Primavera P6 Enterprise PPM Release 8.3

Release 8.3 is the latest release of Oracle’s Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management solution. This release delivers significant advances in functionality and will help companies deliver more projects on schedule and within scope, while reducing overall costs.

Key enhancements in release 8.3 include:

• Enhancements to Team Member Web Interface including more flexibility to delegate responsibility for updating project work, ability to view documents and notebook topics, and update activity codes and user defined fields.
• Robust graphical output including the ability to stack fields, color code bars and endpoints, and apply unlimited labels with individual font settings.
• Usability improvements including customization of column names, sorting on multiple columns, enhanced document support, and default landing page configuration.
• XML importing capabilities that provide granular control over global data being imported to support more effective contractor/sub-contractor/supplier collaboration.
• Improved integration between P6 EPPM and Unifier Cost Controls to help organizations align schedule, budgets, and costs.
  

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