Mastering Primavera P6 Project Management

Introduction

• Introduction to Primavera P6

  What is Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM & PPM? Primavera P6 vs MS Project — Key Differences P6 Interface, Navigation & Workspace Setup Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) Explained Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

• Project Creation & Setup

  Creating a New Project in P6 Defining Project Calendars (Global & Project) Setting Project Start / Finish Dates Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Creation Project Settings & Defaults Configuration

• Activity Planning & Scheduling

  Adding & Editing Activities in P6 Activity Types: Task Dependent, Resource Dependent Duration Types: Fixed Duration, Units, Units/Time Defining Relationships — FS, SS, FF, SF Lag & Lead Time in Dependencies

• CPM & Schedule Analysis

  Critical Path Method (CPM) in P6 Forward & Backward Pass Calculations Float / Slack: Total Float & Free Float Scheduling the Project & Resolving Issues Near-Critical Activities & Path Compression

• Resource Management

  Creating & Configuring Resources (Labour, Equipment, Material) Resource Calendars & Availability Limits Assigning Resources to Activities Resource Leveling & Over-Allocation Resolution Resource Usage Profile & Spreadsheet Views

• Cost Management & Budgeting

  Assigning Budget to Activities & WBS Resource Costs & Expense Configuration Cost Baseline Setting & Cost Accounts Earned Value Management (EVM) in P6 SPI, CPI, SV, CV etc. Calculations

• Baseline & Progress Tracking

  Creating, Assigning & Managing Baselines Project Baseline vs Primary Baseline Updating Actual Progress & Remaining Duration Status Update Date & Data Date Management Progress Override & Physical % Complete

• Constraints & Deadlines

  Activity Constraints — Mandatory, Expected Finish Project Level Constraints & Milestones Deadline vs Constraint in P6 Negative Float Analysis & Recovery Planning Schedule Compression: Fast Tracking & Crashing

• Layouts, Filters & Grouping

  Custom Activity Columns & Layout Management Applying & Creating Custom Filters Grouping Activities by WBS, Code, Resource Sorting & Global Change Functions User-Defined Fields (UDFs) in P6

• Reporting & Dashboards

  Standard Reports: S-Curve, Resource Histogram Creating Custom Reports using Report Wizard Exporting Reports in PDF, Excel & HTML Schedule Health Check Reports

• Risk Management in P6

  Risk Register Setup & Risk Categories Qualitative vs Quantitative Risk Analysis Monte Carlo Simulation Integration Risk Response Plans in P6 Schedule Risk & Contingency Reserve Calculation