Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM
3 Reviews 5/5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★A project management software for large enterprises featuring CPM scheduling, resource allocation, and schedule-based cash flow management.
Product Overview
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is a software used to plan, manage, and execute projects in various industries, including construction, IT, and engineering. The system offers project planning and scheduling with Gantt charts, risk management, and resource management. Additionally, the software features real-time reporting, various integration capabilities, and a flexible user interface.
The Primavera P6 versions are on-premise software; however, Oracle does have a Primavera Cloud version available.
Pros
- The system can identify and mitigate risks, preventing schedule inconsistencies and cost overrruns
- Ensures compliance with political and environmental regulations
- Can identify areas where costs can be reduced
Cons
- Has a steep learning curve
- Interface is a bit outdated
- Primarily designed for Windows use
Target Market
Suitable for large-scale enterprises with over 1,000 employees in the engineering, construction, public sector, utilities, oil and gas, and aerospace industries.Primavera P6 EPPM enables multiple users across departments to access project schedules for better planning and scheduling. The software supports what-if analysis and scenario planning, helping to forecast potential issues before they arise.
Key Features
- Risk Management: Models risk scenarios to determine the potential impact on project budgets and timelines.
- Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling: Provides simultaneous, multi-user access for planning project schedules.
- Resource Management: Offers visualization tools and balances demand and capacity with role-based assignments.
- Cost and Schedule Management: Syncs schedule and cost data to track progress, forecast budgets, and evaluate the impact of project adjustments.
- Schedule-based Cash Flow Management: Integrates data from cost and schedule sources to provide insights into cash flow over time.
- Change Management: Facilitates early issue detection by projecting potential outcomes of project changes.
- Reporting: Includes earned value management (EVM) reports, risk analysis, cost and budget reports, and resource reports. Provides Gantt charts and timelines that capture project progress.
- Document Management: Stores contract documents and communications.
- Claims Management: Tracks documentation and helps manage claims and disputes.
Pricing
- Perpetual License: $2,750 per user for lifetime access
- Annual Maintenance Fee: $605 per user for updates and support
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Works like a blender, you set the data and the software do everything
Short learning curve (If you like to read). If for a single user you don’t need P6. Good price.
Pros
Works like a blender, you set the data and the software do everything you want.
Cons
More power and alternates to do cost $ loaded schedules.
Upper management resists using it
I first learned and used p3 and Herlihy Mid-continent Company installed the big graphic printers. Our project managers all maintained some kind of a schedule on each project but we never attempted to combine them to figure out equipment or creww availability although we did do that manually to some extent. I later worked at Burns and made them purchase p6. One project manager, Paul Sales used it to complete a complicated Metra project in Barrington, IL. Upper management resists using it because their “seat of the pants” decisions are usually wrong if compared to a cooperatively developed schedule.
Pros
Less bells and whistles that I never used compared to p6.
Cons
Nothing of importance that I can remember.
Oracle Primavera P6 Review
This program is the industry standard a must for professional engineering and design firms
