This document provides an overview of the evolution and key versions of the Oracle Primavera P6 project management software. It begins with the origins of Primavera Project Planner (P3) in 1983 and discusses major milestones like the releases of P6 v6 in 2007, P6 R8.0/8.1 in 2010-2011, and P6 R8.2/8.3 in 2011-2013. The document also includes a table that summarizes the new features, supported databases, security, workflows, reporting, and upgrade paths for different P6 versions. Common issues with upgrading between versions like new components, database upgrades, and discontinued features are also outlined.

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3. Topics to be covered
■ Origin and Evolution
■ Milestones in the life of P6
▪ P3, P6 and P6 R8/R8.1
■ Customized View
▪ A quick overview of all versions of P6 and supported features
■ Climbing the P6 Ladder
▪ Common upgrade issues
▪ New features
▪ PROS and CONS
▪ The right version myth

4. Origin and Evolution –
Primavera P6
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5. How it started…
■ In 1983, Joel Koppelman and Dick Faris founded Primavera
Systems in Philadelphia.
■ Primavera Project Planner (P3) was born.
■ The leading scheduling product in the engineering and
construction industries.
■ Single user, desktop client
■ The fanciest project management and scheduling software in
town.
■ To cope with the evolving technologies such as the internet, it
had to evolve too.

6. Primavera Project Planner(P3)

7. Evolution – The stages in the life of P6
■ May 1983: Primavera Systems, Inc. is established
▪ P3 Launched
■ 1994: P3 for Windows, Version 1 released.
■ 1999: Primavera purchases the software called, “Eagle Ray”
and Primavera Enterprise, Version 1.0 is released July 1999.
▪ P3 e/c is launched for Engineering & Construction.
▪ TeamPlay for IT and Financial services.
■ December 1999: Primavera Enterprise Version 1.5 is
released. Progress Reporter for the Web is introduced.

8. Evolution Continued…
■ 2004: Primavera Version 5 is released (P5). P3 Engineering
& Construction is renamed to “Primavera”.
■ 2007: P6 Version 6 is released. Primavera named it “P6”.
■ 2008: Oracle acquired Primavera Systems and turns it into
Primavera Global Business Unit.
■ 2009: P6 Version 7 is released, named “P6v7”.
■ December 2010: Enterprise Portfolio Project Management
(EPPM) is released. This is the new name for the web version
of P6 Version 8. A number of features found earlier only on
the client/server version of P6 are introduced in EPPM.

9. Evolution Continued…
■ May 2011: P6 R8.1 is released shortly after R 8.0.
▪ This is the new name for P6 version 8 client/server.
▪ With R 8.1, the client/server and the web releases were
separated out.
— P6 Professional R 8.1 is the official name for client/server
application.
— P6 EPPM R 8.1 is the web version along with the optional client for
web.
■ December 2011: P6 Release 8.2 (both EPPM & P6
Professional.)
■ March 2013 : P6 Release 8.3.

10. Milestones – P6
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11. Primavera Project Planner(P3)
■ Primavera Project Planner (P3) offered a very important thing
to project managers – Control. Control over schedule, budget
and quality.
■ P3 is the recognized standard for high-end, high
performance scheduling and resource control.
■ Features of P3:
▪ High-end scheduling
▪ Prioritize, plan and manage multiple, large and complex projects
efficiently.
▪ Store past-period performance
▪ Analyze unlimited what-if alternatives and target plans

12. Primavera Project Planner(P3)
■ Features of P3:
▪ Share data in a secure multiuser environment
▪ Interact with project data through PERT charts, bar charts and
time-scaled logic diagrams
▪ Communicate effectively using intranets, custom reports and e-
mail

13. P3

14. Primavera P6
■ Primavera P6 6.0 release was a major milestone in the life of
P6 with the introduction of P6 Web access and a number of
other components.
■ It created a collaborative environment through its set of
integrated components with easy-to-use, personalized
interfaces for all project stakeholders. P6 used standard
Windows interfaces, client/server architecture, Web-enabled
technology, and scalable, network-based (Oracle and
Microsoft SQL Server) databases.
■ The next major release in 6.0 line was the P6 version 6.21
which included a number a new features and fixes.

15. Primavera P6
■ The following is the list of components in the P6 solution for
P6 6.0 Release:
▪ Project Management
▪ Methodology Management
▪ Timesheets
▪ P6 Web Access
▪ ProjectLink
▪ Integration API (Application Programming Interface)
▪ P6 Web Services
▪ Software Development Kit (SDK)

16. Primavera P6 Release 8.0/8.1
■ Enterprise Portfolio Project Management (EPPM) is released.
■ The new name for the web version of P6 Version 8.0
■ Dozens of features found earlier only on the client/server
version of P6 are introduced in EPPM
▪ P6 Professional made dependent on P6 EPPM.
■ Shortly after 8.0, P6 EPPM 8.1 is released
■ Introducing P6 Optional Client for EPPM and P6 Professional
Client.
■ P6 Team Member for iOS and Email Services is introduced.

17. Primavera P6 Release 8.0/8.1
■ Features Removed from both versions:
▪ Summary-Only Projects (along with Methodology Manager)
▪ Microsoft ProjectLink / MSP-Managed Projects
▪ Project Architect
▪ Top Down Estimation
▪ Check Project Integrity
▪ BTRIEVE database engine files necessary to import P3
schedules.
▪ SDK is deprecated

18. Primavera P6 Release 8.0/8.1
■ Features Removed from Optional Client/Server and
Relocated to EPPM:
▪ Global Dictionaries: EPS, OBS, Project Codes, Activity, Step
Templates, Cost Accounts, Funding Sources, Risk User Defined
Fields
▪ Users/Security Profiles
▪ Admin Preferences/ Categories
▪ Currencies
▪ Timesheet Dates/ Financial Periods/Time Approval
▪ Job Services – New Scheduled Services available via web only.
New Job Status available for monitoring services from Windows.
▪ API Interface

19. The Customized View
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20. Quick Overview
Version What’s new Supported DB
Version
Password
Encryption
Workflow/
Reporting/
Content Mgt
PR/ TM Job Services Upgrade
Path
P3 Point Zero, Project
management and
Scheduling
Btrieve DB Engine,
can be used with
any ODBC
compliant as
Microsoft’s Excel,
Word, and Access,
Corel’s Quatro Pro
and Paradox
NA Reporting :
Predefined
Reports , can be
executed from
within P3
Webster for
Primavera
Scheduling
and
Summarizing
available
NA
P5 Unlimited Baselines,
Excel
Import/Export, New
security privilege
levels
MSDE (Stand Alone
Server)
Predefined
Reports
Content
Repository:
Apply
Actuals,
Baselines,
Resource
Levelling, ,
Scheduling
and
Summarizing.
Client Dep.
P3-> P5
P6 v6/621 P6 Web Access,
Timesheets,
ProjectLink,
Integration API, P6
Web Services, SDK
MS SQL Express
2005(Stand Alone
Server) and Oracle
AE01 Workflow:
JBoss jBPM 3.2.3,
c3po 0.9.1.2
Content
Repository: Jack
Rabbit
Time
Reporting:
Group
Server/TS
Apply
Actuals,
Baselines,
Resource
Levelling, ,
Scheduling
and
Summarizing.
Distributed
Job Service,
Client Dep.
P3-> P6
Data and
Object
Conversion
required,
new
components
configuratio
n.
P5 -> p6

21. Quick Overview
Version What’s new Supported
DB Version
Password
Encryption
Workflow/
Reporting/ Content
Management
PR/ TM Job Services Upgrade Path
P6 v7 Oracle UCR and
Sharepoint Support,
Import/export from
XML/MSP, Progress
line, Calendar-
based rollups,
improved bar
graphics
MS SQL
Server 2005
Express
Edition(
Stand Alone
Version),
2008,
Oracle 10g
and 11g
AE02 WorkFlow: JBoss
jBPM-jpdl 3.2.3,
c3po 0.9.1.2
Content Repo: UCM
10g, Sharepoint
2007, Jack rabbit
1.5.5
Progress
Reporter
Introduced.
Restricted
web access
through
Team
Member
Client
dependent
job services
P3 –>P6- >P7
P5-> P7
P6->P7
P6 R8 Global Dictionaries,
User
Administartion,
Security profile,
Admin preferences
moved to Web.
TSLD to be used
only with
Professional
Sql Server
2005,2008
Oracle 10g
and 11g
AE03 Workflow: Oracle
BPM 10g R3 and
BPM 11g
Content Mgmt:
UCM 10 G and
Sharepoint 2007.
Reporting: BI
Publisher 10.1.3.4
Progress
Reporter and
Restricted
Team
Member
Job Services
and Status
monitoring
services via
Web only
via P7
P6 R 8.1 P6 Optional Client
and P6 Professional
Client
Sql Server
2005,2008
Oracle 10g
and 11g
AE03 Workflow: Oracle
BPM 10g R3 and
BPM 11g
Content Mgmt:
UCM 10 G and
Sharepoint 2007.
Reporting: BI
Publisher 10.1.3.4
Progress
Reporter ,
Team
Member for
iOS and
Email
P6 Web and
Optional
Client use
Web Job
Services and
professional
uses Delphi
via P7

22. Quick Overview
Version What’s new Supported DB
Version
Password
Encryption
Workflow/
Reporting/
Content
Management
PR/ TM Job
Services
Upgrade Path
P6 R 8.2 P6 Enhancements:
Exclusive Mode,
Location Data, MS
Project Intg. Scaling
options for Printing
P6 Pro: Enhanced
MS Project Intg.,
New line numbering
Sql Server 2008,
Oracle 10g and
11g
AE03 Workflow: BPM
11g
Content Repo:
UCM 11g,
Reporting, BI
Publisher 11g
Enhanced
P6 Team
Member
Enhanced
Job
services in
Web
via 8.0
P6 R 8.3 Robust graphical
output, Enhanced
integration between
P6 and Unifier,
Usability
Improvements, XML
Import capabilities
Sql Server
2012,2008
Oracle 12c and
11g
AE03 Enhanced
Team
Member
Web
Interface
via 8.0

23. Climbing the P6 Ladder
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24. Common Upgrade Issues and Causes
■ Addition of new components to a version.
■ Upgrading from an old version to a latest version.
■ Complexities of installing a component
▪ Group Server Timesheet in 6.2
▪ BPM for Workflow
▪ BI Publisher
■ Ceasing support for some components
▪ Jack rabbit in 8.2
■ Performance issues
▪ Applets in Web Access
▪ Java based job services vs Delphi based job services
— Scheduler and Summarizer

25. Common Upgrade Issues and Causes
■ Database Upgrade between versions
▪ New Encryption Algorithm
■ Application Server Support
▪ Jboss vs Oracle Weblogic

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