Introduction To Primavera P6
Introduction To Primavera P6
Introduction To Primavera P6
The Primavera Project Management module is comprehensive, multiproject planning and control software, built on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server relational databases for enterprise-wide project management scalability.
The Project Management module enables your organization to store and manage its projects in a central location. The module supports work breakdown structures (WBS), organizational breakdown structures (OBS), user-defined fields and codes, critical-path-method (CPM) scheduling, and resource leveling.
Advantages of using primavera in comparison with using other conventional planning tools.
Centralized Project Repository : With all projects are in a centralized database, the robust security module protects project data and offers flexibility when determining who can access each project. Enterprise Project Structure & Codes : A configurable Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) helps forms the hierarchical structure of the projects based on your organizational needs. Extensible Project Codes help capture different attributes of projects, such as the region where the project is being executed or the type of project Cross-project Analysis and Reporting : Quickly and easily create cross-project dependencies and see how projects impact one another. Built-in analysis shows whether resources are over- or under-allocated across projects CPM Scheduling : P6 provides Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, which uses the activity durations, relationships between activities and calendars to calculate a schedule for the project. CPM identifies the critical path of activities, those activities that affect the completion date for the project or an intermediate deadline, and if delayed will delay the finish of the project. Float Path Analysis : Float Path Analysis identifies all critical paths within a project to help avoid potential delays before they occur and to help visualize an activity's importance to overall project plan.
Advantages of using primavera in comparison with using other conventional planning tools..
Cross-Project Dependencies : Cross-project dependencies helps to monitor overall critical path of the program and reduces the risk of multiple parties working together. Resource Assignments : When project resources needs have been determined, they can easily be assigned to the schedule activities. P6 tracks labor, material, equipment and expense needs for activities and WBS nodes. ERP or Accounting Integration : The P6 architecture allows for integration with ERP or Accounting Systems so that schedule and cost information can be shared. Resource Leveling : Resource leveling helps ensure that sufficient resources are available to perform the activities in the project plan. Baseline Management : Store unlimited versions of the schedule, resources and cost assignments to compare how the project is progressing vs. the original plan vs. the last update cycle, vs. 6 months ago, etc. Projects Reports : Select from 150+ predefined reports and unlimited custom reports.
Web Projects, Resource Portfolios, Advanced Portfolio & Capacity Planning, Dashboards, Collaboration, Time Sheets.
Web Projects, Resource Portfolios, Advanced Portfolio & Capacity Planning, Dashboards, Collaboration, Time Sheets. Web Projects limited to activity updating, Collaboration, Time Sheets.
Functional User
Contributor
Structuring Projects
1. Setting-up and define EPS (Enterprise Project Structure). 2. Add a project to the EPS hierarchy.
(EPS) Enterprise Project Structure
Projects
Activities
Adding project to EPS hierarchy. We can organise unlimited number of Projects in EPS in groups.
Civil Works
Ware House
Equipment Fdns
Foundation
Superstructure
Finishing Works
Admin Building
Mech. Works
Tanks
Piping
Diesel Tank
Regd. Office
Finance
Project Administration
GM Finance
Sr. GM
GM
Sr.Manager
Design
Design Engineer
Sites
Project Manager
Engineer Execution
Defining Resources.
Resources include the personnel and equipment that perform work on activities across all projects. Resources are generally reused between activities and/or projects.
Creating Calendars
Create and assign calendars to each resource and each activity. These calendars define the available work-hours in each calendar day. We can also specify national holidays, your organization's holidays, project-specific work/nonworkdays, and resource vacation days. Calendar assignments are used for activity scheduling, tracking, and resource leveling.
Scheduling Project
Project schedule can be calculated one of two ways: when we choose the Scheduling command or each time we make a change that affects schedule dates. The Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling technique is used to calculate project schedules. CPM uses activity durations and relationships between activities to calculate the project schedule.
Updating Progress
To update the progress of the individual activity, the following inputs are to be given in the activity detail form.
1. Start Date (If activity is started) 2. Finish Date (If activity is completed) 3. % of duration completed (if activity is in progress) 4. Remaining duration to complete the activity