Primavera P6 Fundamentals|System Source

This Primavera P6 Fundamentals training teaches you how to create a project, add activities and relationships, assign resources, adjust the project plan to account for schedule delays and overallocated resources and analyze portfolios. You'll also learn how to customize the Personal Workspace and the Project Workspace to monitor project progress and communicate with team members.

Note: This course uses P6, Primavera Web-based project management tool.

Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Add activities
Customize activity views
Create relationships
Schedule the project
Assign constraints
View the Enterprise Project Structure
Optimize the project schedule
Create a project
Assign roles and resources
Analyze resources and costs
Baseline the project plan
Execute the project
Customize dashboards

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Understanding P6 Data
1. Describing the Organizational Breakdown Structure
2. Describing the Enterprise Project Structure
Creating a Project
1. Viewing the EPS Page
2. Modifying Project Information
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
1. Creating Multiple Levels
Adding Activities
1. Describing Activity Types
2. Viewing Activity Information
3. Editing Activity Details
4. Assigning Steps
5. Assigning Codes
Using Activity Views
1. Customizing a View
2. Filtering Data
3. Grouping and Sorting Data
Creating Relationships
1. Viewing Relationship Types
2. Creating Relationships in the Gantt Chart
Scheduling a Project
1. Defining Key Terms
2. Defining Total Float
3. Describing Loops and Open Ends
4. Calculating a Schedule
Assigning Constraints
1. Applying a Must Finish By Date
2. Constraining an Activity
Optimizing the Project Schedule
1. Analyzing Schedule Dates
2. Shortening a Project Schedule
Viewing the Project Workspace
1. Adding and Removing Portlets
2. Customizing the Project Workspace
Assigning Roles and Resources
1. Assigning a Role
2. Requesting Resources
3. Assigning Resources
4. Checking Resource Availability
Calendars
1. Defining Work Types
2. Editing a Project Calendar
3. Assigning a Calendar to an Activity
Baselining the Project Plan
1. Selecting a Baseline
2. Adding a Baseline
Executing the Project Plan
1. Describing Methods of Applying Progress
2. Using Progress Spotlight
3. Defining the Data Date
4. Applying Progress to Activities
Analyzing the Updated Project
1. Comparing Dates
2. Viewing Schedule Performance
3. Addressing Variances
Viewing Dashboards
1. Customizing Dashboards
2. Adding and Removing Dashboards
3. Viewing Portfolio Data

End Users
Business Analysts
Project Manager
Functional Implementer

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