Diffrence P6 Vs P3
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Oldest first- 0Alexandre Faulx-Briole ·Abderrahmane,
these are entirely different peices of software: P3 is a standalone application for a standalone planner, while P6 is a role based project management application
that means that P3 is great at scheduling public works or engineering, oil and gas, ... projects, where the resources are site workers and therefore will not key in any personal data as actual hours, ... into the project file
and P6 is what you need when the resources need to enter their actual hours in electronic timesheets for the planner to automatically update his schedule
P3 was designed to run under MS Windows 3.1 and is still working under Windows Vista! the user interface is quite old looking, but the software is really robust
P6 is much more 21st century looking, with plenty of windows and different screens.
In Algeria, P3 is much more used that P6; I know that Sonatrach is willing to upgrade, but this is a big project.
I am giving training of both P3 and P6 (and P5 too!) in Algeria, and currently planning a large project in Arzew.
bqa 3la kheir,
Alexandre - 0Ali Farhat ·I want to add some more since I’m using both versions,
P6 interface is user friendly and very much pratical to use. P6 is a multi project multi user software with outstanding security capabilities, ie you can assign whaty each user can view and edit. P6 uses database, projects share common resources, calendars, codes etc...In P6 you can add a hierarchy for your projects and open, edit and analyze one, two, or even all your projects at the same time. You can add a hierarchy for your organization and assign responsibilities to projects, WBSs and activities. A lot of features exist in P6 like "claim digger" which compares two plans and delivers a very useful report. A lot of attributes are introduced to P6 like "physical percent complete" which measures completion according to one’s perspective and has no effect on actual qtys...what else...in summary, p6 is completely different and i highly recommend it. - 0Arjun Thomas ·Hi All,
Looks like the difference on P6 vs P3 will go on forever.
Thats a good thing.
However, does P3 have anything better than P6 as well as MS Project?
I think P3 is still the most popular and quite a powerful software with planners due to its simplicity to intall and use. MS Project is also very popular. P6 is yet to catch on. Why?
Thanks and Best Regards,
Arjun Thomas
- 0Arjun Thomas ·Thanks Ellyn, with deepest respect to you we all know the difference.
However by the time we get to start using P6, Primavera would come out with P7,8,9,10......
I think Primavera is a very powerful software and sensible planners will make the best use of it whatever the version.
Best Regards,
Arjun Thomas. - 0Sham Ahmad ·
Hi Ellyn
How are you doing?
Please can you send me to me the matrix of different P6 and P3?
My email address is SHAMROL@GMAIL.COM
Thank you
Cheers
Sham Ahmad
- 0Mudassir Khurshid ·
HI ALL I AM NEW TO
HI ALL
I AM NEW TO PRIMAVERA. HAve used MS PRoject and have good understanding of Project Management Tools and MEthodologies. HAve completed PMP exam preparation course and worked in CAPEX related projects in Toyota Manufacturing Division for up to 4 years.
I would appreciate if somebody can help me finding a career in Petrochemical / Oil and Gas in Planning / Scheduling / Project Management discispline? Also, I have P6 CD on me but every time I install it, I do not get any success. P6 installation steps are requird too.
Thanks and Look fwd to hear from someone soon.
Best regards to all!
Mudassir KHURSHID (Melbourne)
- 0Federico Escalora ·
Can you please send me also
Can you please send me also the difference matrix of P3 & P6 at the email fescalora@yahoo.com
Regards,
Federico - 0Rafael Davila ·
A huge difference might be
A huge difference might be customer support and quality of the products.
P3 was supported by Primavera a different Company, then the name and the products were acquired by ORACLE. P6 was originally developed by a third company.
P3 was a very stable software and had very few bugs, but by what I have observed here it seems P6 experience is quite different.
For a report on ORACLE customer satisfaction follow the link, then you will be informed and no surprises will be blamed on you if you recommend P6, always make an informed recommendations.
http://podporasap.cz/downloads/Computer_Economics_Oracle_Customer_Survey.pdf
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