In plain English and in a logical sequence, Harris teaches planners and schedulers in any industry how to set up and use software in a project environment. He highlights the sources of information and the methods that should be employed to produce a realistic and useful project schedule.

Serves as a user guide, written for Project Management Professionals, who wish to learn how to schedule projects in a single project environment, with or without resources. It is also useful for learning Primavera 4.

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.

This book is may be used for learning Primavera 4.1 - For Engineering and Construction and Maintenance and Turnover software as either: A self teach book, or a userguide, or a training manual for a two day training course. The book is aimed at: Project management companies in industries such as building, construction, oil and gas, 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 who require a training manual to run their own training courses; People who wish learn the software but are unable to attend a training course but find the software manual reference manual hard going. A user guide written for Project Management Professionals who wish to learn how to schedule single projects in an established Enterprise environment with or without Resources and Roles. This book is packed with screenshots, constructive tips and is available in paperback and A4 spiral bound, which lies flat on the desk and is suitable as a training course handout and for learning the software. reader to practice the skills taught in the chapter. This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and not a techo. 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. 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. It includes exercises, a large number of screen dumps, numerous tips and an index. that it mainly covers the planning and scheduling aspects of the product. The book provides advice on how on how these options may be applied to projects environments and it aims training organisations or companies who wish to conduct their own training may have the book tailored to suit their requirements. This may be achieved by removing, reordering or adding content to the book and by writing their own exercises. Please contact the author to discuss this service. As a project controls consultant I have used a number of planning and scheduling software packages for the management of a range of project types and sizes. The first books I published were user guides/training manuals for Primavera SureTrak, P3 and Microsoft Project users. These were well received by professional project managers and schedulers, so I decided to turn my attention to Primavera Enterprise. This book followsthe same proven layout of my previous books. I trust this book will assist you in understanding how to use Primavera Enterprise on your projects.

This book focuses on planning and scheduling for construction projects and presents field-site-based best practices related to schedule management and Primavera P6, and offers strategies that utilise scheduling methodologies and tools. These strategies are based on the theory of schedule management and features of scheduling software packages, which can be applied in every field site no matter what the construction project type is. This book introduces examples and tips, as well as suggestions for developing efficient schedules and management methods that ensure immediate improvement in schedule controlling. This book is designed to be Primavera P6 user-friendly, so readers using P6 can understand P6-based schedule management with ease. This book covers all matters schedulers should know and understand regarding schedule management. It also includes the missing manuals of schedule management textbooks and Primavera P6 manuals.

A user guide and training manual written for Project Management Professionals who wish to learn how to plan and control projects in an established Primavera P6 and earlier Enterprise versions with or without Resources and Roles Project. This book is an update of the authors Primavera Version 5.0 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 6. 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.This publication ideal for people who would like to quickly gain an understanding of how the software operates up to an intermediate level. It covers Primavera Versions from 3.5 onwards and it explains some of the differences from 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.

This book is written by an experienced scheduler, who has used the software at the sharp end of projects and not a techo. 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. 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. It includes exercises, a large number of screen dumps, numerous tips and an index.