Day One:
Introduction to Primavera
Describe Primavera solutions
Describe P6
The Project Management Life Cycle
Review the relationship between Primavera and the Project Management Life Cycle
Identify the five process groups in the Project Management Life Cycle
Overview and Navigation
Log in to P6 Web
Navigate to sections
Locate Action bars
Creating a Project
Create a project
Select a location in the Enterprise Project Structure
Assign a Responsible Manager from the Organizational Breakdown Structure
Editing Project Details
Select a project in the EPS
View Project Details
Enter project data in the Details tabs
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
Describe a WBS
Create multiple levels of a WBS hierarchy
Adding Activities
Describe activity types
View activity information in the Activities tab
Send an e-mail related to an activity
Edit Activity Details
Add steps to an activity
Add a Notebook topic to an activity
Assign an activity code
Using Activity Views
Customize columns
Filter data
Group and sort activities
Day Two:
Creating Relationships
Differentiate between four relationship types
Create relationships in Activity Details
Create relationships in the Gantt Chart
Scheduling
Define key scheduling terms
Perform a backward and forward pass
Define Total Float and its impact on the schedule
Schedule a project
Describe loops and open ends
Assigning Constraints
Apply an overall deadline to a project
Apply a constraint to an individual activity
Add notebook topics to constrained activities
Describe available constraint types
Optimizing the Project Schedule
Analyze schedule dates
Shorten a project schedule
Assigning Resources
Assign a role
Fill a role assignment
Request resources
Assign a resource
Check resource availability
Send e-mails to assigned resources
Project Workspace
Describe the Project Workspace
Add and remove portlets
Customize the Project Workspace
Analyzing Resources and Costs
Analyze and remove resource overallocation
Analyze project costs
Baselining the Project
Add a baseline
Select a baseline
Day Three:
Executing the Project Plan
Describe several methods for updating the project schedule
Define the data date
Analyzing the Updated Project
Compare Must Finish By and Scheduled Finish dates
View issues
View schedule performance
Adjust the project based on issue information
View budget data
Reporting
Assign reports to the Project Reports portlet
Schedule reports
View scheduled reports
Dashboards
Create a dashboard
Add and remove dashboards
Filter data to display in portlets
View your projects and activities
Portfolios
Create a portfolio manually
Create a portfolio by filter