Planning and Control Using Oracle Primavera P6 Versions 8.1 to 8.4

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 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 world wide with a strong focus on Microsoft Project and Primavera software.

TABLE OF CONTENTS1INTRODUCTION 2CREATING A PROJECT PLAN 3STARTING UP AND NAVIGATION 4CREATING A NEW PROJECT 5DEFINING CALENDARS 6CREATING A PRIMAVERA PROJECT WBS 7ADDING ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZING UNDER THE WBS 8FORMATTING THE DISPLAY 9ADDING RELATIONSHIPS 10ACTIVITY NETWORK VIEW 11CONSTRAINTS 12GROUP, SORT AND LAYOUTS 13FILTERS 14PRINTING AND REPORTS 15SCHEDULING OPTIONS AND SETTING A BASELINE 16UPDATING AN UNRESOURCED SCHEDULE 17USER AND ADMINISTRATION PREFERENCES AND SCHEDULING OPTIONS 18CREATING ROLES AND RESOURCES 19ASSIGNING ROLES, RESOURCES AND EXPENSES 20RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION 21UPDATING A RESOURCED SCHEDULE 22OTHER METHODS OF ORGANIZING PROJECT DATA 23GLOBAL CHANGE 24MANAGING THE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT 25MULTIPLE PROJECT SCHEDULING 26UTILITIES 27EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT WITH P6 28WHAT IS NEW IN P6 VERSIONS 8.1 to 8.4 29WHAT IS NEW IN P6 VERSION 7 30WHAT IS NEW IN VERSION 6.0 31TOPICS NOT COVERED IN THIS PUBLICATION 32INDEX