Primavera P6 Fundamentals Rel 17

This Primavera P6 Fundamentals training leads you through the entire project life cycle, from planning

to execution. Engage in hands-on exercises and case studies that apply the features and functionality

of P6 to real-world situations.

Learn To

This Primavera P6 Fundamentals training teaches you how to create a project, add activities and

relationships, assign resources, adjust the project plan to account for schedule delays and

overallocated resources and analyze portfolios. You’ll also learn how to customize the Personal

Workspace and the Project Workspace to monitor project progress and communicate with team

members.

Learn To:

Create a project.

Add activities.

Create relationships.

Assign and analyze resources.

Analyze project performance.

Execute and control the project.

Customize dashboards and the Project Workspace.

Benefits to You

Enrolling in this course will help you understand P6’s basic features and functionality so you can apply

them to your organization’s project management processes. You’ll develop the skills to manage

projects on time and within budget to ensure optimal outcomes from capital and resource investments.

Please Note

This course uses P6, Primavera Web-based project management tool. Oracle BI and BPM are not

covered in this course.

Prerequisites

Audience

Analyst

End User

Implementer

Manager

Course Objectives

Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Add activities

Customize activity views

Create relationships

Schedule the project

Assign constraints

View the Enterprise Project Structure

Optimize the project schedule

Create a project

Assign roles and resources

Analyze resources and costs

Baseline the project plan

Execute the project

Customize dashboards

Course Topics

Understanding P6 Data

Describing the Organizational Breakdown Structure

Describing the Enterprise Project Structure

Creating a Project

Viewing the EPS Page

Modifying Project Information

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

Creating Multiple Levels

Adding Activities

Describing Activity Types

Viewing Activity Information

Editing Activity Details

Assigning Steps

Assigning Codes

Using Activity Views

Customizing a View

Filtering Data

Grouping and Sorting Data

Creating Relationships

Viewing Relationship Types

Creating Relationships in the Gantt Chart

Scheduling a Project

Defining Key Terms

Defining Total Float

Describing Loops and Open Ends

Calculating a Schedule

Assigning Constraints

Applying a Must Finish By Date

Constraining an Activity

Optimizing the Project Schedule

Analyzing Schedule Dates

Shortening a Project Schedule

Viewing the Project Workspace

Adding and Removing Portlets

Customizing the Project Workspace

Assigning Roles and Resources

Assigning a Role

Requesting Resources

Assigning Resources

Checking Resource Availability

Calendars

Defining Work Types

Editing a Project Calendar

Assigning a Calendar to an Activity

Baselining the Project Plan

Selecting a Baseline

Adding a Baseline

Executing the Project Plan

Describing Methods of Applying Progress

Using Progress Spotlight

Defining the Data Date

Applying Progress to Activities

Analyzing the Updated Project

Comparing Dates

Viewing Schedule Performance

Addressing Variances

Viewing Dashboards

Customizing Dashboards

Adding and Removing Dashboa

PDUs For Credential Holders: 25