This First Edition of the "Primavera P6 Professional Project Management" maintains the streamlined approach based on latest release of the Application. Topics are precisely arranged contemporize with Project life cycle. All topics are explained in detail, nomenclatures are distinctly elaborated, added past experience for illustrations. Exercise are included chapter wise. All commands are explained in this edition on measuring project management ROI, value to the organization and to customers, and much more. This edition features significant expansion of the subjects, includes Planning, Monitoring & Controlling phases of the project lifecycle and further analysing the project plan. This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management Serves as an excellent study guide for the Project Management Professionals.

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.

Based on Primavera P6 Release 17. This book Third Edition of "Primavera P6 Professional Project Management." Along with all the previous edition chapters and topics, one more important chapter added in this edition, that is Monitoring and Controlling. In this book, all the topics are streamlined with the latest release of the P6 Professional Application and PMI Guides. Topics are precisely arranged contemporize with Project life cycle mainly Planning, Monitoring and Controlling. All topics are explained in detail, nomenclatures are distinctly elaborated, added past experience for illustrations and Exercise are included chapter wise. All commands are explained in this edition on measuring project management ROI, value to the organization and to customers, and much more. The Third edition features significant expansion of the subjects, includes Planning, Monitoring & Controlling phases of the project lifecycle and further analysing the project plan. This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management Serves as an excellent study guide for the Project Management Professionals.What the Project Managers and PM Professionals need to do after updating their respective projects? What they really need to analyze and scan their project's health? How to analyze the schedule and progress of the project? All are described in depth in this new book. This book must guide the PMs and Planning Professionals in a right way to keep a strong hold over their projects.

Based on Primavera P6 Release 18. In Fourth Edition of "Primavera P6 Professional Project Management", all the topics are streamlined with the latest release of the P6 Professional R18 Application and PMI Guides. Topics are precisely arranged contemporize with Project life cycle mainly Planning, Monitoring and Controlling. Delay analysis is included in this edition. All topics are explained in detail, nomenclatures are distinctly elaborated, added past experience for illustrations and Exercise are included chapter wise. All commands are explained in this edition on measuring project management ROI, value to the organization and to customers, and much more. The Fourth edition features significant expansion of the subjects, includes Planning, Monitoring & Controlling phases of the project lifecycle and further analysing the project plan. This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management Release 18 Serves as an excellent and complete study guide for the Project Management Professionals. What the Project Managers and PM Professionals need to do after updating their respective projects? What they really need to analyze and scan their project's health? How to analyze the schedule and progress of the project? How to monitor criticality of the project? How to record and analyse the delays? All are described in This Book. This book must guide the PMs and Planning Professionals in a right way to keep a strong hold over their projects.

Primavera P6 is one of the project management super tools that can have high potential for improving project success.There are many project management software tools in the market today. Unfortunately, many people who know the software have no idea how to use it. It is important to understand basic concepts of project management using a software tool like Primavera P6 that enables users to plan, schedule and control a large number of projects in a single software platform.This book was developed to accomplish two purposes. First, to provides a practical guide to using Primavera P6 to schedule and manage projects. Second, to introduce the required knowledge and skills to aid professionals wishing to achieve PMI-Scheduling Professional certification in Planning & Scheduling and Oracle Certification in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Manager to do so with ease.Oracle Primavera P6 Project Management module is comprehensive, scalable, multiproject planning and control software, built on Oracle or Microsoft SQL databases for organization-wide project management. It consists of role-specific tools to satisfy each team member's needs, responsibilities, and skills.

In Release 20 Edition of "Primavera P6 Professional Project Management", all the topics are streamlined with the latest release of the P6 Professional R20 Application and PMI Guides, All new features of application are included. Topics are precisely arranged contemporize with Project life cycle mainly Planning, Monitoring and Controlling. Delay analysis, Check schedule are included in this edition. All topics are explained in detail, nomenclatures are distinctly elaborated, added past experience for illustrations and Exercise are included chapter wise. All commands are explained in this edition on measuring project management ROI, value to the organization and to customers, and much more.The Release 20 edition features significant expansion of the subjects, includes Planning, Monitoring & Controlling phases of the project lifecycle and further analysing the project plan.This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management Release 20 Serves as an excellent and complete study guide for the Project Management Professionals.What the PMs and PM Professionals need to do after updating their respective projects? What they really need to analyze and scan their project's health? How to analyze the schedule and progress of the project? How to monitor criticality of the project? How to record and analyse the delays? All are described in This Book. This book must guide the PMs and Planning Professionals in a right way to keep a strong hold over their projects.

All scheduling software is difficult to learn for a number of reasons. None have the optimal settings when installed and Layouts, User Preferences and default options need to be adjusted to obtain the best possible performance. Usually the Help files do not connect the user to real life situations and do not explain the practical use of functions. Furthermore, there are many flicks and switches with obscure names that are difficult to understand or decide what they do or which are important. These issues make learning the software very difficult without a comprehensive guide written by an experienced user. Investing in a book written by Paul E Harris will address all these issues and allow you to setup the software properly and understand all the obscure functions letting you become productive more quickly and enhance your career opportunities and salary with a solid understanding of the software. This book is an update of the author’s Primavera P6 Version 8 to 19 book and contains a new section on Visualizer. The workshops have been updated so they start in the future. The book has been written so it may be used with any software industry version. 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 either the Professional Project Management Client version or the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Optional Client. The book is aimed at: 1. People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course and find the software reference manual hard going. 2. 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. 3. Training organizations requiring a training manual to run their own training courses. 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 three-day training course. This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and is not a techo. It draws on the author's practical experience in using the software in a wide variety of industries. It presents workable solutions to real day to day planning and scheduling problems and contains practical advice on how to set up the software and import data.

This book is a user guide and training manual written for Project Management Professionals who wish to learn how to set up a database and plan and control projects using Primavera P6 with or without Resources and Roles. The book is aimed at: 1. 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. This book may be customized to meet your requirements, please contact the author for details. This book is a PMI Approved course. REPs may apply to have this course licensed to them. 2. Training organizations requiring a training manual to run their own training courses. 3. People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course but find the software reference manual hard going. This book is an update of the authors Primavera Version 6.2 book and contains more chapters including Global Change, Multiple Project Scheduling, Managing the Enterprise Environment, Resource Optimization and Leveling. It has been written using the Construction and Engineering version but may be used by any industry and covers Versions 4 to 7. 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.

Exploring Oracle Primavera P6 Professional 18 book explains the concepts and principles of project management through practical examples, tutorials, and exercises. This enables the users to harness the power of managing projects with Oracle Primavera P6 for their specific use. In this book, the author emphasizes on planning, managing and controlling the projects, assigning resources and roles to a project, and producing schedule and resources reports and graphics. This book is specially meant for professionals and students in engineering, project management and allied fields in the building industry. Salient Features: Detailed explanation of Oracle Primavera concepts. Real-world projects given as tutorials. Tips and Notes throughout the book. 264 pages of illustrated text. Self-Evaluation Tests, Review Questions, and Exercises at the end of the chapters Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Getting Started with Primavera P6 Professional 18 Chapter 2: Creating Projects Chapter 3: Defining Calendars and Work Breakdown Structure Chapter 4: Working with Activities and Establishing Relationships Chapter 5: Defining Resources and Roles Chapter 6: Risks and Issues, and Setting Baselines Chapter 7: Project Expenses and Tracking Progress of Project Chapter 8: Printing Layouts and Reports Index

This fifth edition provides a comprehensive resource for project managers. It describes the latest project management systems that use critical path methods.