Planning and Managing Projects with PRIMAVERA (P6) Project Planner

As timely and effective delivery of projects has become increasingly critical, the need for effective project and resource management has become essential. Effective management can be achieved by using different planning management tools. One of the best and accepted software around the world is PRIMAVERA. This book attempts to explain the computer-aided construction management programme concepts and deals with various techniques of project management, from the planning stage to the commissioning stage using PRIMAVERA. The project management tool PRIMAVERA is used to plan, schedule, manage, recognize potential problems in the projects and offer solutions to overcome them. Salient Features: Basic concepts and techniques of project management, illustrated by simple examples. Chapters are organized with all important aspects of project management, right from the planning stage, intermediate stage of scheduling, controlling, implementing, and up to its final stage of commissioning. Step-by-step procedure to plan and manage a project by using PRIMAVERA with necessary background information. Recent advances in the communication network and in the application of computers in project management have also been focused.