Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8: Project and Portfolio Management: For project managers and consultants, this book will help you master the main elements of Primavera P6, together with the new features in Version 8. Lots of screenshots and clear explanations make for an easy ride.

Name: Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8: Project and Portfolio Management: For project managers and consultants, this book will help you master the main elements of Primavera P6, together with the new features in Version 8. Lots of screenshots and clear explanations make for an easy ride.
Rating: 4.4285712242126465 (7 reviews)

Daniel Williams · Elaine Britt Krazer

Aug 2012 · Packt Publishing Ltd

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For project managers and consultants, this book will help you master the main elements of Primavera P6, together with the new features in Version 8. Lots of screenshots and clear explanations make for an easy ride.Key Features

Get a detailed overview of Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management.
Manage your projects from just anywhere using simple e-mail and the P6 iPhone app.
Learn to create a new project in the P6 Professional Client
Integrate Primavera P6 with three main ERP systems: Oracle EBS, JD Edwards, and PeopleSoft.

Book DescriptionIn 2008 Oracle acquired Primavera Software, Inc., a leading provider of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions for project-intensive industries.Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is an integrated project portfolio management (PPM) solution comprising role-specific functionality to satisfy each team member's needs, responsibilities, and skills. It provides a single solution for managing projects of any size, adapts to various levels of complexities within a project, and intelligently scales to meet the needs of various roles, functions, or skill levels in your organization and on your project team.Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8: Project and Portfolio Management aims to show you all the features and functionality of the software thoroughly and clearly.With Oracle Primavera P6 Version 8: Project and Portfolio Management, readers will master the core concepts of Primavera P6 and the new features associated with version 8.This book is divided into two sections, in the first section we learn the fundamental concepts behind managing projects which include organizing projects, adding activities and relationships, assigning roles and resources, scheduling a project, and much more. In the second section we cover portfolio management and how to make the best use of the web client that includes working with portfolios, portfolio analysis, portfolio capacity planning, ROI, tracking performance, and lots more.What you will learn

Learn the powerful calculations behind a P6 CPM schedule
Master the real-time reporting features of Project Dashboards and the data behind them
Create Portfolio Scenarios to capture data for comparison and analysis
Learn how to use P6 features as well as best practice Project Management using P6
Make effective use of calculated User Defi ned Fields
Master organizational features of P6 such as the EPS, OBS, WBS, Roles, and Resources

Who this book is for

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.

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7 reviews

madan moharana

September 4, 2013

This is book is good if some one is using Primavera Web, else nothing much. this is not worth for P6 software users.

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About the author

Daniel Williams is a web developer, mobile game developer, online specialist, and founder of That's So Panda (www.thatssopanda.com). Since starting his own mobile adventure with Corona SDK a couple of years ago, Daniel has released several app titles and has written several tutorials on www.thatssopanda.com for individuals just starting with Corona SDK. When he's not busy reading about the latest technology news or working on his latest app title, he can be found watching the latest movies, discovering new local restaurants, or playing video games.

Elaine Britt Krazer, PMP began working with Primavera products as a project manager for a Government contractor in a Top Secret environment in 2003. Having managed projects since 1986, she embraces Primavera as her tool of choice. She has written training materials and published materials that combine best practices (as defined by the Project Management Institute and from experience) and the appropriate use of Primavera within client organizations. Her philosophy is that understanding an organizations strategic goals for projects are the foundation for project management excellence and Primavera is the tool of choice. She has a Masters Certificate from George Washington University 2002, and her Project Management Professional (PMP) and ITIL Foundations certifications. She is an Oracle Certified Primavera Implementation Specialist and is Primavera Training Authorized. Elaine has worked in most major industries implementing Primavera. Her past includes technical change management, business process redesign, data center management and PMO creation.

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