Primavera P6 Professional 8.4 / 15.2

Course details

Day 1

Introduction to Project Management Concepts
Project Management processes
Project Knowledge Areas
Prerequisites for project planning
Tips & Tricks of Planning & Control

OBS (Organizational Breakdown Structure)
Different Views
To create new OBS
Restrictions

EPS (Enterprise Project Structure)
Different views
To Create new
Assigning the responsible manager
Difference between EPS & OBS

Projects
Overview of the Project
Creation of new project through wizard
Creation of new project through details
Calendar Global, Resource, Project
New Calendar
Modification, Copying holidays from global.
Making a Project or resource Calendar as global
Assigning a Calendar as default for the projects
 
Activity Codes
Code Definition
Assigning Code and Organizing
Reorganizing
Entering Activities through Wizard
Entering Activities through details
Explore the use of duration format including sub unit
Mile Stones, Activity Type
Inserting a new Column
Moving the Columns
 
Time Scale adjustments
Different kind of relationship between tasks
Different methods of linking
Estimating the project finish date
Identifying the project critical path
Editing the task links
Applying different calendars to activities & Estimating the finish date


Day 2

Constraints in a Project
Different types of Constraints
Use of Secondary Constraint
 
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
What is WBS
Example for WBS
Defining WBS Structure
Applying WBS for tasks
 
Weightage
WBS weightage
Activity weightage
Uses of weightage
 

Project Codes
Code Definition
Assigning Code and Organizing
Reorganizing

Resource Codes
Code Definition
Assigning Code and Organizing
Reorganizing



Work Products & Documents
Defining WPs & Docs
Difference between WP & Doc
Assigning it for activities

Currency
To change the currency
To create new Currency
Setting exchange rate
To find the cost of a project in another currency

Roles
Importance of Roles
Defining the roles
Giving rates for the roles

Resource Sheet Preparation
Defining Resource through Wizard
Defining Resource through detail
Defining Resource through Calendar
To create a new unit of Measure for materials, which are not available in the list

Resource Assigning
Through add roles
Through add resources
Resources Analysis
Resource Usage Profile
Resource Usage Spread Sheet
Resource Curves
Resource Leveling
Cost Loading
 

Concepts of Stretching, Crunching & Splitting - Manual
Automatic Leveling
 
Thresholds
Issues management
Notebook topics
Steps
Feedback
Document Control
Risk management in P6
 

Day 3
 
Updating Progress
Setting a baseline
Entering Actual Start & Actual Finish date for tasks
Updating through duration
Updating through Physical % Complete
Updating through Units
Updating Cost
Comparative Study of Baseline and Actual Plan with Variances
Preparing "S" Curve and KPIs
Earned Value analysis
Check-In
Check-Out
 
Claims &
Extension of time using Primavera
 
Filters
Global Change
Tabular reports
Graphical reports
Import / Export
Formatting Bars
User defined fields
Templates / Methodology Management
 
Assessment
 
Question & Answers Session Updated on 15 May, 2019