Select (Unit of measure), Select
(Currency),Select (Calendar),Select (Default unit/Time).
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Creating and Adding Resources UC
Cont’s

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 Modifying/adding some information on a certain activity name in
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Units & Price tab
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Go to : Resources , Select (Units & Price), type (Standard Rate).

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Formatting Resource Columns
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• The resource columns must be customize for easy reference
Go to :Details

T R
, Select tab (Resources), Right click (Customize Resource Columns),Available

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Options, Group and Sort By, List, Select, Add to list, Apply, Ok.

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Like : (Resources ID Name, Budgeted Units, Budgeted Units/Time, Original Duration, Price/Unit,

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Budgted Cost)

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Planning Costs UC
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Costs
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Are planned and managed at the activity level. There are two types
of costs:
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Resource - Calculated based on resource assignments.
N entered.
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 Expense - Lump sum costs that are manually
Resource
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N and the Budgeted Units assigned
The cost of a resource can be calculated
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defined in the resource dictionary,
to the activity.
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Formula:
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• Budgeted Units = Budgeted Units/Time x Activity Duration
S Cost = Budgeted Units x Price/Unit
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• Budgeted
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 Summary Tab
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 Use the Summary tab to display unit, cost, or date information for
P R
the selected activity.
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 Select Display Cost at the bottom of the page to display the T
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itemized and total cost of the selected activity. The activity's costs

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are broken into: Go to : Details, Summary, Select (Activity Name), Display Cost, No
Bottom layout.
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(Labor Cost, Nonlabor Cost, Material Cost, Expense Cost, Total Cost)

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Assigning Resources to Activities D
O to
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 Any resource defined in the resource dictionary can be assigned
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 An unlimited number of resources can be assignedTto an activity.
an activity.

Go to : Activities ,Details
N O
, Select tab (Resources), Pinpoint your mouse on the activity

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name to which resources can be assign, Select (Add Resource), Select (Resource Name), Assign

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 Creating , Assigning Resources and Cost
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 Display the Resource Usage Profile and Spreadsheet P R
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 Display Activity Usage Profile and Spreadsheet
 Format a profile
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 Format the timescale
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Resource Analysis Settings UC
 You can determine the level of detail displayed on resource/cost
O D
usage profiles/spreadsheets.
P R
 All Projects
R E
O T
 All closed projects - Displays resource/cost usage across all

N
projects that have been summarized in the EPS as well as open

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projects.

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 All closed projects with a leveling priority - When electing to

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show remaining values for open versus closed projects, choose
E
this option to include data for all closed projects with a specific
leveling priority.
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C
 Opened projects only - Focus on resource/cost usage in the

O
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projects currently opened.


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Time-Distributed Data

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 Display data based on Remaining Early or Forecast dates.

U
C T  Select the time interval for storing live resource allocations: Hour,

U
day, week, or month.

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 Go to : Edit, User Preferences, Resource Analysis, Select (All Projects).

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Resource Usage Profile U C
 The Resource Usage profile provides a graphical view of unit/cost D
O from
distributions over time. It displays the amount of effort needed
P R
each resource/role on the project during each time period.
R E
 Use the profile to determine how many hours each
O T resource is
N
scheduled to work; identify over-allocated resources; track

D O
expenditures per time period; and display a "banana curve" to
compare early and late dates.
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
which you have access. E
N
View unit/cost distributions from a specific project or all projects to

U M
C
 View resource or role allocations.

O
Go to : Resource Usage Profile, Display left side (Current Projects Resources), Display

D
S
right side (Open Projects Only).

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Resource Usage Profile (cont.) UC
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Resource Usage Spreadsheet U C
O D
Displays unit, cost, or earned value data by activity over time.
P R
Use this type of layout to review per period and rolled up activity
R E
resource/cost data.
O T
N
Go to: Resource Usage Spreadsheet, Display (Current Project Resources), Display (Current
Resources Assignment), Display (Open Project Only), Select (Display Activities for Selected).

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Activity Usage Spreadsheet U C
O D
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 Displays unit, cost, or earned value data by activity over time.
 Use this type of layout to review per period and rolled up activity
EP
T R
resource/cost data. Go to : Activity Usage Spreadsheet,Edit (spreadsheet fields),
Select (Cum Budgeted Total Cost),Apply, Ok.

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Activity Usage Profile (S-Curve) U C
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The graph display of cumulative cost, labor cost, percentage of
work, or other quantities, plotted against time.
E P
T R
Go to : Activity Usage Profile, Show Usage for (select :All Activities),Display Activities for selected

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(select : Time Period),Display (select: Open Project Only), Rigth click, activity usage profile

N
options, Display (Cost),Filter for Bar/Curve (Total), Show for Bar/Curve (budgeted total,
baseline),apply, ok.

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 The Resource Usage profile can be modified by O
D
P R
adjusting Data and Graph settings in the Resource
R E
Usage Profile Options dialog box.
O T
N
O
Go to : Resource Usage Profile, Right click on Display Area (Select Resource Usage Profile

D
Options),Data , Select (Display, Show Bars/Curves, Show Remaining Bars As, Additional Data

T .
Options),Apply, Ok

Nor costs.
 Data settings:
E
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Display - Select to display units


Cumulative curves andU

Show Bars/Curves - Mark
 to display By Date (periodic) bars and/or

O C format their colors.

hatched colorD
Show Remaining
 Bars As - Select a solid color to display early bars and a

S Data Options - Mark to display a line indicating resource limits,

to display late bars.

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Additional


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resource/role over-allocation in red, a line indicating resource availability, or

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 Data settings:
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Resource Usage Profile (cont.) U C
O D
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 Formatting the Profile
 Graph settings:
E P

T R
Vertical Lines - Choose to display major/minor sight lines based on
the timescale interval.
NO
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 Horizontal Lines - Choose the line style and color.

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Go to: Resource Usage Profile, Right click on Display chart area, Select (Resource

N T
Usage Profile Options),Graph, Select (Vertical & Horizontal lines, show legends,3D Bars,

E
Background color, Calculate Average), Apply, Ok.


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Additional display options:

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 Show Legend - Display the data item each color represents.


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3D Bars - Add a third dimension to the bars.


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Background Color - Specify the color displayed in the

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background of the Resource Usage profile.

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Calculate Average - Specify the values you want to use to divide

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Resource Usage Profile (cont.)
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 Graph settings:
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Formatting the Timescale Profile (cont.)DU C
R Oin the
Resource Usage profile and the Gantt Chart.EP
 You can specify the timescale you want to display

T R
O
Timescale Start - Specify the date from which the
 timescale should
start for the profile or Gantt Chart.
N
Date Interval - Choose the units ofD
O

T .shifts.
the timescale in years, quarters,

EN
months, weeks, days, hours and

M
 Go to : Resource Usage Profile, Right click on Display chart area, Select (Timescale),

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Select (Timescale Format),Select (Timescale start), Select (Font & color),Select (Date

C
Format), Select (Show Ordinals Dates),Apply, Ok.

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Resource Usage Profile (cont.)
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 Timescale settings:
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O D
P R
E
 Create and Assign a baseline plan

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 Display and View baseline bars on the Gantt Chart R
 Modify the bars on the Gantt Chart
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Baseline
O D
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 A BASELINE is a copy of a project. You can compare a baseline to
P
R E
the current project to evaluate progress. Before updating a schedule

T
for the first time, you should create a baseline plan.

cost, schedule, and resource performance. NO

 Baselines provide a target against which a user can track a project's

D O
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 Baseline functionality in Primavera enables you to:
Save an unlimited number ofN

E baselines per project.

time for comparison U

M
Designate one project baseline and up to three user baselines at a


C
to the current project.

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(cont.)
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Creating a Baseline
O D
 You can create a baseline in 2 ways either by:
P R
1) Save a copy of the current project as a new baseline
R E
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Go to: Project, Maintain baseline, Add, Select (Save copy of current schedule as

N
baseline), Type (Baseline Name), Ok, Close

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Creating a Baseline cont’s
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Assigning a Baseline U C
O D
 Assigning a Baseline
P R
R E
 Use the Assign Baselines dialog box to choose a project baseline

O T
and/or user baseline for the project. If no baseline is designated as
N
active, the current project plan is used as the baseline.

D O
Project baseline is the baseline selected
 by the project manager for
.
Used for schedule, resource,Tand cost comparison.
the project.

E N


U M
Controlled by the security privilege Maintain Project Baselines.

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User Baseline assignments
 are user-specific.

D O
Used for schedule
 comparison only.

E S project.
Each user
 can choose a different baseline for comparison to the

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Baselining Cont’s
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P R
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Assigning a Baseline : You can assign a baseline type to
categorize its purpose. This assignment will help you organize
T R
O
the baselines for the project.
N
Assign the newly created project baseline “Outdoor type
Substation Project -B1”.
D O
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Go to: Project, Assign baseline, Project Baseline(Select), User Baseline – Primary

N
(Select), Ok,

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Creating a Baseline Cont’s
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 Modifying Bar Labels Tab
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 Labels can be placed on any of the bars listed in the dialog box. By
O T
N
adding dates to the bars, you can quickly determine the start and

O
finish dates of the activities when viewing the Gantt

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 Describe several methods for updating the project
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 Once a project has started, you need to
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 You may need to UupdateM daily, weekly, or monthly,
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 How Data is Collected
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Team members use theETimesheets
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 Create a baseline plan.

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 The Spotlight creates a visible statusing Tperiod between
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 Dragging the Data Date
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 Highlight the activities to be updated by dragging the
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Entering Actual
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resource usage, and expense costs at regular intervals. You may
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forecasts. Actual data is different than planned data - actual data
is the real time/cost associated with an activity.
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 Statusing Milestones
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 Status Activities to Completion
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 Three steps must be performed to update an activity to
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Entering Actual (cont.)
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 Status Activities in Progress
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Enter Percent Complete and/or Remaining Duration.
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Enter actual regular units and remaining units for the
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Suspending an Activity
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 Describe reporting methods
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 Create a resource report with the Report
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 Printed layouts
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Printed reports using User-defined fields
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Reports Window
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2. Reports List
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4. Report Group
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 Running an Existing Report
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report. Go to : Tools ,Reports, Reports, Select- Report Group : Schedule(Activity Breakdown
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 Run Report Dialog Box
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 Use the Run Report dialog to compile and print the selected report.
Print Preview - Preview the report before printing
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Directly to Printer - Compile and print the report.
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HTML File - Compile and save the report as an HTML file.
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Field Delimiter - SelectEthe character used to separate categories
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 - Select the character used to separate categories of

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 Run Report Dialog Box (Cont.)
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 Output file - If you choose HTML File or ASCII Text File, click

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or your default text viewer for an ASCII text file.

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 Notes - Use to add a comment to the report. Comment

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 Create a Report using the Current Layouts
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 Print preview allows you to make modifications to the layout before
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2. Print Setup Select the default printer, print size, and page orientation.

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3. Print Print the displayed report.

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Select the default printer, print size, and page orientation.

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Define report's header/footer, margins, and orientation
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Go to : File, Print Preview, Page Set up, Page, Select (Orientation), Select (Scaling),

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Go to : File, Print Preview, Print Set up, Select (Printer type),Select (Paper size,

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Printing reports is a very effective way to communicate project
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Select the default printer, print size, and page orientation.
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Header and Footer
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 Printing Reports
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1) Activity ID
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Primavera (XER). Go to : file, import, XER, next, next, file name, next, finish

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 All MS Project file formats (MPP, MDB, MPD, and MPT)
 Third-party application projects (MPX)

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 Review and adjust activities.
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 Import projects using the following file formats:
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next, select file location, finish
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Saving a Report
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