Training & Certification

Course Outline:

Introduction to Project Management

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 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

• Merging Changes
• Creating a Reflection Project

Formatting Schedule Data

·         Filtering

• Grouping Activities
• Sorting

Roles and Resources

• Describing Roles and Resources
• Viewing Dictionaries

Assigning Roles & Resources

• Assigning Roles to an Activity
• Assign Rates on Roles 
• Assigning Resources
• Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time
• 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 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

Case Study

• Gantt Chart applied to Primavera Project

Course Summary and Review