Paul E Harris - Planning and Control Using Oracle Primavera P6 Versions 8 to 19 PPM Professional

INTRODUCTION

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EASTWOOD HARRIS

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The purpose of this book is to provide a method for planning, scheduling and controlling projects using Primavera P6 Version 8, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 Professional Project Management (PPM) which is a windows client which is connected to an established Enterprise Project database or a blank database up to an intermediate level. Please note there are no versions 9 to 14 as Oracle has changed their naming convention with the release of 15.1, so the name is the same as the year of the release. There are differences between how the Professional Client (the term used when opening a PPM database) and Optional Client (the old term used when opening a EPPM database) operate and these are identified throughout the book.

Due to the change in the menu system in Version 8, it is not possible to make the menus in this book backward compatible to earlier versions of Primavera P6, but users of earlier versions should be able to use this book as most functions are the same once one has invoked a menu command.

This book covers the following topics:

Understand the steps required to create a project plan and monitor a projects progress

Understand the Primavera P6 environment

Create a project and set up the preferences

Define calendars

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure and adding activities

Format the display

Add logic and constraints

Use Filters, Group, Sort and Layouts

Printing, reports and using Visualizer

Record and track progress of an un-resourced schedule

User and Administration Preferences and Schedule Options

Create and assign roles and resources

Resource optimization including leveling

Update a project containing resources

Other methods of organizing data and Global Change

Managing the enterprise environment including multiple project scheduling

The book is not intended to cover every aspect of Primavera P6, but it does cover the main features required to create and update a project schedule. It should provide you with a solid grounding, which will enable you to learn the other features of Primavera 6 by experimenting with the software, using the help files and reviewing other literature.

This book was written to minimize superfluous text, allowing the user to locate and understand the information contained within as quickly as possible. If at any time you are unable to understand a topic in this book, it is suggested that you use the Primavera Help menu or User Manuals, which are available on the software downloads in pdf format, or the Oracle website to gain a further understanding of the subject.

The What Is New chapters identify the major changes in the software. If you are using this book with an older version, you may find some features do not exist, but I have tried to indicate in which version the new features were introduced and/or removed.

Oracle Corporation continually releases Service Packs for the software and there may be instances where the software operates differently due to the loading of a Service Pack.

This book does not teach you how to use computers or to manage projects. The book is intended to teach you how to use Primavera in a project environment. Therefore, to be able to follow this book you should have the following background knowledge:

The ability to use a personal computer and understand the fundamentals of the operating system.

Experience using application software, such as Microsoft Office, which would have given you exposure to Windows menu systems and typical Windows functions such as copy and paste.

A sound understanding of how projects are managed, such as the phases and processes that take place over the lifetime of a project.

The ultimate purpose of planning is to build a model that enables you to predict which activities and resources are critical to the timely completion of the project. Strategies may then be implemented to ensure that these activities and resources are managed properly, thus ensuring that the project will be delivered both On Time and Within Budget .

Planning aims to:

Identify the total scope of the project and plan to deliver it,

Evaluate different project delivery methods,

Identify Products/Deliverables required to deliver a project under a logical breakdown of the project,

Identify and optimize the use of resources and evaluate if target dates may be met,

Identify risks, plan to minimize them and set priorities,

Provide a baseline plan against which progress is measured,