Primavera P6 R8.3 Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai

Course details

Primavera is a very useful tool for scheduling and controlling a project. This tool is very popular in construction industry. This course is a must for project teams working with a main contractor and a big plus point for the project team of sub- contractors. Some basics of project management are also included in this course.
What will I learn?

1. Work Breakdown Structure
2. Network Diagram
3. Critical Path Method
4. Predecessors/Successors
5. Lead/Lag
6. Total Float
7. Free Float
8. Various types of Activity Relationships
9. Dissolution of Activity
10. Crashing/Fast Tracking
11. Types of Activities like Start Milestone, Finish Milestone, Level of Effort, WBS Summary, Task Dependent, and Resource Dependent
12. Breaking Activity in Steps With Different Weights
13. Bar Graph/Gantt Chart
14. Global, Project and Resource Calenders
15. Roles and Proficiency Levels
16. Labor, Non-Labor and Material Resources
17. Resource Rates/Cost
18. Resource Leveling/Smoothing
19. Baseline
20. Progress and Status update
21. Export/Import a Project 
22. Check Out/In a Project 
23. Various types of Activity Codes, Filters
24. Creation and Use of Portfolios
25. Defining a New Currency
26. Various Types of Reports
27. Customize Columns in Main/Details Panel
28. Enterprise Project Structure
29. Organization Breakdown Structure
30. Users
31. Earned Value Technique

Target Audience

• Project Managers
• Project Engineers
• Planning Engineers
• Quantity Surveyors in Construction
• MEP
• Oil and Gas
• Fabrication
• Design and Engineering
• IT
• Consultancy and Project Management Companies

How will I benefit from taking this course?
Many main contractors expect the sub-contractors to send project schedule and updates as a Primavera file only. The demand for Primavera trained professionals is increasing due to Expo 2020. After this training and accumulating some more PDUs, a person can appear for PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional) certification
How will I be assessed?
There will be exercises through-out the course. There will be 2 hours exam on the last ;
Will I receive a certificate of completion?
yes
Entry Requirements
No entry requirement. Familiarity with a PC is more than enough. Updated on 28 January, 2018