Primavera

[TykeMerc]

Think it's now P6 or something. I am looking at the Portfolio Management, Earned Value Management and Risk Analysis elements.

I'm not surprised it's moved on in point releases, P3 was mature in 2000.
It takes some effort to get to know the more advanced features, but no more than any other complex software tool.
As Tony said in some companies it's the bible when it comes to project planning tools, I used it in the rail industry and they were using it to plan and manage the East Coast Mainline upgrade with a couple of expert P3 planners on contract.

Primavera is a lucrative thing to get into but it bores the pants off me to be frank.

Me too, as a PM it's a tool not a means to an end for me, mind you I'm not a Gantt chart pilot PM.

[BoredBloke]

Anybody who is using it - if you want somebody who is keen to learn it and done a bit of it in the past, but who can do all the reporting the P3 planners generally can't please give me a shout! I want to get into it but most projects tend to be that big they want a P3 planner and there is no way of edging into it as I have managed with other roles in te past.

I was going to pay for a P6 course if BT had extended my contract but binned it onece they served notice.