Importance of Microsoft Project and Primavera In Construction Industry

November 03, 2015

Questions ? CEPT UNIVERSITY

Why Microsoft Project and Primavera ?

Why PMS ?

Planners only make schedules

Microsoft Project or Primavera ?

Microsoft Project cannot handle Complex Projects

Potential Used ?

Contents… CEPT UNIVERSITY

Project Management Challenges

Market Penetration

Project planning: PDM network Assign Resources and Cost Baseline the plan

Project review: Identify resource over-allocations Level if necessary

Project Execution: Generate Reports

Project Monitoring and Tracking: Update Baseline plan Compare Actual against Baseline Re-plan and Re-Baseline Earned Value Concept

Difference between MSP and Primavera

Microsoft Project or Primavera?

Work Performance Data/Info/Reports CEPT UNIVERSITY

PM PlanThe document which describes how the project will be documented, monitored and controlledWPDPhysical work completion, start and finish dates, change requests, actual costs, actual duration etc.WPIStatus of deliverables, status for change requests, forecasted estimates to complete

WPRStatus reports,memos,justifications, recommendations

Project Management Challenges CEPT UNIVERSITY

Geographic dispersion

Overbooked or Unutilized Resources

Project Scope Changes

Unnecessary Paperwork

Market Penetration CEPT UNIVERSITY

Middle East United StatesSource: The use of project management software in construction industry of Southeast EuropeMladen Vukomanović, Mladen Radujković, Zlata Dolaček Alduk

Project Planning CEPT UNIVERSITY

Schedule Baseline is established to control actual project performance

Project Planning: PDM Network CEPT UNIVERSITY

Project Planning : PDM Network CEPT UNIVERSITY

Project Review: Assigning resources and Cost CEPT UNIVERSITY

Project Review: Levelling Resources CEPT UNIVERSITY

Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera CEPT UNIVERSITY

Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera CEPT UNIVERSITY

Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera CEPT UNIVERSITY

Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera CEPT UNIVERSITY

Project Tracking: Setup Baseline CEPT UNIVERSITY

Go to: Project/Set baseline to set a baseline for your project

A Baseline is essentially a snapshot of your project schedule, it should be captured once your schedule is complete.

So that you can compare your original plan with the current progress.

Project Monitoring & Tracking: Tracking Gantt CEPT UNIVERSITY

CEPT UNIVERSITYEarned Value Analysis

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BCWS

BCWP

ACWP

Cost Variance: 55,000-56,0000 = -1000 INR (Cost-Overrun)Schedule Variance: 49,000 – 55,000 = -6000 INR (Behind Schedule)

Project Monitoring & Tracking: EVA CEPT UNIVERSITY

Project Execution: Reports CEPT UNIVERSITY

Microsoft Project-2013 Primavera-P6

Primavera P6 Dashboard CEPT UNIVERSITY

MS-Project or Primavera? Decision Matrix CEPT UNIVERSITY

Source: https://precisionschedulingconsultants.com

Factor MS-Project Primavera

Small & medium building project (<200 activities)

Program-level analysis or simultaneous multiple project analysis Multiple user interface (more than one person updating/tracking the schedule)

Construction schedule oversight and detailed analysis 

Non-construction projects / simple schedules

Basic bar charts or timelines for display in MS PowerPoint™ presentation

System Integration (BIM,ERP)

Licensing Cost

User friendly , Beginner use, planning and scheduling

Recommended

Note: These decisions are based on professional opinion that were derived from years and $billions worth of construction scheduling experience.

Not-Recommended

MICROSOFT PROJECT PRIMAVERASimple and user friendly Detailed and complex

Allows user to make Macros and Switches with the help of VBA language

Macros , complex formulas cannot be made in Primavera

Limited Baselines (Only 11) Unlimited baselines

Project Tracking with multiple projects at same time is not possible.

Project Tracking with multiple projects at same time is possible.

Multiple activity relationship not possible It is possible to have a FF as well as SS relationship between two activities.

Relatively low cost of installation and maintenance.

High installation and maintenance cost

Appealing appearance Needs configuration to make it appealing.

Difference a decade makes (MS-Project) CEPT UNIVERSITY

Difference a decade makes….

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2010

P3-V1 for Windows

P3 (V-02) incorporated EPS

P6- PrimaVision web based platform is released Incorporates

Risk management

Enterprise Project Portfolio is released

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The Competition—Endless……

Thank You For Your Attention….

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