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Primavera P6 Training in Houston

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Overview

Duration: 2 Days

Contact Hours: 13.0

Certificate Course: Yes

Outline:

This course provides hands-on training for Oracle’s Primavera P6 Release 18 (Client/Server). Students will gain an understanding of the principles of planning and scheduling as well as hands-on experience building a P6 schedule from scratch, updating and monitoring the schedule, & generating reports. Participants may use P6 version 6-18 for exercises.

Global PM’s Primavera P6 training workshops are conducted by top-rated, Oracle Primavera P6 and PMI certified instructors with at least 16 years of real-world experience. If coming to one of our facility is not an option, you may attend one of our instructor-led workshops from home or work, using advanced HD web-conferencing technology.

Course Objectives

Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Add activities
Customize activity views
Create relationships
Schedule the project
Assign constraints
View the Enterprise Project Structure

Optimize the project schedule
Create a project
Assign roles and resources
Analyze resources and costs
Baseline the project plan
Execute the project
Customize dashboards

Course Syllabus

Title	Estimated Time
1. Section 1
Introduction Instructor / participant introductions Overview of planning and scheduling Primavera and the Project Management Life Cycle An introduction to Primavera P6	1 hour
Data, Navigating, and Layouts Describe enterprise and project-specific data Log in Open an existing project Navigate in the Home window and Activities window Customize and Save layouts	1 hour
The EPS and OBS Creating the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) View the EPS The OBS / Responsible Managers	30 mins
Creating a Project Create a project Navigate in the Projects window View and modify information in Project Details	30 mins
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Define a Work Breakdown Structure Create multiple levels of a WBS hierarchy	1 hour
Project Activities Describe an activity and its components Describe activity types Add activities Add a Notebook topic to an activity Add steps to an activity Assign activity codes to activities	1 hour 15 mins
Creating Relationships View a network logic diagram Activity sequencing and relationship types Create relationships in the Activity Network Create relationships in Activity Details	1 hour 15 mins

2. Section 2
Scheduling Perform a forward and backward pass Describe float and its impact on a schedule Identify circular relationships “loops” and open ends Calculate a schedule Analyze the scheduling log report	1 hour
Assigning Constraints Apply an overall deadline to a project Apply a constraint to an individual activity Constraint types Constraint use: Pros & Cons Add notebook topics to constrained activities	30 mins
Maintaining the Project Documents Library Describe the difference between a work product and a reference document Create a document record Link the document record to a project document or work product Assign the project document(s) to an activity or WBS	30 mins
Formatting Schedule Data Group activities according to a specific criteria Sort activities Apply a filter Create a filter	1 hour
Roles and Resources Describe roles Views the roles dictionary Describe resources Identify the differences between labor, non-labor and material resources View the resource dictionary	1 hour 15 mins
Assigning Resources and Costs Assign labor, non-labor, and material resources to activities Adjust Budgeted Units/Time for a resource Assign expenses to activities	1 hour 15 mins
Analyzing Resources Display the Resource Usage Profile Histograms, S-Curves, etc. Resource allocation sheets	1 hour

3. Section 3
Optimizing the Project Plan Analyze schedule dates Shorten a project schedule Analyze resource availability Remove resource over allocation Analyze project costs	1 hour
Baselining the Project Plan Create a baseline plan Display baseline bars on the Gantt Chart Modify the bars on the Gantt Chart	1 hour
Updating the Project Schedule Describe several methods for updating the project schedule Use Progress Spotlight Status activities Reschedule the project	1 hour 30 mins
Reporting Performance Describe reporting methods Run a schedule report Create custom reports with the Report Wizard Create custom reports using layouts	1 hour 45 mins
Question & Answer Session	45 mins
Course Survey	5 min

Course Instructors

Can’t Attend In-person?

Attend Any of Our Monthly, Public Courses from Home!

Training is a necessity, but so is saving time and money. That’s what Global PM’s state-of-the-art virtual training will do for you! Students anywhere in the world can attend our in-person training classes (taught by a live instructor), using a cutting-edge internet conferencing infrastructure.

You will feel like you are there in person as you view your Oracle certified instructor and his screen, ask him questions, interact with the other attendees, and complete class exercises using Primavera P6 and the training manual that was sent to you prior to training.

Our training solution offers hands-on training, just as if you were in Global PM’s training lab. You only need a computer, phone (or PC with a mic and speakers), and an internet connection. Primavera P6 software will be accessed by the student via a secure link over the internet.

The benefits

Save time and money
Eliminate the need for travel
Train multiple employees in multiple locations simultaneously
No software installation required. You will access P6 via Global PM’s cloud training server!

The Timeline

Easy to follow “set-up instructions” are emailed to the students upon registering for a class
A printed Primavera P6 training manual is shipped to each student upon registering for a class
Students are provided a link for accessing Primavera software (No installation required)
15 minutes prior to training, students connect to the classroom/instructor
The instructor shares his desktop with the class and uses P6 for demonstrations
The instructor will monitor and assist as you work through problems
Students can even share their screen with the instructor and classmates (optional) to get feedback.

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13-14

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