12/25/2020 Assignment No 3

M. Hassan Khan
170141
BBA – 7 (A)
PMIS
Q : Write a brief note on the importance of EPS and OBS in Primavera. You may
give an example.
Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) :
Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) is the hierarchical arrangement of all the projects in your
organization. It is a group of projects that are categorized into certain groups. So in one EPS,
there can be of several projects. The presence of EPS makes it easier for a person or team to
arrange a project schedule in Primavera P6.
EPS has a Main/Root Node (The Enterprise) and several Nodes and Sub-Nodes describing the
various fields this Enterprise is involved in. Each project has to be included in an EPS node.

 In Primavera P6, a pyramid shaped icon ( ) represents an EPS.

 It allows the administrator to control who sees what projects and what permissions they
have when accessing those various projects
 The presence of EPS will also simplify the granting of project schedule access when
Primavera data management must be carried out by the team in a database on the
company’s server.
 Furthermore, different levels of EPS enable the project to be managed separately while
retaining the ability to roll up and summarize data to higher levels.
 Project portfolios is a feature in Primavera P6 that allows you to load up and implement
a small set or portfolio of projects in the EPS. The advantage is you only see what you
want to see and your computer’s memory requirements are significantly reduced.
For Example:
Below is an example of an EPS
Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS):
Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS) is an organization consisting of people involved in
project management, starting from the Project Manager level to the supervisor level on a
project. OBS is hierarchical way to represent Responsible Manager
The OBS defines how people within a company are organized and what rights they have to
various projects. In OBS, Primavera shows information about people who are responsible for
certain jobs that can be assigned from the WBS level to the project level.

 The following icon represents an OBS

 The OBS can be associated with an EPS or Project
 The associated OBS is responsible for the corresponding EPS or Project
 If you work in a team, the OBS can also be assigned to user access, so that it can limit
work to only the WBS level or specific project level.
 We can Restrict the OBS access (Read/Write/Delete) to an EPS and Project by
associating a Project Profile with an OBS
 OBS and Responsible Manager are same object, just different naming convention to
understand.
For Example :
JVC Enterprise is using Primavera to manage their projects. The Project Management Division
consists of the following managers and supervisors.