PRIMAVERA P6 TOOL TRAINING
OVERVIEW
COURSE OUTLINE
Creating a good project schedule is difficult enough without having to deal with complex project management software.
Not only that, we use real-world examples and hands-on assignments so you can practice working with Primavera P6 like it’s real thing. We’ll even review your work and give you feedback!
Project managers today are expected to deal with multiple projects of various complexities and manage the entire project portfolio life-cycle. While these may seem like daunting tasks, there are tools available that will help you organize and make better informed decisions on projects.
One such tool is the Primavera’s P6 V8 Professional Project Management that can be used to organize projects with up to 100,000 activities. It helps you with portfolio management, evaluation of risks and potential returns and determining optimal resource allocation to complete the project successfully, within time and budget constraints.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define roles and resources
- Assign roles
- Assign resources
- Analyze resources
- Optimize the project plan
- Understand data structures
- Create a project
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure
- Add activities
- View calendars
- Create relationships
- Schedule the project
- Assign constraints
- Format schedule data
- Execute the project
- Create reports
INTENDED AUDIENCE
- End Users
- Business Analysts
- Project Manager
- Functional Implementer
COURSE STRUCTURE AND AGENDA
UNDERSTANDING P6 DATA
- Describing Enterprise and Project-Specific data
- Logging In
- Opening an Existing Project
- Opening and Customizing Layouts
ENTERPRISE PROJECT STRUCTURE
- Describing Components of EPS
CREATING A PROJECT
- Create a project
- Navigating in the Projects Window
- Viewing Project Details
CREATING A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
- Defining a Work Breakdown Structure
- Creating the WBS Hierarchy
ADDING ACTIVITIES
- Describing an Activity and its Components
- Describing Activity Types
- Adding Activities
- Adding a Notebook Topic
- Adding Steps to an Activity
- Assigning Activity Codes
CREATING RELATIONSHIPS
- Viewing a Network Logic Diagram
- Relationship Types
- Creating Relationships
SCHEDULING
- Performing a Forward and Backward Pass
- Describing Float
ASSIGNING CONSTRAINTS
- Applying an Overall Deadline to a Project
- Apply a Constraint to an Activity
USING REFLECTION PROJECTS
- Creating a Reflection Project
- Merging Changes
FORMATTING SCHEDULE DATA
- Grouping Activities
- Sorting
- Filtering
ROLES AND RESOURCES
- Describing Roles and Resources
- Viewing Dictionaries
ASSIGNING ROLES
- Assigning Roles to an Activity
- Assign Rates on Roles
ASSIGNING RESOURCES
- Assigning Resources
- Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time
ANALYZING RESOURCES
- Displaying the Resource Usage Profile
OPTIMIZING THE PROJECT PLAN
- Analyzing Schedule Dates
- Shortening a Project Schedule
- Analyzing Resource Availability
BASELINING THE PROJECT PLAN
- Creating a Baseline Plan
- Display Baseline Bars on the Gantt Chart
PROJECT EXECUTION AND CONTROL
- Describing Methods for Updating the Schedule
- Using Progress Spotlight
- Statusing Activities
- Rescheduling the Project
REPORTING PERFORMANCE
- Describing Reporting Methods
- Running a Schedule Report
- Creating a report with the Report Wizard