Why BAM Infra Chose Oracle Primavera Cloud as the Foundation for Centralised Planning and Digital Collaboration

BAM Infra delivers projects with a high level of technical and organisational complexity. At the same time, the pressure to deliver faster, more sustainably, and more intelligently continues to increase. This complexity requires clear insight into schedules, capacity, and collaboration.

BAM Infra has been using Primavera as its scheduling tool since the early 2000s. In 2012, the organisation transitioned from P3 to P6, followed by a P6 SaaS environment with a central database. Alongside the evolution of the platform in terms of state of the art digital infrastructure through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and security, a growing need emerged within BAM for:

• a single, central scheduling environment instead of fragmented project schedules

• stronger integration between contract schedules and detailed schedules

• broader user adoption across disciplines

• visibility into capacity across projects

• alignment with wider digital initiatives such as Power BI, the BAM Data Lake, and BIM, including 4D planning

With the ambition to position Oracle Primavera as the standard scheduling tool within BAM Infra, Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) was selected as the platform to take the next step in digitalisation. This transition was not just about software. It was about establishing a scalable, standardised way of working across all projects and departments.

Michiel Janssens, Integrated Project Planner at BAM Infra: “We wanted to move away from fragmentation. Instead of everyone working with their own schedules and reports, we aimed to work from one central environment, using reusable templates and standardised formats.”

With support from Primaned, BAM Infra initiated a phased implementation of Oracle Primavera Cloud. The first step focused on establishing a solid foundation, including user profiles, a roles and permissions framework, calendars, and a structured project and programme setup. The transition was deliberately phased and aligned with project schedules and team availability.  With this foundation in place, projects were migrated from Primavera P6 to Oracle Primavera Cloud in a structured and controlled way, supported by Primaned consultants.

In parallel, planners were trained through the Primaned Academy. Functional administrators and a risk management specialist also completed targeted training programmes, ensuring that knowledge, system ownership, and further development remained embedded within the organisation. This approach enabled smooth onboarding and continuity.

“The added value of this approach is that you do not have to reinvent the wheel. The foundation is solid, allowing you to immediately move forward with your projects.” - Michiel Janssens, Senior project planning specialist, BAM Infra -

The collaboration with Primaned extended beyond system configuration. Consultants actively contributed to standardisation, a scalable structure, and future BI applications. This joint approach ensured that no fundamental design decisions needed to be revisited later.

“The transition went surprisingly smoothly. No technical issues, no disruptions. That is rare for a change of this scale,” Michiel explains. The migration was executed per project, with data carefully transferred and validated.

The initial implementation focused on the Schedule module. Risk management and resource planning are being explored as next steps towards integrated project controls. At the same time, BAM is advancing innovative next steps. In a pilot project, scheduling data from OPC is connected to Power BI to enable real time dashboards and reporting  capabilities. Integration with the internal BAM Data Lake is also in progress. The exchange of scheduling data with Synchro for 4D planning remains as seamless as before. In this way, BAM is building a data driven and future ready Project Controls environment as part of its Digital Construction approach.