{"id":100582,"date":"2019-07-08T07:02:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T11:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?p=100582"},"modified":"2024-04-11T02:36:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T06:36:53","slug":"microsoft-excel-v-microsoft-project-v-primavera-p6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/microsoft-excel-v-microsoft-project-v-primavera-p6\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Excel v. Microsoft Project v. Primavera P6"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<strong>Executive Summary.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0In the construction industry, there are three main tools used for scheduling.\u00a0 Pros and cons of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and Primavera P6 are all briefly discussed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4MdZCaAE3xz4VGG7KEFOqF?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Three Main Options.<\/strong>\u00a0 I still see schedules done on paper in the industry, and it works too, but here we review the three most common products in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101383 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-15.20.42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-15.20.42.png 798w, https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-15.20.42-480x603.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 798px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ideal Usage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Paper and Microsoft Excel, frankly, aren\u2019t that far apart.\u00a0 This should be the minimal product you use and if this does the job and the client does not require you to \u201cupgrade\u201d, use it.<\/p>\n<p>My rule of thumb has always been that Microsoft Project should be on every job of any size.\u00a0 It\u2019s powerful and simple to use.\u00a0 It can be used as a true tool for superintendents and their staff.\u00a0 It can be used by just about anyone \u2013 even your employees who can barely find the power button on their laptop.\u00a0 Spend the couple hours teaching these less experienced users, it will empower them and serve a true function.<\/p>\n<p>Primavera P6 is to be used when you have the skillset in house to use it right.\u00a0 I\u2019m not saying use every function in the software, but I am recommending you get basic training so that you can be proficient enough to use it effectively.\u00a0 But, at the end of the day, if you must use it, hire it out to a professional and budget accordingly; scheduling services can be spendy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m strong at Microsoft Excel and pretty strong at Microsoft Project.\u00a0 Primavera P6 is something I am weak in \u2013 I stopped my Primavera development at P3.\u00a0 My recommendations are above.\u00a0 The bottom line is that field ops should use Project on the job as a true tool \u2013 Primavera should be used to track larger projects globally once it\u2019s tacked on the wall, and then as your Exhibit #1 in a claim situation.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-07-08-MS-Excel-v-Project-v-P6.pdf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#293a57;border-color:#212f46;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#6a768a;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> Download The PDF<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary.\u00a0\u00a0In the construction industry, there are three main tools used for scheduling.\u00a0 Pros and cons of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and Primavera P6 are all briefly discussed. The Three Main Options.\u00a0 I still see schedules done on paper in the industry, and it works too, but here we review the three most common products [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":104614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<strong>Executive Summary.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0In the construction industry, there are three main tools used for scheduling.\u00a0 Pros and cons of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and Primavera P6 are all briefly discussed.\r\n\r\n<iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4MdZCaAE3xz4VGG7KEFOqF?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Three Main Options.<\/strong>\u00a0 I still see schedules done on paper in the industry, and it works too, but here we review the three most common products in the industry.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101383 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screenshot-2019-07-08-15.20.42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"1003\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Ideal Usage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Paper and Microsoft Excel, frankly, aren\u2019t that far apart.\u00a0 This should be the minimal product you use and if this does the job and the client does not require you to \u201cupgrade\u201d, use it.\r\n\r\nMy rule of thumb has always been that Microsoft Project should be on every job of any size.\u00a0 It\u2019s powerful and simple to use.\u00a0 It can be used as a true tool for superintendents and their staff.\u00a0 It can be used by just about anyone \u2013 even your employees who can barely find the power button on their laptop.\u00a0 Spend the couple hours teaching these less experienced users, it will empower them and serve a true function.\r\n\r\nPrimavera P6 is to be used when you have the skillset in house to use it right.\u00a0 I\u2019m not saying use every function in the software, but I am recommending you get basic training so that you can be proficient enough to use it effectively.\u00a0 But, at the end of the day, if you must use it, hire it out to a professional and budget accordingly; scheduling services can be spendy.\r\n\r\n<strong>My Story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m strong at Microsoft Excel and pretty strong at Microsoft Project.\u00a0 Primavera P6 is something I am weak in \u2013 I stopped my Primavera development at P3.\u00a0 My recommendations are above.\u00a0 The bottom line is that field ops should use Project on the job as a true tool \u2013 Primavera should be used to track larger projects globally once it\u2019s tacked on the wall, and then as your Exhibit #1 in a claim situation.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[su_button url=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019-07-08-MS-Excel-v-Project-v-P6.pdf\" target=\"blank\" style=\"flat\" background=\"#293a57\" size=\"10\" center=\"yes\"]Download The PDF[\/su_button]","_et_gb_content_width":"","iawp_total_views":84,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,488],"tags":[418,489,490,491,232,469],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft Excel v. 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