Planning and Control Using Oracle Primavera P6 Versions 8.2 to 15.1 EPPM Web - Spiral

by Paul Harris


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Project Planning & Control Using Oracle ^®Primavera ^® P6 Version 8.2 to 15.1 EPPM Web
by Paul Harris (Spiral)

Product details

Paperback: 358 pages

Publisher: Eastwood Harris

ISBN: 9781921059256

Trim size: 250 x 176 mm

Synopsis

A user guide, reference book and two-day training course written for Project Management Professionals who wish to learn how to plan and control both an unresourced and resourced project in an established Oracle Primavera environment.

This book is an update of the author’s Planning and Control Using Primavera P6 Version 8.4 EPPM Web and includes the new features of Oracle Primavera P6 Versions 8.2 to 15.1 Web.

The book is packed with screen shots, constructive tips and contains workshops with solutions at the end of each chapter for the reader to practice the skills taught. It has been written so it may be used with the EPPM Web tool.

The book is aimed at:

People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course and find the software reference manual hard going.
Project management companies who wish to run their own software training courses or provide their employees with an alternative text to the vendor supplied user manual.
Training organizations requiring a training manual to run their own training courses.

This book is a PMI Approved course and instructors PowerPoint slide shows are available to training organizations. PMI REPs may apply to have this course licensed to them and award 21 PDUs to each attendee.

Primavera Systems Inc. originally asked the author to write this book and this publication is ideal for people who would like to gain an understanding of how the software operates up to an intermediate level.

It covers the Primavera Versions 8.2 to 15.1 EPPM Web tool. It explains some of the differences from the Professional tool, SureTrak, P3, Microsoft Project and Asta Powerproject to assist people converting form other products.

The book is designed to teach planners and schedulers in any industry how to setup and use the software in a project environment. It explains in plain English and in a logical sequence, the steps required to create and maintain an unresourced and resourced schedule. It tackles some of the more complex aspects of the software that the user manual does not address. It highlights the sources of information and the methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule.
The book provides advice on how on how the many software options may be applied to projects environments and it aims to teach readers how to plan and control projects created within the software package and stays focused on explaining how to use Primavera to schedule projects by:

Concentrating on the core functions required to set up an enterprise environment and how to plan and control projects.
Providing command lists at the start of each chapter as a quick reference.
Providing a comprehensive table of contents and index of all topics.

The book is intended to be used:

As a self teach book, or
A user guide, or
A training manual for a two day training course.

About the Author
Paul Harris holds an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering obtained in the UK and is a Certified Cost Engineer through AACEI International, a PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner, an Approved PRINCE2 Trainer and a “Managing Successful Programmes” Registered Practitioner. He has worked in the project controls industry for a number of years and has assisted many companies in a range of industries to set up and run project controls systems. His Melbourne, Australia based company, Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, offers project controls consulting and training services worldwide with a strong focus on Microsoft Project and Primavera software.

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