TABLE OF CONTENTS The purpose of this book is to provide a method for planning, scheduling and controlling projects using Primavera Version 4.1 within an established Enterprise Project database or a blank database up to an intermediate level.
The screen shots in this book were captured using Primavera Version 4.1 and Windows XP. Users with other operating systems will have slightly different formatted dialog boxes/forms.
This book covers the following topics:
Understand the steps required to create a project plan and monitor a project s progress.
Understand the Primavera Enterprise environment
Create a project and set up the preferences
Define calendars
Add activities
Organize activities
Format the display
Add logic and constraints
Use Tables, Views and Filters
Print reports
Record and track progress
Customize the project options
Create and assign resources
Understand the impact of activity types and effort driven activities
Status projects that contain resources
Understand the different techniques for scheduling
The book is not intended to cover every aspect of Primavera Version 4.1, but it does cover the main features required to create and status a project schedule. It should provide you with a solid grounding, which will enable you to learn the other features of Primavera Version 4.1 by experimenting with the software, using the help files and reviewing other literature.
This book has been written to minimize superfluous text, allowing the user to locate and understand the information contained in the book as quickly as possible. It does NOT cover functions of little value to common project scheduling...
