Oracle Primavera P6 version 8 : project and portfolio management : a comprehensive guide to managing projects, resources, and portfolios using Primavera P6, through version 8.2 / Daniel L. Williams, Elaine Britt Krazer
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Oracle Primavera P6; Product history; Enter Oracle; P3 and SureTrak; What's in the name?; P6 core concepts; Project Management Life Cycle; Activities; Resources; What's new in P6 Release 8; New in Release 8.2; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Around: Understanding and Customizing the P6 Interface; EPPM Web Client overview; Application menus; Tabs; Modules; Main screen; Logging into the P6 Client; Screen overview; Main menus; File menu; Edit menu
View menuProject menu; Enterprise; Tools; Admin; Help; Customizing screens and saving layouts; Summary; Chapter 3: Organizing your Projects with EPS, OBS, and WBS; Enterprise versus project data; Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS); Enterprise Project Structure (EPS); Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); A simple example; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating a New Project and Work Breakdown Structure; Creating a new project using the New Project Wizard; Setting project properties; General; Notebook; Budget Log; Spending Plan; Budget Summary; Dates; Funding; Codes (project level); Defaults; Resources
SettingsCalculations; Structuring the WBS of the project; General; Notebook; WBS Milestones; WPs & Docs; Earned value; Importing projects in the web client; General; Activity; Resources; Notebooks; Custom Field Mapping; Importing in the Professional Client; Exporting projects; Summary; Chapter 5: Adding Activities and Relationships; Activities; Oracle Primavera P6 compared to other tools; Oracle Primavera and scheduling best practices; Activity details; General; Codes; Expenses; Assignments; Documents; Feedback; Issues; Notebooks; Predecessors/Successors; Trace Logic; Risks; Activity types
Start milestoneFinish milestone; Task dependent; Resource dependent; Level of Effort; WBS summary; Relationships; Finish to Start; Start to Start; Finish to Finish; Start to Finish; Lag and float; Working with Activities; Gantt chart; Table; Activity network; Summary; Chapter 6: Resources; Resources; Resources: General; Resources: Codes; Resources: Details; Resources: Units and Prices; Resources: Roles; Roles; Roles: General; Roles: Resources; Roles: Prices; Roles: Limits; Teams; Resource assignments; Resource curves; Calendars; Modifying calendars; Calendar priority; Summary
Chapter 7: Scheduling and ConstraintsScheduling activities; Understanding scheduling algorithms; Scheduling using CPM and P6; The scheduling algorithm; The formula for start and finish; Settings at the user level; Settings at the project level; Calculations; Scheduling (F9) options; Settings at the global level; Settings at the activity level; Activity types; Summary; Chapter 8: Issues and Risks; Thresholds; Issues; Risks: P6 Professional; Risks: P6 Enterprise; Summary; Chapter 9: Baselines and Statusing; Maintaining baselines; Updating a baseline; Baseline assignment; Updating project status
Summary
This book is written in simple, easy to understand format with lots of screenshots and step-by-step explanations. If you are a Project manager or a consultant, who wants to master the core concepts of Primavera P6 and the new features associated with version 8, then this is the best guide for you. This book assumes that you have a fundamental knowledge of working in the Primavera P6 environment
