Introduction to Microsoft Project (MSP)

& PRIMAVERA PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE

What is Microsoft Project?

u Microsoft Project (or MSP) is a project management software program.

u It is designed to assist project managers in:

• developing plans

• assigning resources to tasks

• tracking progress

• managing budgets

• analyzing workloads

Limitation - MS Project presumes additional physical raw materials are always available without limit

PRIMAVERA PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE u The Primavera Project Management module is comprehensive, multi-project planning

and control software

u The Project Management module enables your organization to store and manage its projects in a central location.

u The module supports work breakdown structures (WBS), organizational breakdown structures (OBS), user-defined fields and codes, critical-path-method (CPM) scheduling, and resource leveling.

• Gives complete Project Management Solution.

• Internationally Reputed.

u It is Web based Project Management gives the project team anywhere, anytime access to the projects they are assigned to work on.

u By using Primavera Project Management, organizations can ensure that the project team members are communicating with each other, whether it is regarding activity status updates, scope changes, revisions to documents, or issue(s) resolution.

Project

Civil Works

Buildings

Ware House

Foundation

Superstructure

Roads & Drains

Equipment Fdns

Mech. Works

Tanks

Fire Water Tank

Diesel Tank

Piping

Example of WBS Structures

President

Regd. Office

Engineering

Project Administration

Sr. GM

GM

Sr.Manager

Design

Design Engineer

Finance

GM Finance

HRD & Admin

Sites

Project Manager

Planning & Billing Engineer

Engineer Execution

Example of OBS Structures