Primavera P6 for Contractors: A Training Guide

Primavera P6 for Contractors: A Training Guide is a comprehensive starter’s guide for those wanting to build and update a project schedule using Oracle’s Primavera P6 software. Primavera P6 is the most popular project management software used by residential, commercial, and industrial contractors.


Designed for individual use, or as a classroom textbook, Primavera P6 for Contractors explains in an easily understood format the various ways that a schedule can be viewed depending on your role in the project, such as Owner/Client, General Contractor, or Subcontractor. It is written to help small construction contractors schedule small- and medium-sized jobs, while giving schedulers for large projects a broader, deeper understanding of the software’s capabilities.


Primavera P6 for Contractors goes beyond the mere “how to” of scheduling, to also explain and emphasize the “why” and “what” aspects of scheduling with Primavera. In the end, this manual will help the user understand the steps involved in creating, changing and updating project schedules based on real world situations and events.