Oracle Primavera P6 version 8 : project and portfolio management / Daniel L. Williams, Elaine Britt Krazer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Daniel.

Contributor:

Krazer, Elaine Britt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management--Computer programs.

Project management.

Portfolio management--Computer programs.

Portfolio management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A comprehensive guide to manage projects and portfolios using Primavera P6 with this book and ebook

Contents:

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

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Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613906434

9781283593984

128359398X

9781849684699

1849684693

OCLC:

819505006