{"id":3334,"date":"2023-08-02T07:08:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T07:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webinfy.in\/demo\/credosystemz.com\/?post_type=blog&p=3334"},"modified":"2023-09-01T08:36:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:36:18","slug":"which-is-better-primavera-or-microsoft-project","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.webinfy.in\/demo\/credosystemz.com\/blog\/which-is-better-primavera-or-microsoft-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is better Primavera or MS Project?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oracle primavera<\/a> and MS Project<\/a> are leading planning, project tracking and management tool in all the industries across the globe. This particular article going to discuss about the which tool will be efficient in project management.<\/p>\n\n

Multi User Access Ability<\/h3>\n

Oracle Primavera P6 has ability to allow multi user access to the tool for creating project, updating, scheduling and generating reports. It can be done through its Oracle or Sql Database which you choose during installation. It can be also exported to external file format anytime. User permission or entitlement also can be done it helps to restrict each user expected visibility.\nMS Project doesn\u2019t have this feature. It can be done through the Microsoft Project server. Using the Microsoft SharePoint Sever project data visibility is controlled with different user entitlement by Project administrator<\/p>\n\n

Work Breakdown Feature<\/h3>\n

Hierarchy or level of WBS (work breakdown structure) and activities are same in MS Project. Even activity can be added or linked to WBS level. Oracle Primavera P6 a helps user to differentiate the WBS and activity level with individual codes to each activity. Primavera<\/a> has positive side than MS Project in the approach.<\/p>\n\n

Activity Breakdown Feature<\/h3>\n

Primavera P6 helps us to break the complex activities in to multiple stepswhile maintaining Gantt charts. Also we can add activities with budget and resources individually with relationships.\nMS Project doesn\u2019t have feature of breaking steps is big drawback.<\/p>\n\n

Activity Relationship<\/h3>\n

Primavera P6<\/a> allows multiple relationship for the single activity where in MS Project only one relationship can be made for one activity. Its setback in MS Project comparing to P6.\n

Custom Field Option<\/h3>\nMS project allows user to create custom fields as well as formula can be entered. Primavera P6 doesn\u2019t allow the user to add the formula to the custom field.\n

Import\/ Export Data Feature<\/h3>\nBoth tools will help the project data to communicate with all other applications. Import and export data in different file format are supported in both tools.\n

Project Tracking & Comparison<\/h3>\nOracle Primavera<\/a> helps to create, track, comparing WBS, Cost and Unit are possible. But MS Project only have option to create multiple project and viewing it. Comparison feature is not available.\n

Relationship Assignment Feature<\/h3>\nAssigning relationship in Primavera can be easily accomplished through Gantt view using click drag feature or Predecessors \/ Successors tabs. MS project has multiple ways to do it and those are listed below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t