Primavera P6 Professional Advanced Rel 19 Ed 1

Module 1: Resource and Role Analysis

• Resource and Role Usage
• Resource and Role Limits
• Resolving Resource Overallocation
• Logging In
• Resource Usage Profile
• Resource Analysis Settings
• Displaying the Resource Profile
• Viewing Activities for a Selected Time Period
• Viewing Resource and Role Allocation
• Formatting the Resource Profile
• Formatting the Timescale
• Stacked Resource Histogram
• Viewing Role Allocation
• Analyzing Resources via Spreadsheet
• Left Pane
• Middle Pane
• Right Pane
• Editing the Resource Usage Spreadsheet

Module 2: Resource Assignments Window

• Resource Assignments Window Overview
• Customizing the Resource Assignments Spreadsheet
• Working in Assignment Details
• General Tab
• Planning Tab
• Adjusting Resource Assignments
• Viewing Nonlinear Allocation

Module 3: Manual Resource Allocation

• Linear vs. Nonlinear Distribution of Work
• Resource Lag and Resource Duration
• Resource Curves
• Adding Lag and Duration to Resource Assignments
• Viewing Resource Curves
• Assigning Curves to Resource Assignments

Module 4: Bucket Planning

• Linear Distribution
• Bucket Planning Concepts
• Specifying Activity Duration Type
• Editing Future Period Buckets
• Editing Buckets for Multiple Assignments
• Tracking Manual Curves

Module 5: Resource Leveling

• Resource Leveling Overview
• Handling Resource Conflicts
• Resource Leveling Process
• Leveling Rules
• Leveling Priorities
• Leveling Resources
• Selecting Resources for Leveling
• Adding Leveling Priorities
• Analyzing the Leveled Project
• Viewing the Leveling Log
• Leveling Based on Activity Priority
• Leveling Based on Project Priority

Module 6: Storing Period Performance

• Financial Periods
• Past Period Actuals
• Selecting Financial Periods
• Displaying Financial Periods in Columns
• Storing Past Period Information
• Editing Past Period Actual Data
• Case Study: Analyzing Resource Usage

Module 7: Duration Types

• Time and Work Concepts
• Duration Types Overview
• Choosing the Appropriate Duration Type
• Recalculating the Time/Work Equation
• Fixed Units/Time
• Fixed Duration & Units/Time
• Fixed Units
• Fixed Duration & Units
• Assigning a Duration Type
• Modifying Activities with Fixed Units/Time
• Changing Units
• Changing Duration
• Changing Units/Time
• Adding a Resource

Module 8: Calculating Percent Complete

• Percent Complete Overview
• Duration Percent Complete
• Units Percent Complete
• Physical Percent Complete
• Assigning Percent Complete Types
• Updating Activities Based on Percent Complete Type
• Weighted Steps
• Setting Up Weighted Steps
• Adding Weighted Steps
• Updating Weighted Steps

Module 9: Earned Value Management

• Earned Value Analysis Overview
• Performance Variables
• Planned Value (PV)
• Earned Value (EV)
• Actual Cost (AC)
• Schedule and Cost Variance
• Performance Indices (SPI, CPI)
• Estimate to Complete (ETC)
• Performance Factor
• Earned Value Graphs
• Calculating PV, EV, and AC
• Performance Percent Complete
• Weighted Milestones
• Earned Value Techniques (50/50, Activity % Complete)
• Interpreting Earned Value Results

Module 10: Advanced Scheduling

• Critical Path Analysis
• Multiple Float Paths
• Scheduling Out-of-Sequence Activities
• Scheduling Logic Options
• Retained Logic
• Progress Override
• Calendar Effects on Lag
• Predecessor Calendar
• Successor Calendar

Module 11: User-Defined Fields and Global Change

• User-Defined Fields (UDFs)
• Creating UDFs
• Displaying and Assigning Values
• Global Change
• Creating Global Changes
• Global Change Reports
• If–Then–Else Logic
• Workshop: UDFs and Global Change
• Lesson Review and Practice Questions

Module 12: Managing Multiple Projects

• Benefits of Managing Multiple Projects
• Viewing Activities Across Projects
• Scheduling Multiple Projects
• Setting the Default Project
• Handling Project Elements in Multi-Project Mode
• Appendix
• Case Study Solutions