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Octave Sequence Enterprise vs Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

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Octave Sequence Enterprise

Octave · Planning, Scheduling & Risk

02040608010076EPC INDEX

The former EcoSys is a mature enterprise project controls layer that ties cost, forecast and earned value together across a portfolio.

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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. 8Capability25%9
  2. 8Interoperability20%8
  3. 9Scale15%10
  4. 6Usability15%5
  5. 7Deployment10%7
  6. 7Ecosystem15%10
AttributeOctave Sequence EnterpriseOracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
VendorOctaveOracle
CategoryPlanning, Scheduling & RiskPlanning, Scheduling & Risk
StatusActiveActive
DeploymentSaaS · MobileOn-premises · SaaS
Licensingn/an/a
Standardsn/aXER/XML schedule exchange
Strengths
  • Earned value and forecasting
  • Portfolio-level control
  • Integrates with ERP and schedulers
  • De facto contract standard
  • Handles very large schedules
  • Huge planner workforce
Considerations
  • Rebrand to Octave Sequence
  • Configuration and data integration effort
  • Administrator-heavy
  • Steep learning curve
  • Oracle steers new investment to Primavera Cloud
  • Interface shows its age

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