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Microsoft Project vs Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Put any two products side by side: specification, the six criteria and the EPC Index needle.

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Microsoft Project

Microsoft · Planning, Scheduling & Risk

02040608010068EPC INDEX

The ubiquitous scheduler for subcontractor and supplier programmes, rarely the contract master on major EPC projects.

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Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Oracle · Planning, Scheduling & Risk

02040608010083EPC INDEX

Still the contractual standard for EPC scheduling. Few projects can avoid it; the question is how well you run it, not whether.

  1. 6Capability25%9
  2. 7Interoperability20%8
  3. 5Scale15%10
  4. 8Usability15%5
  5. 6Deployment10%7
  6. 9Ecosystem15%10
AttributeMicrosoft ProjectOracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
VendorMicrosoftOracle
CategoryPlanning, Scheduling & RiskPlanning, Scheduling & Risk
StatusActiveActive
DeploymentDesktopOn-premises · SaaS
Licensingn/an/a
Standardsn/aXER/XML schedule exchange
Strengths
  • Familiar and widely available
  • XML exchange
  • Low barrier to entry
  • De facto contract standard
  • Handles very large schedules
  • Huge planner workforce
Considerations
  • Microsoft's cloud project products are being retired or folded into Planner
  • Limited scale for mega-projects
  • Weak multi-user control
  • Steep learning curve
  • Oracle steers new investment to Primavera Cloud
  • Interface shows its age

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