Oracle Primavera P6 Training

This course provides hands-on training on primavera’s client/server-based solution, leading participants through the entire project life cycle - from planning to execution. The course covers adding activities, assigning resources, and creating a baseline. 

Participants will also gain a thorough knowledge about the concepts of planning and scheduling. 

Course Outline

Understanding Primavera P6

• Introducing Primavera P6
• Describing the Organizational Breakdown Structure and Enterprise Project Structure

Project, Activities, and Activity Views

• Viewing the EPS Page
• Modifying Project Information
• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Creating Multiple Levels
• Describing Activity Types
• Viewing Activity Information
• Editing Activity Details
• Assigning Steps and codes
• Customizing a View
• Filtering Data
• Grouping and Sorting Data
• Creating Relationships
• Viewing Relationship Types

Project Schedule, Constraints, and Optimization

• Defining Key Terms in Scheduling
• Defining Total Float
• Describing Loops and Open Ends
• Calculating a Schedule
• Applying a Must Finish By Date
• Constraining an Activity
• Analyzing Schedule Dates
• Shortening a Project Schedule

Project Workspace

• Adding and Removing Port Lets
• Customizing the Project Workspace

Roles and Resources

• Assigning a Role to Resources
• Assigning Resources
• Checking Resource Availability

Calendars, Baselines, and Project Plan

• Defining Work types
• Editing a Project Calendar
• Assigning a Calendar to an Activity
• Selecting a Baseline
• Adding a Baseline
• Describing Methods of Applying Progress Using Progress Spotlight
• Defining the Data Date
• Updating the Progress of Activities

Analyze Updated Project

• Comparing Dates
• Viewing Schedule Performance
• Addressing Variances
• Viewing Dashboards
• Customizing Dashboards
• Adding and Removing Dashboards
• Viewing Portfolio Data
• Using Project Templates
• Creating a Template from a Project
• Creating a new Project from a Template
• Tailoring a Project by Adding a WBS from a Template

Managing Risks and Issues

• Adding Project Risks
• Creating and Viewing Thresholds
• Creating and Viewing Issues and Issues History