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Safran Risk 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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Safran Risk

Safran Software Solutions · Planning, Scheduling & Risk

02040608010075EPC INDEX

A focused, well-regarded schedule and cost risk tool that works directly from P6 and Microsoft Project schedules.

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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. 8Scale15%10
  4. 7Usability15%5
  5. 6Deployment10%7
  6. 7Ecosystem15%10
AttributeSafran RiskOracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
VendorSafran Software SolutionsOracle
CategoryPlanning, Scheduling & RiskPlanning, Scheduling & Risk
StatusActiveActive
DeploymentDesktopOn-premises · SaaS
Licensingn/an/a
StandardsXER/XML schedule exchangeXER/XML schedule exchange
Strengths
  • Integrated cost and schedule risk
  • P6 and MS Project import
  • Scenario analysis
  • De facto contract standard
  • Handles very large schedules
  • Huge planner workforce
Considerations
  • Specialist tool
  • Desktop-centred
  • Results depend on schedule quality
  • Steep learning curve
  • Oracle steers new investment to Primavera Cloud
  • Interface shows its age

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