Primavera Training - P3 Advanced Course

This two-day Primavera training course will enable you to take full advantage of driving resources, resource curves, hierarchical resources, resource profiles/tables, and resource leveling.  Learn resource calendars for planning and control and Rich Text format reports for status reporting.  Participants will develop, update, and track resources and costs using a series of hands-on workshops.   Also, we’ll take you beyond the fundamentals of scheduling a project by transferring project data through copy and paste, storing and retrieving fragnets, and using import and export.  In addition, global change, and custom data items will be used to modify activity data.  Learn to enhance your presentation by including objects and symbols and post this information on your company intranet using the Web Publishing Wizard.  You will become proficient at using the power of P3 for maximum control of your projects.

Profession Development and Continuing Education Units:
Earns 13 PDUs and 1.3 CEUs  
PMI Program Number - 602PPP and 603PPP

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

> Analyze resource usage through resource profiles
> Assign hierarchical resources
> Define driving resources
> Create resource/cost curves
> Run resource/cost reports
> Apply resource calendars to a schedule
> Level resources
> Create a project group
> Store and retrieve fragnets
> Copy and paste data between projects
> Alter schedule logic in PERT
> Export/Import data to a spreadsheet and other formats
> Define and assign custom data items
> Modify project data through global change
> Use Primavera Draw
> Attach objects to activities
> Link objects to the layout
> Utilize "Fit to page" printing in PERT
> Display P3 data in Metafile format
> Create Intranet web pages using the Web Publishing Wizard

Workshops:
> Manage resources
> Use resource calendars
> Use leveling for resource analysis

Controlling and Managing Resources
Organize activities into groups according to resource
Use resource profile/tables for "what if" analysis
Define hierarchical and driving resources
Assign resource lag and duration to activities
Define linear and nonlinear resource distribution
Use reports to review resource/cost allocation

Resource Calendars
Create resource calendars
Define task, independent, and meeting activities
Assign driving resources to different activity types

Resource Leveling
Handle resource conflicts
Differentiate between forward and backward leveling
Perform hierarchical resource leveling
Analyze the effects of resource leveling on a project
Review the effects of splitting, stretching, and crunching activities

Building a Project
Create a project group
Store and retrieve fragnets
Copy and paste data between projects
Export/Import project data

Customizing Project Data
Define and assign custom data items
Modify project data through global change
Use string functions to alter activity information
Assign resources through global change

Enhancing Layouts for Presentations
Format the Activity box ends and relationship lines
Access Primavera Draw
Insert a symbol and text in the layout
Attach objects to activities
Use the "Best fit" print option
Display P3 data in Metafile format
Create HTML files from a layout
Create Intranet pages using the Web Publishing Wizard

Case Studies:
Building a Project
Adding & Modifying Activity Data
Creating the Presentation