Primavera P6 Takehome Material
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Primavera IntroductionIntroducing Primavera P6 Professional – Trainer’s Walkthrough
Primavera P6 Professional is Oracle’s flagship, enterprise-level project management software.
Think of it as a central nervous system for planning, controlling, and reporting on projects — whether you have one simple project or hundreds of interconnected programs. -
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Overview On Primavera
Oracle made significant interface improvements, functional enhancements, and workflow upgrades in R8.1 to make P6 Professional more customizable, collaborative, and integration-friendly.
Let’s break them down into trainer-friendly categories:
1. Major Interface Redesign
This is one of the most noticeable changes for users coming from earlier versions.
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New Toolbars – Multiple new, icon-rich toolbars replace the old Activity, Command, Navigation, and Directory bars.
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Customizable Toolbars & Menus – You can:
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Choose which toolbars show.
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P6 Professional: Pre-R8.1 vs R8.1 Comparison Chart
Feature/Functionality Pre-R8.1 R8.1 (What's New) User Interface Traditional look with fixed toolbars and windows Fully redesigned UI with modern toolbars, tabbed windows, and tiling support Toolbars & Menus Activity toolbar, Command bar, etc. (fixed, limited) New customizable toolbars and menus; icons can be rearranged or created -
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Workspace Basics in Primavera P6
Workspace Basics in Primavera P6
Think of the Primavera P6 workspace as your control center — where you manage all aspects of your projects, from structure and schedules to resources, costs, and risks.
Key concepts in the workspace:
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Main Windows – Where you work with specific types of data (Projects, Activities, Resources, Reports, etc.).
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Tabs – Each window opens in its own tab, and you can switch between them.
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Display/Layout Options Bar – Customizes what you see: columns, grouping, sorting, filters, fonts, and colors.
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Status Bar – Shows current layout, filters, and helpful hints about selected commands.
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Tile Windows – Lets you view multiple windows side-by-side (e.g., Activities on one side, WBS on the other).
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Wizards – Step-by-step guides to help you perform tasks quickly (like creating projects or adding resources).
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Global vs. Project-Specific Data – Some settings/data apply across all projects (global), others only within a specific project.
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Working with Toolbars and Menus in Primavera P6
In Primavera P6 Professional, toolbars and menus are your quick-access control panels. They help you work faster by giving you one-click access to functions you’d otherwise dig for in menus.
Think of menus as the full library of commands and toolbars as your shortlist of favorite tools.
Over time, you might customize your P6 workspace to suit your workflow — but sometimes, you need to reset, customize, or reorganize them for efficiency.
