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Oracle Primavera P6 Professional - Fundamentals

This course leads participants through the entire project life cycle, from planning to execution, in Primavera P6 Professional Client. Topics include adding activities, assigning resources, and creating a baseline. Participants also gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling. 

To learn more about our Oracle Primavera training classes, call (469) 467-9221 and speak to one of our Oracle Primavera P6 experts today.

List Price: $3,000.00

All workshops and instruction stress the three basic elements of project management: schedule, resources, and costs. At the end of each day, students apply the concepts and functionality they learned in a case study. The course is divided into three sections: Creating a Project; Scheduling the Project; Project Execution and Control.

The Primavera P6 course uses P6 Professional, Primavera's Windows-based, client/server application. It is appropriate for those using P6 Professional either as a stand-alone application or as part of P6 EPPM.

Learn To:

  • Schedule a project
  • Assign resources
  • Adjust the project schedule
  • Execute and control the project
  • Create a project
  • Add activities

Course level: Basic
Targeted roles: Functional Implementer, Business Analysts, End Users, Project Manager
Course length: 3 days
Prerequisite: Knowledge of project management principles
Professional Development and Continuing Education Units: Earns 24 PDUs and 2.4 CEUs / PMI Program Number - 1471

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • Create a project
  • Create a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Add activities
  • View calendars
  • Create relationships
  • Schedule the project
  • Assign constraints
  • Format schedule data
  • Define roles and resources
  • Assign roles
  • Assign resources
  • Analyze resources
  • Optimize the project plan
  • Execute the project
  • Create reports
  • Understand data structures

COURSE TOPICS

Understanding P6 Data

  • Describing Enterprise and Project-Specific data
  • Logging In
  • Opening an Existing Project
  • Opening and Customizing Layouts

Enterprise Project Structure 

  • Describing Components of EPS

Creating a Project 

  • Create a project
  • Navigating in the Projects Window
  • Viewing Project Details

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

  • Defining a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Creating the WBS Hierarchy

Adding Activities 

  • Describing an Activity and its Components
  • Describing Activity Types
  • Adding Activities
  • Adding a Notebook Topic
  • Adding Steps to an Activity
  • Assigning Activity Codes

Creating Relationships 

  • Viewing a Network Logic Diagram
  • Relationship Types
  • Creating Relationships

Scheduling 

  • Performing a Forward and Backward Pass
  • Describing Float

Assigning Constraints 

  • Applying an Overall Deadline to a Project
  • Apply a Constraint to an Activity

Using Reflection Projects 

  • Creating a Reflection Project
  • Merging changes

Formatting Schedule Data

  • Grouping Activities
  • Sorting
  • Filtering

Roles and Resources 

  • Describing Roles and Resources
  • Viewing Dictionaries

Assigning Roles 

  • Assigning Roles to an Activity
  • Assign Rates on Roles

Assigning Resources 

  • Assigning Resources
  • Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time

Analyzing Resources 

  • Displaying the Resource Usage Profile

Optimizing the Project Plan 

  • Analyzing Schedule Dates
  • Shortening a Project Schedule
  • Analyzing Resource Availability

Baselining the Project Plan 

  • Creating a Baseline Plan
  • Display Baseline Bars on the Gantt Chart

Project Execution and Control 

  • Describing Methods for Updating the Schedule
  • Using Progress Spotlight
  • Statusing Activities
  • Rescheduling the Project

Reporting Performance 

  • Describing Reporting Methods
  • Running a Schedule Report
  • Creating a report with the Report Wizard

Oracle Primavera P6 Professional - Fundamentals

This course leads participants through the entire project life cycle, from planning to execution, in Primavera P6 Professional Client. Topics include adding activities, assigning resources, and creating a baseline. Participants also gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling. 

To learn more about our Oracle Primavera training classes, call (469) 467-9221 and speak to one of our Oracle Primavera P6 experts today.

All workshops and instruction stress the three basic elements of project management: schedule, resources, and costs. At the end of each day, students apply the concepts and functionality they learned in a case study. The course is divided into three sections: Creating a Project; Scheduling the Project; Project Execution and Control.

The Primavera P6 course uses P6 Professional, Primavera's Windows-based, client/server application. It is appropriate for those using P6 Professional either as a stand-alone application or as part of P6 EPPM.

Learn To:

  • Schedule a project
  • Assign resources
  • Adjust the project schedule
  • Execute and control the project
  • Create a project
  • Add activities

Course level: Basic
Targeted roles: Functional Implementer, Business Analysts, End Users, Project Manager
Course length: 3 days
Prerequisite: Knowledge of project management principles
Professional Development and Continuing Education Units: Earns 24 PDUs and 2.4 CEUs / PMI Program Number - 1471

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • Create a project
  • Create a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Add activities
  • View calendars
  • Create relationships
  • Schedule the project
  • Assign constraints
  • Format schedule data
  • Define roles and resources
  • Assign roles
  • Assign resources
  • Analyze resources
  • Optimize the project plan
  • Execute the project
  • Create reports
  • Understand data structures

COURSE TOPICS

Understanding P6 Data

  • Describing Enterprise and Project-Specific data
  • Logging In
  • Opening an Existing Project
  • Opening and Customizing Layouts

Enterprise Project Structure 

  • Describing Components of EPS

Creating a Project 

  • Create a project
  • Navigating in the Projects Window
  • Viewing Project Details

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

  • Defining a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Creating the WBS Hierarchy

Adding Activities 

  • Describing an Activity and its Components
  • Describing Activity Types
  • Adding Activities
  • Adding a Notebook Topic
  • Adding Steps to an Activity
  • Assigning Activity Codes

Creating Relationships 

  • Viewing a Network Logic Diagram
  • Relationship Types
  • Creating Relationships

Scheduling 

  • Performing a Forward and Backward Pass
  • Describing Float

Assigning Constraints 

  • Applying an Overall Deadline to a Project
  • Apply a Constraint to an Activity

Using Reflection Projects 

  • Creating a Reflection Project
  • Merging changes

Formatting Schedule Data

  • Grouping Activities
  • Sorting
  • Filtering

Roles and Resources 

  • Describing Roles and Resources
  • Viewing Dictionaries

Assigning Roles 

  • Assigning Roles to an Activity
  • Assign Rates on Roles

Assigning Resources 

  • Assigning Resources
  • Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time

Analyzing Resources 

  • Displaying the Resource Usage Profile

Optimizing the Project Plan 

  • Analyzing Schedule Dates
  • Shortening a Project Schedule
  • Analyzing Resource Availability

Baselining the Project Plan 

  • Creating a Baseline Plan
  • Display Baseline Bars on the Gantt Chart

Project Execution and Control 

  • Describing Methods for Updating the Schedule
  • Using Progress Spotlight
  • Statusing Activities
  • Rescheduling the Project

Reporting Performance 

  • Describing Reporting Methods
  • Running a Schedule Report
  • Creating a report with the Report Wizard