Description

This training provides practical knowledge of Primavera PM (P6) to plan, budget and monitor project activities.
It consists of multiple exercises and practical cases allowing participants to master the basic functionalities of the software.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

• Planners
• Project managers
• Project engineers
• Department heads

Prerequisites

None

Training objectives

See or review project management concepts

Acquire the principles of using planning software

Learn to use Primavera PM (P6) to:

Initialize your project

Structure your project

Develop an initial plan

Adjust your schedule by integrating the different constraints, resources, etc. and arrive at a reference schedule

Update and manage your project with your schedule

Communicate effectively about your project.

Training program

• Reminder of the fundamentals of project management
  • The project management cycle
  • Reminder of the project management processes
  • Quick presentation of the Primavera P6 suite
• Access and navigation
  • Access the project database
  • Open/close an existing project
  • Display a project using different presentations
• Creating a project
  • Create a project
  • View and edit project details information
• Defining the project structure
  • Create the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
  • Enter the details of the different levels of the structure
• Task entry
  • Add tasks
  • Fill in task detail information
  • Define task steps
• Definition of logical network
  • Create dependency links between tasks
  • Adjust links by deadlines
  • View and modify the logical network
  • Define constraints
  • Show margins and critical path
• Presentation and formatting of data
  • Sort and group tasks
  • Add/delete column
  • Create, modify, apply filter
• Allocation of resources, skills and expenses
  • Allocate resources and skills to tasks
  • Allocate expenses to tasks
• Le budget
  • Establish the project budget
  • Define and allocate funding sources
  • Create and follow a budget request
  • Establish a spending plan or monthly income
• Optimisation du planning
  • Analyze resource load and availability
  • Resolve resource overload
  • Analyze and readjust project costs
• Reporting et communication
  • Edit and print existing presentations
  • Create and print new presentations
  • Edit and print an existing report or batch of reports
  • Create a report with the Report Wizard
  • Export data to other applications
• Creating the project baseline
  • Create a baseline schedule
  • Show the baseline(s) in the Gantt chart
• Monitoring the progress of the project
  • Define the project monitoring methods
  • Automatically update the progress
  • Manually update the progress
  • Display and analyze discrepancies
  • Manage budgetary modifications
  • Manage product and document flows
  • Create a reflection project for simulations
• Thresholds, Alerts and Risk
  • Define the thresholds to monitor
  • Set alerts
  • Identify risks and evaluate them
• Go further with Primavera P6
  • Presentation of project portfolio management
  • Presentation of network functionalities and Web Access