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Primavera
Part 1
Table of Contents
1- Introduction ..3
2- Definitions 4
3- Primavera ..8
4- Setup 11
5- EPS ..20
6- OBS .23
7- User Preferences...26
8- Calendars .29
9- New Project .32
10- WBS 37
11- Activities .45
12- Schedule ..55
13- Activities Properties 56

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Introduction
Project Management
) (pm book ): (PMI
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Max. Quality
Min. Cost
Min Time

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Definitions
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:Activity
WBS

Project Management

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Project Stake Holders

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Planning a project

Controlling a project

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Baselines
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schedule ..

Managing a project
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Presentation Upper Manager
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The Project Life Cycle
PMI
:
12345-

Initiaing process group

Planning process group
Executing process group
Monitoring and Controlling process group
Closing process group

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Primavera

:
) Microsoft Project ( MS Project
Primavera
Primavera

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Primavera Project Planner

Primavera Enterprise

.

EPS

:

If you can not plan it , you can not Do it ..

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)EPS ( Enterprise project structure


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Level 1

EPS
Root

EPS
Node

Level 2

EPS
Node

Project
F

EPS
Node

Project
E

Project
D

EPS
Node

Project
C

EPS
Node

Project
B

Level 3

Project
A

OBS Organizational Breakdown Structure

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Work breakdown structure WBS


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Network

Net Work

CPM

PDM

LOB

Bar Chart

ADM

CPM " Critical path method "

LOB " Line of balance "
ADM "Arrow diagram method "
PDM "Precedence diagram method "
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" " install client application

- 2 :

3 ( ) product code
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) EC - C01 (

- 4 :

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-5
)(Primavera stand alone
)(sever

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- 7 ) (simple project
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8 ) (license
( ) crack licenses :

- 9 ) (SQL server
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). (SQL server

You only who decide who you will be

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Starting Primavera

Primavera start
:Project management
Start / Primavera / Project management
(Copy paste shortcut at desktop)

Login name : admin

Password : admin

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Home :

Projects :

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1. Title Bar
2. Menu Bar
3. Navigation Bar
4. Activity Bar
5. Directory
6. Command Bar
7. Show Window
8. Bar chart
9. Details Window
10. Status Bar
5 , 4 , 3
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. Home Toolbars View

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Enterprise Project Structure

EPS

P.6

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EPS
:

EPS Nodes
Nodes

Enterprise Enterprise Project Structure :

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Node :

Node

add

Node

Nodes ) (- (+) :
) (+ Node ) (+
) (- )(+

Chart

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Enterprise Project Structure Display Chart View :

Display Node Chart Box Template

Customize :

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Width , Height
Shift up , Shift Down Apply ok
.
Display Chart Fonts And Colors
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Organizational Breakdown Structure

OBS

.
:
Enterprise OBS

add
OBS Name

" General Users Responsibility "

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General OBS Description

.

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Browse OK

Users
server

Responsibility

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User Preferences
Edit / user preferences
Time Units

Admin / Admin preferences / Time Periods

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Dates

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Currency

Admin / Admin Currencies

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Calendars


Calendars Enterprise Calendars :

Global , Resource , Project

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Global .
Default .

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:
: Close : Add
: Delete : Modify : Used By :To Global Global Project , Resource

( ) work , Nonwork , Standard

Work
NonWork
Standard

Workweek
0 ok :

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detailed work hours / day
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Note :
The Planning Column in Project Management is called The Black column as it contains 20
processes from 42 Project Management processes more than 47 % , so give it more care .

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Create new Project

:
( ctrl + n ) new File
: Projects Home
Add
ins Projects
add Command Bar Projects

: Projects

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:

: Node " "

. next
EPS

: Project name Project ID

ID . next

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22 ID
Home Admin Admin Preferences
Project ID Maximum Characters .

: planned start
must finish by

. next

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:
" " Organization Breakdown Structure OBS . next

: next

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:
Methodology Management Primavera
No, don't run the project
Architect . next

Finish

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Work Breakdown Structure

)(WBS

Net Work

Bar Chart

CPM

LOB

ADM

PDM

CPM Critical path method

LOB Line of balance
ADM "Arrow diagram method
PDM Precedence diagram method

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:
: Hotel
: C
S
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S F M

: F S

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WBS
WBS
WBS Project -6
WBS Directory Bar -7
WBS Project Data Home -8

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WBS :

WBS
Add
WBS ins
WBS Command Bar add
Edit Add
WBS Name
WBS Code EPS

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WBS
WBS
.

: Bar Chart WBS

Chart View . Table View
WBS

WBS ) (- (+) :
) (+ ) (+
) (- )(+

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:
WBS Display Columns
:

Size
WBS :

Responsible Manager
WBS

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Dates
WBS

Project
WBS

Customize
.

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WBS
WBS Table View WBS
:

Chart View Display Show on Top

Chart View

WBS
Edit Copy Command Bar
WBS Paste

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Activities

:
WBS
:
:
-1 Project data Home Activities
-2 Directory bar Activities
-3 Project Activities
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WBS :
-1
-2
-3
-4

Add
Activities ins
Activities Command Bar add
Edit Add

Wizard :
-1 Activity name
Activity ID .

22 Activity ID
Admin Admin Preferences ID length
Activity ID Maximum Characters . next

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-2 WBS WBS
WBS . next

-3
task dependent . next

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next -4

Duration Type
. next Fixed Duration & units

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Labor units Nonlabor units

Duration

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Yes next

Predecessor
Assign next

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Successor
Assign next

NO
.

-8
Expenses, Activity codes, work product and documents
No

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. Finish

Do not show this wizard again

wizard
Edit User Preferences Assistance
use new Activity wizard close

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:
Start to Start SS - 0

Start to Finish SF -2

Finish to Start FS -3

Finish to Finish FF -4

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Relationships
:
Predecessor Assign

Successor Assign

Assign Successor

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Customize Activity details

ok

Predecessor Successor
Assign Relationships " " SS-SF-FS-FF
Lag .

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Schedule
"
" total float
Schedule :
-1 tools Schedule
-2 F9
Activity bar -3 schedule
:

Project(s) to schedule
.
Current Data Date

Data Date
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Log To File .
Schedule Schedule
View Log Log to File
Schedule

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Activities Properties

Task Dependent -0

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Resource Dependent -2

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Level Of Effort -3

Milestone -4
Milestone
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Milestone Start Milestone , Finish Milestone
% 011

Activity Details General

Activity type .

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Duration Type
Fixed Unit/Time -0


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Fixed Duration and unit / time -2

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Fixed Unit -3

Lump sum
.

Fixed Duration and Units -4

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Activity Details General

Duration type .

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Notebook Items

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:

Activity details Notebook

add
Assign :

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. ok
. ok

Admin Admin Categories

Notebook Topics

WBS EPS
:

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Steps

.

:
Activity details Steps

add
40% 40% 20 %

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2 2 1
:
= /
-5 Complete :

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Copying Activities

) - .... -(

copy
:
-

Edit Copy

- Command bar Copy

Copy WBS Paste

.
.

ID . ID

Shift
.
ctrl
.
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Dissolving Activities


.FS
Dissolve Edit Dissolve
Dissolve

FS schedule :

Dissolve . schedule

Delete Delete

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Constraints

Constraints are factors that limit the team's options,

such as limits on resources, budget, schedule, and scope

: Start on or after -1

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:Start on or before -2

Late Start
Start On -3

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Finish on or after -4

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Finish on or before -5

Late Finish

Finish on -6

.

Mandatory start -7

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Mandatory finish -8

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As late as possible -9

Free Float .

Activity Details Status

Constraint . Constraint date

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