Planning & Control with Oracle Primavera P6 PPM Professional

This course was updated in 2023 and covers P6 Version 8 to 22 and explains the differences between the versions.

This course is aimed at teaching students how to use Primavera Project Manager P6 PPM Professional Client up to an intermediate level including:
- Introduction to the user interface and how to plan projects without resources,
- Filters layouts, printing,
- Baselines and updating an un-resourced project,
- Creating and assigning roles and resources,
- Controlling projects with resources and costs,
- Setting up and administering a database plus advanced features including import/export, Activity Codes, Custom Data Fields and Global Change.

ABOUT THE COURSE

This course aims to teach participants:

Introduction to the user interface,
How to plan projects without resources,
Filters layouts, printing,
Baselines and Updating an un-resourced project,
Creating and assigning roles and resources,
Controlling projects with resources and costs,
Setting up and administering a database,
Plus some advanced features including Import/Export, Activity Codes, Custom Data Fields and Global Change.

The following people should consider attending this course:

Programme Managers and Project Control staff evaluating the software against your organisational requirements.
Project schedulers who wish to learn how to use the software to schedule and control projects.
Database managers who wish to understand how to set up and administer a database.
Experienced project personal who wish to learn how to schedule and control a project.

Students should have:

The ability to use a personal computer and understand the fundamentals of the operating system,
Experience using application software such as Microsoft Office and
An understanding of how projects are planned, scheduled and controlled, including understanding the project management processes applicable to your projects.

COURSE CONTENTS

Modules 1 to 22 have been updated in 2024 to include P6 Version 23.

Introduction
Creating a Project Plan
Starting Up and Navigation
Creating a New Project
Defining Calendars
Creating a Primavera Project WBS
Adding Activities and Organizing Under The WBS
Formatting the Display
Adding Relationships
Activity Network View
Constraints
Group, Sort and Layouts
Filters
Printing, Reports and Visualizer
Scheduling Options and Setting a Baseline
Updating an Unresourced Schedule
User and Administration Preferences
Creating Roles and Resources
Assigning Roles, Resources and Expenses
Resource Optimization
Updating a Resourced Schedule
Other Methods of Organizing Project Data, Activity Codes and User Defined Fields - Updated in 2023
Global Change
Managing the Enterprise Environment
Multiple Project Scheduling
Utilities, Reflection Projects, Audit Trail, Import and Export - Updated in 2023
Earned Value Management with P6

Programme Managers and Project Control staff evaluating the software against your organisational requirements.
Project schedulers who wish to learn how to use the software to schedule and control projects.
Database managers who wish to understand how to set up and administer a database.
Experienced project personal who wish to learn how to schedule and control a project.