We get a lot of questions here at PlannerTuts about Primavera P6 and it’s associated software components. Occasionally there’s a question that gets asked a lot and today, as part of a new series called Ask PlannerTuts, we’ll start sharing those questions and answers with you.
Today’s question came from Gary who needed to purchase P6 but found some confusion in picking what software was right for him. He asked:
From a scheduling perspective which program is better to purchase Primavera EPPM or Primavera PPM. I need to purchase the software but want to purchase the best option.
Response:
As of version 8, Primavera P6 now is sold in 2 flavours: Primavera P6 Professional Project Management (P6 PPM) and Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (P6 EPPM). These are separate products in the Oracle world but in truth they used to be one product under the Primavera P6 banner.
What is Primavera P6 Professional Project Management?
Primavera P6 Professional Project Management is the Primavera Windows-based project planning tool most of you are familiar with. P6 PPM is a tool to build, schedule and track complex project schedules. Architecturally, it consists of a the Project Management client that installs on a windows pc and connects to a database in the backend. A Microsoft SQL or Oracle database is supported. One of the biggest selling points of P6 PPM is that the software can handle project schedules of up to 100,000 activities. (BTW: don’t ever build a schedule THAT big….it’s not good for your health).
Primavera PPM is fast becoming the standard project management tool that is used across many industries such as Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Power Generation as well as Engineering and Construction.
Primavera P6 PPM Key Points
Runs on Windows-only
Database Microsoft SQL or Oracle
Latest Version 8.4
Most Popular /
Stable Version 7.x
App Administration Performed in the app (Windows-client)
You May Not Have Known In version 8.x, the PPM interface
is completely overhauled allowing much more
customization and easy of use.
Is Primavera P6 PPM a standalone tool or an enterprise tool?
Well, it can be both and is often used in either way. Many small contractors will purchase a single-license of P6 PPM and install the software and the database on a single pc, making it a standalone install. But P6 PPM can also be implemented for a large organization, where the database is installed on a shared server and many users access the data from their own pc’s where PPM is installed.
What is Methodology Management?
Methodology Management (MM) is a tool to management project templates or, p6-speak, methodologies. It included in P6 PPM in versions 7 and earlier, but is no longer included in P6 PPM version 8. The MM tool looked exactly like P6 PPM but it was used only to build templates which meant some functionality was scaled back. In version 8, there is now a true “project template” but only in P6 EPPM version 8, not PPM.
What is Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management?
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management is an Enterprise portfolio and project management tool. P6 EPPM is a combination of what used to be called myPrimavera (or P6 Web) as well as P6 PPM. So it is really 2 tools that provide 2 ways to access the Primavera database – a Web-based tool and the familiar Windows-based tool.
P6 EPPM brings a whole new set of features and functionality that sets it apart from plain-old PPM. For example, the Web-side of EPPM is very rich in graphs, charts, pivot tables and dashboards. It adds a new way of seeing P6 data in a rich graphical sense. Also, there is a big focus on Portfolio Management, which allows you to manage groups of projects together in a portfolio, and to manage that data, be it cost, schedule or resource-focused. Better risk management functions were added in version 8 as well as better reporting capabilities. But all in the web-tool of EPPM. My personal opinion is that it is a very advanced and sophisticated web-base pm tool.
So what about the windows-tool of EPPM?
Well, in EPPM, you still have pretty much the same Primavera P6 windows tool as P6 PPM, but with a bit scaled back functionality, mostly on the administrative side. For example, all admin functions need to be done in the Web-tool – adding users, creating EPS, managing global activity codes – all of it happens in the web now.
Should you ditch the windows client for the web client?
Well, not yet. If you are planning large projects (2000-3000 activities), stick with the windows tool if you’ve got EPPM. It handles lots of data faster and better.
Who is EPPM for?
Primavera P6 EPPM is truly geared for a medium to large sized organization. It’s enhanced features make it an excellent tool for companies managing a few to many projects.
Primavera P6 EPPM Key Points
Runs on Web-based, any web-browser
Database Microsoft SQL or Oracle
Latest Version 8.4
Most Popular /
Stable Version 8.2
App Administration Performed in the P6 EPPM (web)
You May Not Have Known P6 EPPM comes with both a slightly altered Windows-client
and a Web-based tools which allows a very rich user experience.
You Also May Not Have Known P6 EPPM also has an iPhone / Android app called Primavera P6 Teammember.
With it you can status activities from your iPhone
What about Gary? What should he buy?
From a scheduling perspective, PPM and EPPM do the same thing. They schedule projects in exactly the same manner.
From a cost perspective, they actually are priced very similarly.
But from a functionality perspective, if you have one or two projects to schedule and work for a small to mid size company, Primavera P6 PPM is for you. It will allow you to send your schedules to companies you work with. It is straightforward to use and has a world-class scheduling engine.
If you are in the market to purchase an Enterprise project management tool or you and your team are currently managing 5 or more projects, P6 EPPM is definitely a solution to explore.
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