It requires a very good understanding of how the software and CPM work when analysing results. It shines for large and complex projects, for smaller and simpler schedules it tends to be more cumbersome. Works using databases rather than project files which makes it suitable for working on many projects and offers many types of databases (Oracle, SQL server, SQLite) - supports single or multiple users - now has the EPPM version which is cloud-based and has improved immensely over the years Can handle very large schedules that include tens of thousands of activities at ease. has everything required for project scheduling using critical path method (WBS, activities, cost and resource loading) - Global change offers an unbelievably powerful solution to change thousands of activities on the fly.
It was my daily driver for years and despite the steep learning curve, it was an extremely capable tool. Market leader scheduling and planning software
icon "The absolute biggest annoyance was the fact that the platform we were using had to be a specific version of Java, and any updates from that versions rendered the platform unusable.".EI and Java could never be updated otherwise the software would not function." icon "Current customer support by Oracle is terrible.You need a training in order to understand the functionality and need to keep practicing." icon "It is quite hard to learn by yourself.Ability to generate large amount of data especially in the form of spreadsheet." icon "Vast integration capability with Web, EPPM, Primavera Mobile and other oracle tools.
Detailed scheduling with time and cost breakdown."