Instructor Led Virtual - Oracle Primavera P6 Professional - Fundamentals

Oracle Primavera P6 Professional - Fundamentals This course leads participants through the entire project life cycle, from planning to execution, in Primavera P6 Professional Client. Topics include adding activities, assigning resources, and creating a baseline. Participants also gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling.  To learn more about our Oracle Primavera training classes, call (469) 467-9221 and speak to one of our Oracle Primavera P6 experts today. All workshops and instruction stress the three basic elements of project management: schedule, resources, and costs. At the end of each day, students apply the concepts and functionality they learned in a case study. The course is divided into three sections: Creating a Project; Scheduling the Project; Project Execution and Control. The Primavera P6 course uses P6 Professional, Primavera's Windows-based, client/server application. It is appropriate for those using P6 Professional either as a stand-alone application or as part of P6 EPPM. Learn To: Schedule a project Assign resources Adjust the project schedule Execute and control the project Create a project Add activities Course level: Basic Targeted roles: Functional Implementer, Business Analysts, End Users, Project Manager Course length: 3 days Prerequisite: Knowledge of project management principles Professional Development and Continuing Education Units: Earns 24 PDUs and 2.4 CEUs / PMI Program Number - 1471 COURSE OBJECTIVES Create a project Create a Work Breakdown Structure Add activities View calendars Create relationships Schedule the project Assign constraints Format schedule data Define roles and resources Assign roles Assign resources Analyze resources Optimize the project plan Execute the project Create reports Understand data structures COURSE TOPICS Understanding P6 Data Describing Enterprise and Project-Specific data Logging In Opening an Existing Project Opening and Customizing Layouts Enterprise Project Structure  Describing Components of EPS Creating a Project  Create a project Navigating in the Projects Window Viewing Project Details Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Defining a Work Breakdown Structure Creating the WBS Hierarchy Adding Activities  Describing an Activity and its Components Describing Activity Types Adding Activities Adding a Notebook Topic Adding Steps to an Activity Assigning Activity Codes Creating Relationships  Viewing a Network Logic Diagram Relationship Types Creating Relationships Scheduling  Performing a Forward and Backward Pass Describing Float Assigning Constraints  Applying an Overall Deadline to a Project Apply a Constraint to an Activity Using Reflection Projects  Creating a Reflection Project Merging changes Formatting Schedule Data Grouping Activities Sorting Filtering Roles and Resources  Describing Roles and Resources Viewing Dictionaries Assigning Roles  Assigning Roles to an Activity Assign Rates on Roles Assigning Resources  Assigning Resources Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time Analyzing Resources  Displaying the Resource Usage Profile Optimizing the Project Plan  Analyzing Schedule Dates Shortening a Project Schedule Analyzing Resource Availability Baselining the Project Plan  Creating a Baseline Plan Display Baseline Bars on the Gantt Chart Project Execution and Control  Describing Methods for Updating the Schedule Using Progress Spotlight Statusing Activities Rescheduling the Project Reporting Performance  Describing Reporting Methods Running a Schedule Report Creating a report with the Report Wizard