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Microsoft Project Vs Primavera P6 % Complete Discrepancy
Hi, We need some help where there is % complete discrepancy while importing the Microsoft Project schedule into Primavera P6. We did some testing on our side and identified some issues with...
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You have confirmed my suspicion that Microsoft Project calculates Duration differently than P6 when the task includes a task split. There is really nothing you can do about this, I am afraid. My advice would be to live with the differences between the two tools. Hope this helps.
You have confirmed my suspicion that Microsoft Project calculates Duration differently than P6 when the task includes a task split. There is really nothing you can do about this, I am afraid. My advice would be to live with the differences between the two tools. Hope this helps.
I'm ok with it but not easy to explain and justify to customer. Any workaround? -Arief-
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No, there is no workaround of which I am aware. If it were me, I would explain that Microsoft Project works a little different than Primavera when it comes to calculating Duration. Tell your client that Microsoft Project expresses Duration in the number of working days for the task, and the number of days in a task split ARE NOT counted as working days. Primavera counts the total number of working days from the task Start to the task Finish and ignores task splits in the Duration calculation.
And then stress to your client that the really important information about each task is NOT the Duration; it is the Start and Finish date of each task. And point out to your client how Microsoft Project and Primavera are in agreement on the Start and Finish date for each task. Hope this helps.