Primavera P6 Training
Advanced P6 Professional Course in Houston, TX - 1 Day
Oracle Primavera P6 Advanced Training in Houston, TX
NEXT CLASS:
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Price: $1,095
Houston P6 Classroom Details:
Class Location:
P6 classes in Houston are usually held in the former Houston Technology Center, now HX HoustonExponential Building, Midtown:
410 Pierce Street, Houston, TX 77002
Parking:
Public parking garage entrance off Bagby (at 1910 Bagby)
Parking maps (please be aware that Houston Technology Center contact information and website has changed since these were acquired from HTC):
2 Page Printable PDF of AREA & PARKING
Maps
Class Hours:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central Time. Class end time varies with enrollment.
Class Format:
Hands-On and Instructor-Led
Classroom Details:
Lunch will be provided. Computers with the P6 software loaded are provided for use during class, so there is no need to bring your own.
Certificate & Materials:
Students will receive a copy of the course materials to keep for reference after class and a certificate of completion, upon full completion of the course. Course hours: 8.
Advanced Course Prerequisites:
Primavera P6 Professional Fundamentals class or equivalent knowledge.
Summary:
This Advanced P6 Professional course provides in-depth resource and cost management training in Primavera’s client/server-based solution.
Building off skills learned in the Professional Fundamentals course, the Professional Advanced course covers advanced topics in resource management and project management. Topics include managing resource allocation, futureperiod bucket planning, resource leveling and earned value analysis. .
Hands-on workshops provide an opportunity to apply new skills and functionality.
Who Should Attend?
Existing P6 users, Planners and Schedulers, Program Managers and Project Managers.
Learn Outcomes
- Advanced Resource Allocation and Planning
- Comprehensive Understanding of Activity Duration Type
- Comprehensive Understanding of Activity % Complete Type
- Earned Value in P6
- Multiple Float Paths
- Global Changes
- User Defined Fields
- Managing Multiple Projects
Course Outline
- Advanced Resource and Role Analysis
- Analyze resource usage using the Resource Usage Profile
- Analyze resource usage using the Resource Usage Spreadsheet
- Compare staffed vs. unstaffed role alloation
Using the Resource Assignments Window
- Identify sections in the Resource Assignments window.
- Use the Resource Assignments window to view and edit resource allocation
- Select data to display in the Resource Usage Spreadsheet
- Manual Resource Allocation
- Assign resource lag and duration to resource assignments.
- View and assign resource curves to manually spread allocation.
- Linear Resource Distribution and Curves
- Explain the difference between bucket planning and linear distribution.
- Edit period buckets for a resource assignment.
- Track manual curves in the project.
- Leveling Resources
- Set resource leveling options.
- Level a project to resolve resource conflicts.
- Level based on activity and project priorities.
- Storing Period Performance
- Display financial periods as columns.
- Store past period performance.
- Duration Types
- Store past period performance.
- Determine which Duration Type works best in a given situation.
- Assign a Duration Type to an activity.
- Calculating Percent Complete
- Describe the three Percent Complete Types.
- Determine which Percent Complete Type to use based on how your organization reports
progress.
- Explain how activity percentages are calculated based on the Percent Complete Type
chosen.
- Use weighted steps to calculated Percent Complete.
- Earned Value in P6
- Define earned value.
- Define Performance Percent Complete.
- Review the results of different earned value techniques.
- Recognize the benefits of using earned value analysis.
- Advanced Scheduling
- Calculate multiple float paths when scheduling.
- Explain the difference between scheduling logic options.
- Describe a calendar’s effect on lag.
- User Defined Fields and Global Change
- Create a user-defined field.
- Run a global change.
- Managing Multiple Projects
- Filter and apply progress to multiple projects.
- Set the default project for multiple projects.
- Explain how project elements are handled in multi-project mode
- WORKSHOPS
- Settings for Computing Activity and Resource Data
- Creating Resource Calendars
- Claim Digger
- Importing and Exporting Data
- Transferring Data between Primavera and Excel
- Using Multi-Currency
PLEASE NOTE
Please use the content in these outlines as a general guide as to the topics that will be taught. We cannot guarantee that all the topics listed in an outline will be covered during your particular class. Based on student need, your instructor may have to adjust the course content to suit your class, unexpected events, as well as the composition and skill level of the students in attendance. Course content is subject to change without notice. Course content may change with new releases of the sotware and training materials.