The Advanced Primavera Resource Management Training guides you step by step in mastering project planning, with a particular focus on resource management.
You will learn how to better control project costs and optimise the use of skills within your team.
In just one day, this intensive course provides the foundations for managing resources strategically.
You will discover how to set up calendars, track available skills, and generate clear, effective reports. With this approach, you will be fully equipped to ensure the success of your projects.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Create, manage, and allocate resources (teams, equipment, materials) efficiently using Primavera.
Optimise resource usage to prevent delays, smooth workloads, and balance team capacity.
Apply automatic resource levelling techniques.
Build resource histograms and S-curves.
Produce clear, concise reports to support decision-making.
At the end of this training each participant will be able to manage resources and establish personalised reports.
This Primavera Advanced Resources Training is intended for project managers and anyone involved in a company project.
A basic understanding of project management is required. Prerequisites will be validated through a pre-training interview prior to training.
This Primavera P6 training is led by Oracle Primavera certified trainers, with discussions and role-playing, in person or online via Teams.
Each participant will use a computer with Primavera P6 installed, receive training materials, and follow a programme combining theory and case studies.
Your skills will be evaluated through hands-on exercises, self-assessment, and an attestation of completion provided at the end of the training.
MESLI Consulting is a certified Gold Partner for Oracle solutions, including Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, Primavera Risk Analysis, Unifier, and Aconex.
Objectives of strategic resource and skills management
Challenges of advanced planning in complex environments
Creation and customisation of resource calendars
Definition of working days, exceptions, and specific constraints
Assigning calendars to resources
Structuring the resource hierarchy
Adding, modifying, and removing resources
Inputting skills associated with each resource
Creating and managing resource groups
Using resource codes
Grouping and sorting data
Applying filters for targeted viewing
Setting critical thresholds
Techniques for resource levelling
Methods for workload smoothing
Reading and interpreting S-curves
Transferring monitoring data to Excel
Configuring performance indicators (KPIs)
Creating custom reports
Dashboards for real-time tracking
Analysis of results and recommendations for the Project Manager