we all have smartphones and there are hundreds of thousands of apps out there. but are we ready to update our project schedules through an app or not?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n primavera released an iphone app about a year ago with little or no fanfare. p6 teammember<\/a> (ios only) is freely available in itunes<\/a>. but it’s not exactly plug-and-play as there’s a lot of background infrastructure that needs to be in place at your company before you can use it – including an install of primavera p6 eppm<\/a> (yes, the web-version of primavera<\/a>). we don’t have a sense for how many folks are using it.<\/p>\n we all probably dream of being able to whip out our phones in a meeting, and update our project schedules on the fly with progress. how about doing the same thing while walking a site in the field? the convenience factor is high.<\/p>\n but would a primavera mobile app help or hinder the project update process?<\/strong> any mobile app<\/a> developed\u00a0will not deliver the full functionality of p6 – gantt chart, resource usage charts, access to all project activity information and features like scheduling will likely not be available in a smartphone app. so does an app with limited functionality buy you any time-savings at all? or are you better off in front of p6 to do your updates?<\/strong><\/p>\n let’s hear your<\/em><\/span> thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n
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