ELAINE KRAZER, PMP
ALIGN PROJECTS, LLC
EFFECT OF CONTRACT TYPE
ON THE USE OF PRIMAVERA
2 Point Purpose
• Understand how to setup and use
Primavera on projects with different
contract terms (type)
• FFP
• FFP+I
• T&M
• Introduce the concept of “chains”
P6
System User Project WBS Activity Resource Calendar
7 Layers of Settings
3 Contract Types
COMPLEXITY?
7 layers + 3 Contract Types = what?
And a high need for
education
Caveat: My Ideas.
Right? Wrong?
How I would do it…
and it has worked.
Either way, these should
be considered when
contracting.
The Key
Primavera Chains
Primavera Chains
The FFP Contract
AS OWNER
• How they earn is the keystone
• Control the actual work
accomplished
• Perhaps an end date is
important
• Perhaps a spend rate is
important
• No need to cost load, or
resource
AS VENDOR
• Must watch your costs to the penny
• Must ensure scope delivery
• End date is important
• Spend rate is important
• Must cost load and resource load
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
For example,
User Preferences, Time Units = day
Admin Preferences, Hours per Time Period = 8h/d
Activity calendar, Work hours per day = 10h/d
User-entered activity duration = 30h
Actual duration display = 3d6h (30h duration/8h per day, based on the
conversion factor set in Admin Preferences)
Expected duration display = 3d (30h duration/10h per day, based on the
conversion factor set in the activity calendar)
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
The FFP Contract
Settings
Input
Fields
Timing
Questions?
Elaine Krazer, PMPwww.alignprojects.com