Primavera P6 is an enterprise project portfolio management software used for project, program, and portfolio management in various industries such as construction, manufacturing, energy, and IT. It was launched in 1983 by Primavera Systems Inc. and was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2008). The software includes project management, scheduling, risk analysis, opportunity management, resource management, collaboration, and control capabilities, and integrates with other enterprise software such as Oracle and SAP’s ERP systems).
Primavera P6 offers Gantt charts, project tables, and network diagrams as its main project planning and scheduling tools. These tools allow users to create scope, schedule, and resource baselines. The software also has integrated cost and schedule management that ties cost codes in Primavera Unifier to the cost breakdown structure and work breakdown structures in Primavera scheduling solutions to increase budget and forecast accuracy, improve project progress tracking, show the impacts of changes on costs and schedules, and help verify work completion across your portfolio.
Primavera P6 is designed to handle large and small projects and can be used for projects of any size, and in many different industries, including construction, government, healthcare, and manufacturing. It is available as Primavera P6 professional, or Primavera P6 Enterprise. P6 Professional includes a software program, while P6 Enterprise includes both a software and a web-application.
In summary, Primavera P6 is a project portfolio management tool that helps organizations prioritize, plan, manage, and execute projects, programs, and portfolios. It offers robust project management features, including project planning and scheduling tools, integrated cost and schedule management, and role-specific functions to support each team member’s needs.
