Primavera P6 Professional Fundamentals Rel 21

• SECTION I: Overview and Creating a Project

Module 1: Project Management Life Cycle

• Topics
• Project Management Definitions
• Project Management Life Cycle Overview
• Initiating Process Group
• Planning Process Group
• Executing Process Group
• Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
• Closing Process Group
• Learning Objectives
• Identify the five process groups in the Project Management Life Cycle
• Describe the steps included in each process group

Module 2: Understanding Data in P6 Professional

• Topics
• Primavera P6 Professional Overview
• Enterprise Project Structure (EPS)
• EPS Security
• Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
• Enterprise Data vs. Project-Specific Data
• Learning Objectives
• Describe Primavera P6 Professional
• Explain the Enterprise Project Structure
• Describe the Organizational Breakdown Structure
• Distinguish between enterprise data and project-specific data

Module 3: Overview and Navigation

• Topics
• Windows, Menus, Tabs, and Toolbars
• Layouts and Details
• Logging In and Access Modes
• Opening and Closing Projects
• Tabbed Windows and Tab Groups
• Toolbars and Menus Customization
• Layouts
• Gantt Chart
• Activity Usage Spreadsheet
• Activity Network
• Activity Table
• Customizing Layouts
• Selecting Columns
• Displaying Activity Details
• Saving Layouts
• Learning Objectives
• Log in to P6 Professional
• Open and navigate projects
• Open, customize, and save layouts

Module 4: Creating a Project

• Topics
• Project Overview
• Creating a Project
• Create a New Project Wizard
• Project Name
• Project Dates
• Responsible Manager
• Assignment Rate Type
• Viewing and Editing Project Details
• General, Dates, Notebook, Codes
• Defaults and Budget Log
• Learning Objectives
• Create a project
• Navigate the Projects window
• View and modify Project Details

Module 5: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Topics
• Definition of WBS
• Viewing WBS Elements
• Creating a WBS Hierarchy
• Learning Objectives
• Define a Work Breakdown Structure
• Create multiple levels of a WBS hierarchy

Module 6: Adding Activities

• Topics
• Activity Definition and Components
• Activity Types
• Start Milestone
• Finish Milestone
• Task Dependent
• Resource Dependent
• Level of Effort
• WBS Summary
• Activity Codes and Code Levels
• Adding Activities
• New Activity Wizard
• Activity Details
• Columns
• Adding Notebook Topics and Steps
• Assigning Activity Codes
• Learning Objectives
• Describe activities and activity types
• Add activities to a project
• Add notebook topics and steps
• Assign activity code values
• Case Study 1: Creating a Project
• SECTION II: Scheduling and Assigning Resources

Module 7: Assigning Calendars

• Topics
• Calendars and Calendar Pools
• Global, Project, and Resource Calendars
• Work Time and Non-Work Time
• Creating and Assigning Calendars
• Learning Objectives
• Define work and non-work time
• Explain calendar types
• Create and assign project calendars

Module 8: Creating Relationships

• Topics
• Network Logic Diagrams
• Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
• Relationship Types (FS, SS, FF, SF)
• Relationships with Lag
• Creating Relationships
• Activity Network
• Activity Details
• Learning Objectives
• View and interpret network logic diagrams
• Describe and create activity relationships

Module 9: Scheduling

• Topics
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Data Date
• Forward and Backward Pass
• Float and Its Impact
• Loops and Open Ends
• Scheduling a Project
• Reviewing the Schedule Log
• Learning Objectives
• Describe CPM scheduling
• Calculate a project schedule
• Analyze scheduling results and logs

Module 10: Assigning Constraints

• Topics
• Constraint Types
• Project-Level Constraints
• Activity-Level Constraints
• Impact of Constraints on Dates
• Adding Comments and Notebook Topics
• Rescheduling the Project
• Learning Objectives
• Describe available constraints
• Apply project and activity constraints
• Document constrained activities

Module 11: Creating Layouts

• Topics
• Grouping Activities
• Sorting Activities
• Filtering Activities
• Creating and Applying Filters
• Learning Objectives
• Group, sort, and filter activities
• Create and apply custom filters

Module 12: Understanding Roles and Resources

• Topics
• Roles and Resources Overview
• Resource Types
• Labor
• Nonlabor
• Material
• Viewing Roles and Resources
• Resource Details
• Learning Objectives
• Describe roles and resources
• Identify resource types
• View role and resource dictionaries

Module 13: Assigning Roles and Resources

• Topics
• Resource Management Process
• Assigning Roles to Activities
• Assigning Resources by Role
• Direct Resource Assignment
• Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time
• Assigning Material Resources and Expenses
• Learning Objectives
• Assign roles and resources to activities
• Adjust resource quantities and costs
• Assign expenses

Module 14: Optimizing the Project Plan

• Topics
• Analyzing Schedule Dates
• Shortening the Project Schedule
• Analyzing Resource Allocation
• Resolving Overallocation
• Analyzing Project Costs
• Learning Objectives
• Analyze and optimize schedules
• Resolve resource overallocation
• Analyze project costs
• Case Study 2: Optimizing the Project
• SECTION III: Baselining and Executing

Module 15: Baselining the Project Plan

• Topics
• Baseline Concepts
• Creating and Managing Baselines
• Assigning Baselines
• Displaying and Customizing Baseline Bars
• Learning Objectives
• Create a baseline plan
• Display and customize baseline bars

Module 16: Importing and Exporting Data

• Topics
• Import/Export Wizards
• Import/Export Formats
• Exporting Projects
• Importing Projects
• Reviewing Import Logs
• Learning Objectives
• Describe the import/export process
• Import and export projects

Module 17: Methods of Applying Progress

• Topics
• Updating Projects
• Progress Measurement Methods
• Auto Compute Actuals
• Manual Updating
• Timesheets and Delegation
• Learning Objectives
• Describe methods for applying progress

Module 18: Executing the Project Plan

• Topics
• Status Updating Process
• Data Date and Status Period
• Progress Spotlight
• Updating Activities and Milestones
• Rescheduling the Project
• Learning Objectives
• Update project status
• Reschedule projects based on progress

Module 19: Reflection Projects

• Topics
• Creating Reflection Projects
• Making Changes
• Merging Reflection Projects
• Learning Objectives
• Create and manage reflection projects
• Merge changes into source projects

Module 20: Analyzing the Updated Project

• Topics
• Analyzing Schedule Performance
• Analyzing Resources
• Analyzing Costs
• Correcting Variances
• Learning Objectives
• Analyze updated project performance
• Identify and correct variances

Module 21: Reporting Performance

• Topics
• Reporting Methods
• Running Standard Reports
• Creating Reports with Report Wizard
• Time-Distributed Reports
• Layout-Based Reports
• Learning Objectives
• Run and create performance reports
• Case Study 3: Execution and Control
• SECTION IV: Appendices

Module 22: Creating Output

• Printing Layouts
• Page Setup
• Headers, Footers, Curtains, Attachments
• Data Date Formatting

Module 23: Managing Work Products and Documents

• Work Products vs. Reference Documents
• Creating Document Records
• Linking and Assigning Documents

Module 24: Schedule Comparison

• Schedule Comparison Concepts
• Creating Comparison Reports

Module 25: Case Study Solutions