Oracle's Primavera P6 Enterprise PPM Release 8.2

Release 8.2 is the latest release of the Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM solution. This release delivers significant advances in functionality and will help companies deliver more projects on schedule and within scope, while reducing the overall cost of projects. Key enhancements in release 8.2 include:

• Team member web application for entering status updates
• Configurability for the project manager to control the fields updated by team members
• Enhanced functionality for email and iPhone applications
• Approval process for the project managers to review status changes by team members
• Location data which enables users to assign locations to projects, resources and activities, as well as report on data by location in Primavera P6 Analytics
• Functionality that allows the project manager to lock a project during reporting, scheduling, and leveling
  

Create maximum business value from innovation and business investments

• Align strategy, execution and results
• Ensure optimal outcomes from investments of scarce enterprise resources
• Reduce the risk of making poor project decisions
• Remove obstacles to efficient decision making and business performance
• Support a broad range of strategic, financial, and operational processes that cross systems in the enterprise

Govern project and program compliance and regulatory requirements

• Effectively manage incoming demand and prioritize work
• Consistently apply key value metrics to assessing investment options and reporting performance
• Eliminate unnecessary approval and decision delays

Extend enterprise PPM to all business processes, enterprise systems, project participants, and portfolio stakeholders

• Achieve competitive differentiation through enterprise-wide PPM excellence
• Improve decisions and accountability with increased visibility and collaboration
• Increase the speed and quality of decision-making, improve individual and team productivity, and improve the reuse of information

Gain situational awareness across all project elements – resources, budgets, facilities, supply chain and risk – for maximum value

• Respond appropriately and quickly to changes in strategy, customer expectations, competitive threats, and overall business uncertainty
• Constantly and consistently measure metrics and KPIs to assess at any given point the overall health of a portfolio, program, or project
• Be confident of project commitments and ensure the business can – and will – get the work done