The document discusses the significance of Microsoft Project and Primavera in the construction industry, highlighting their roles in project management, planning, execution, and monitoring. It contrasts the capabilities and limitations of both tools, indicating that Microsoft Project is better suited for smaller projects while Primavera excels in complex project management and multi-project tracking. The document also addresses common challenges in project management and emphasizes the importance of establishing a project baseline for effective performance comparison.

1. Importance of Microsoft Project and
Primavera In Construction Industry
November 03, 2015

2. Questions ?
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Why Microsoft Project and Primavera ?
Why PMS ?
Planners only make schedules
Microsoft Project or Primavera ?
Microsoft Project cannot handle Complex Projects
Potential Used ?

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 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?

4. Work Performance Data/Info/Reports
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PM Plan
The document which
describes how the
project will be
documented, monitored
and controlled
WPD
Physical work
completion, start and
finish dates, change
requests, actual costs,
actual duration etc.
WPI
Status of deliverables,
status for change requests,
forecasted estimates to
complete
WPR
Status
reports,memos,justifications,
recommendations

5. Project Management Challenges CEPT
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Geographic dispersion
Overbooked or
Unutilized
Resources
Project Scope Changes
Unnecessary Paperwork

6. Market Penetration CEPT
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Middle East United States
Source: The use of project management software in construction industry of Southeast Europe
Mladen Vukomanović, Mladen Radujković, Zlata Dolaček Alduk

7. Project Planning CEPT
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Schedule
Baseline is
established to
control actual
project
performance

8. Project Planning: PDM Network CEPT
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9. Project Planning : PDM Network CEPT
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10. Project Review: Assigning resources and Cost
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11. Project Review: Levelling Resources CEPT
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12. Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera
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13. Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera
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14. Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera
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15. Managing Floats in MS-Project and Primavera
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16. Project Tracking: Setup Baseline CEPT
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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.

17. Project Monitoring & Tracking: Tracking Gantt
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18. CEPT
UNIVERSITYEarned Value Analysis
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Feb-03
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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)

19. Project Monitoring & Tracking: EVA CEPT
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20. Project Execution: Reports CEPT
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Microsoft Project-2013 Primavera-P6

21. Primavera P6 Dashboard
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Y

23. MS-Project or Primavera? Decision Matrix
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Source: https://precisionschedulingconsultants.co
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

24. MICROSOFT PROJECT PRIMAVERA
Simple 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.

25. Difference a decade makes (MS-Project) CEPT
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26. Difference a decade makes….
1994 2000 2003 2006 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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