{"id":1476,"date":"2016-10-22t21:08:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-23t01:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/?post_type=article&p=1476"},"modified":"2020-06-18t14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18t18:04:08","slug":"primavera-p6-pro-vs-eppm-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.deco-dalles.com\/primavera-p6-pro-vs-eppm-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"what’s the difference between primavera p6 professional and eppm?"},"content":{"rendered":"
which primavera p6 program should you\u00a0purchase? primavera p6 eppm or primavera p6 professional? if you need to purchase the software, you had better understand which primavera p6 is best for you. primavera p6 software is costly, and you don’t want to make the wrong choice.<\/p>\n
navigating the primavera suite of applications isn’t exactly straightforward. so i thought i should clear up what primavera p6 eppm does that primavera p6 ppm doesn’t and vice versa.<\/p>\n
[updated oct 2016] – i originally wrote this article in 2012 and it was long due for a major update. lots has changed since the original. make sure to check out the comparison chart below that covers primavera p6 eppm vs ppm.<\/p>\n
since version 8<\/a>, primavera p6 can be purchased in\u00a02 flavours: \u00a0you can purchase licenses of\u00a0primavera p6 professional project management (p6 ppm<\/a>) or\u00a0primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management (p6 eppm)<\/a>. \u00a0these are separate products in the oracle world but in truth they used to be one application\u00a0under the primavera p6 banner. what’s the difference? let’s find out.<\/p>\n architecturally, it consists of a the project management client that installs on a windows pc and connects to either a server-based or a local database. microsoft sql or oracle databases are supported, as is sqlite.<\/p>\n primavera p6 professional (ppm)\u00a0is programmed with the cpm scheduling<\/a> (critical path method) algorithm. at the most basic level it assigns dates to tasks\u00a0based on sequencing and task duration. the output is a project schedule with dates applied and a critical path clearly identified, not to mention the calculation of a project end date.<\/p>\n one of the biggest selling points of primavera p6 pro is that the software can easily handle large\u00a0project schedules of up to 100,000 activities. \u00a0(btw: don’t ever build a schedule that big….it’s not good for your health).<\/p>\n top that cpm scheduling engine up with resource & cost management features, gantt chart, graphs, spreadsheets, analytic tools and reporting, and primavera p6 professional becomes the tool of choice for engineering, heavy construction, oil & gas and related industries.<\/p>\n some would argue that primavera p6 pro is old technology, and they wouldn’t exactly be wrong. the codebase for the tool has been around for almost 2 decades (don’t quote me \u00a0– my best guess), and even the look and feel of p6 pro reminds of windows 3.11 days. but the fact of the matter is that p6 works, and works hard. and the use of the tool worldwide has\u00a0positioned primavera p6 pro as the standard tool on major projects for both owners and contractors.what is primavera p6 professional project management?<\/h2>\n
\nprimavera p6 professional project management (ppm) is the primavera windows-based project planning tool that is popular around the\u00a0world for managing construction projects.\u00a0primavera p6 professional is a tool to build, schedule and track complex project schedules.<\/p>\n
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