Primavera is a brand name under which several project management software packages are marketed. The current publisher of these packages is Oracle Corporation.
The core product, Primavera P6, was developed by the US company Primavera Systems; in October 2008 Oracle acquired Primavera Systems. The long-standing P3 product in its various forms is used by 25% of the heavy construction industry, its predominate customer base; the next most popular software is used by 11%.[1] Nearly 40% of general contractors with an annual revenue of $5M to $10M use Primavera P3. In comparison the P6 version does not register in a CFMA 2008 survey of the United States construction industry. The P3 version to P6 version change is based in a move from DOS-type shortcut keys to mouse-based icons. The result is a software application that was once very fast to use but grounded in shortcut functions that were difficult to master to a mouse-based application that is quicker to learn but once mastered never achieves the same speed of use. The Primavera Project Planner DOS core launched in 1983[2] and the P3 Windows interface launched in 1994.;[3] after a 27-year run Oracle ceased sales of the P3 and SureTrak versions on December 31, 2010 [4]
Primavera software application tools include: