Projects and schedules

Your P6 schedules, calculated the way P6 does it

Load a P6 file and Primer schedules it with its own engine. It finds the longest path, float and dates the way P6 does, and shows you how closely it matches on every run. Then you can check it, test it and report on it in one place.

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Available now Part of this is live today. More arrives with the next release.

A large programme in the Primer Gantt with layouts, grouping and filters

What it does

Projects and schedules in Primer

Items marked Coming soon are built and arrive with the next release. Book a demo to see it early.

Bring your schedules in

  • P6 XER, P6 XML and Microsoft Project

    Import the files your planners already send. Projects, calendars, codes, resources and baselines come with them.

  • Asta and other formats Coming soon

    Read Asta Powerproject and other common planning files.

  • P6 EPPM through its API Coming soon

    Pull projects straight from P6 EPPM on a schedule, with no file exports.

  • P6 databases Coming soon

    Read P6 databases directly: Oracle, SQL Server and P6 Professional SQLite.

A scheduling engine you can trust

  • Calculates like P6

    Longest path, total and free float, calendars with breaks, resource dependent activities and linked projects scheduled together.

  • The match to P6 on every run

    Each run shows how many activities match P6 dates, so nobody has to take the numbers on trust.

  • Fast on big programmes

    Tested on real schedules: a 31,879 activity programme scheduled in about a minute.

Work with the plan

  • A Gantt built for 30,000+ activities

    Layouts (including P6 .plf files), grouping, filters and a logic view that stays quick at full size.

  • Baselines, snapshots and what changed

    Keep baselines from any update, compare two updates and see why the finish date moved.

  • What-if scenarios

    Try a change on a copy of the programme and see the effect on the dates before anyone commits.

  • Recovery options and levelling Coming soon

    Get suggested ways to recover a late finish, and level resources across the programme.

  • WBS view and portfolio roadmap

    See the work breakdown structure and every project on one roadmap.

Reports people read

  • The standard planning reports

    Critical path, look-ahead, milestones, float and slippage.

  • DCMA 14-point checks

    A schedule quality dashboard with each check explained and the activities behind it.

  • Progress S-curves

    Planned against actual, split by WBS, activity code, resource or role.

  • Earned value and resources

    Earned value and resource reports straight from the schedule.

  • Chart packs to PDF

    Pick your charts once and produce the same pack every period.

Schedule run results showing how many activities match P6 dates
DCMA 14-point schedule quality dashboard
Progress S-curve of planned against actual, split by WBS
Comparison of two schedule updates showing what changed and why the finish moved

One model

Works with the rest of Primer

Every part of Primer uses the same links from activity to portfolio, so nothing is entered twice and the numbers agree.

Portfolio and programmes

Every project on one roadmap, with funding and earned value across the portfolio.

Learn more Reporting and AI

Report packs and AI answers that cite the data. Nothing saved without a person.

Learn more Data and integrations

Files, P6 EPPM, P6 databases, Fabric and an import API.

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See Primer on your own schedules

Book a demo and we will show Primer on Oracle's P6 demo data, or on a schedule you send us. Or start a free trial: one month for up to 5 users on the Control edition, no card needed.

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