Many project teams start with spreadsheets and manual updates — but as portfolios grow, these tools create more confusion than clarity. So when is it time to invest in a dedicated scheduling platform like Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) or P6?
1. You’re Managing Multiple Overlapping Projects
If you’re juggling deadlines, resources, equipment, and subcontractors between all your projects to maintain cashflow and meet contract deadlines. At some point Excell just isn’t going to be able to keep up. When your company has grown in complexity of having several large projects with shared resources, or teams are distributed over several different geographical regions that must collaborate on one large project, OR you have that one mega project that requires thousands of tasks it’s time to move to P6 or OPC. P6/OPC allows for centralizing data, being able to see the resource allocation at a global/enterprise level, team members can easily collaborate and participate in the building and maintaining of the schedules. Leadership can stay proactive instead of reactive.
2. Your Data Isn’t Consistent
When updates rely on emails and spreadsheets, accuracy suffers.
Modern tools like P6 or OPC tie real-time data (when used properly) to be able to view the information from anywhere, run forecasts and reports, improving confidence in every decision.
3. Reporting Takes Too Much Time
If creating reports takes longer than managing the schedule itself, automation is overdue. With P6 or OPC most reporting functions are standard in the software and can take seconds to a few minutes to run. OPC delivers consistent dashboards and reports automatically, saving valuable time, along with portfolio management functions.
4. You Need to Connect Cost, Risk, and Schedule
Growing portfolios demand visibility across cost, risk, and time. Integrated systems unify project data so leaders can spot risks early and act faster. Easy user interface allows for almost any kind of data you can imagine, loaded into the schedule that can easily be viewed, forecasted, and baselined.
5. You’re Ready to Standardize
If you’re looking to improve consistency across teams and projects, structured tools like P6 or OPC help enforce best practices and repeatable success. Easily organizing your company structure or project in a well thought out manner that allows users to quickly find and modify what they need to see with assigned permissions.
Partner with CBA
At Critical Business Analysis (CBA), we help teams assess readiness, select the right scheduling software, and implement solutions that align with your goals.
Whether you’re upgrading from spreadsheets, or a different existing scheduling software system that is cumbersome to use or can’t keep up with the complexity or compliance standards, our experts can guide the process.
Not sure where to start?
Schedule a consultation to see if your organization is ready for Oracle Primavera Cloud or P6.