Primavera P6 Initiation & Challenges will help you prioritize and plan your projects and portfolios.
Primavera’s comprehensive governance platform enables you to Schedule, Manage and Coordinate all tasks, including allocated resources.
Primavera is configurable during installation, so you can select the sector of activity to optimize the analysis reports and performance of the solution required for your projects.
Objectives of the Primavera P6 training:
- Mastering the software
- Improve on advanced software features according to your needs.
- Deploy the software as a project management solution.
- Migrate your project data to Primavera P6.
- Assist your teams on one of your projects.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TRAINING DATES
Contact us for our next Primavera P6 training dates!
THE PRIMAVERA P6 TRAINING PROGRAM
Day 1: Introduction, structuring and creation of projects in Primavera P6
General introduction
- The Fundamentals of Project Management
- Architecture of the Primavera solution
- Introduction to Primavera P6
Project structure in Primavera P6
- Configuring EPS (Enterprise Project Structure)
- Adding a project to the EPS
- Using and Defining the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
- Define the language in which the data is displayed
Create a project
- Create a project
- Changing parameters and settings for projects
- Detailed information about the projects
Project Structure (WBS)
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for your project
- Setting up the hierarchical levels of the WBS
Calendars
- Set up and configure calendars
- The different types of calendars: project, resources, and global
- Assign several calendars to projects
Inserting Tasks
- Create tasks
- Details of the tasks
- Creating links between tasks
- Dissolve a task
- Copy and Paste tasks
- Definition and configuration of critical tasks
- Assigning calendars to tasks
- Set up and modify task identifiers
Definition of the Network
- Definition of logical networks
- Configuration of critical tasks
- Definition of task constraints
- Display total float and free float in the planning
Codes
- Define and create project codes, resource codes, and task codes
- Assigning a code to a task
- Assigning a code to several tasks
- Create task codes at the EPS level
Group & Sort – Filters – Layouts
- Group and sort your data
- Primavera filters by default
- Filter task
- Configuration of presentations and layouts
- Using keyboard shortcuts to optimize data entry
Day 2: Resources and skills, cost allocation with Primavera P6
Skills and Resources
- Definition of project resources and skills
- Resource details
- Allocation of resources and skills
- Define resource curves
- Set up the histogram of stacked resources
Assigning Costs to Tasks
- Assign expenses to WBS tasks and levels
- Breakdown of the project budget
Planning optimization
- Analysis of the critical paths of the project
- Analysis of resources and histograms by batch
- Resource leveling
- Resource allocation
User Preferences
- Planning time units
- Setting dates and units
- Select and display the currency
- Specify a currency format
- Change Password
Project Documentation
- Assigning Documents to Project Tasks
Day 3: Controlling a project with Primavera P6
Assigning a baseline
- Create a reference schedule (Baseline)
- View the reference bars in the schedule
Project Execution and Control
- Procedure for progress
- Automatic update of the schedule
- Plan your project with Primavera P6
- Analyze the gaps with Primavera P6
- Report creation wizards
- Open multiple schedules simultaneously.
- View resources with real progress
Thresholds – Alerts
- Define project thresholds
- Configure alerts
Risks:
- Identify risks related to planning
- Consolidate the risk table
Layout and Printing
- Edit and print reports
- Print the resource histogram
Import and Export Data
- Export your schedule to Excel and MS Project
- Export your schedule in XML and XER formats.
- Import your schedule into the primavera P6 database
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Duration : 3 days – 21 hours
Dates : contact us
Price : Please contact us for a quote request
Place of training:
- Massy near to Paris
- Possibility of remote learning
Page updated 01/01/2023