Oracle Primavera P6 Mastery

Master the industry-standard software for project planning and scheduling. From baseline creation to progress tracking and delay analysis with real-world project examples.

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Module 1: Introduction to Project Planning & P6 Fundamentals

Overview

This module introduces the fundamentals of project planning and scheduling, and provides an orientation to the Primavera P6 environment.

Topics Covered

  • Project planning principles and terminology
  • Role of scheduling in project management
  • Installing and configuring Primavera P6
  • P6 interface navigation and customization
  • Creating your first project in P6
  • Understanding the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS)
  • Setting up Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
  • User access and security settings
Module 2: Work Breakdown Structure & Activity Creation

Overview

Learn how to develop an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and create activities that accurately represent project work.

Topics Covered

  • WBS principles and best practices
  • Creating and organizing WBS elements
  • Activity types and their applications
  • Activity creation and organization
  • Understanding activity relationships
  • Activity codes and global activity coding
  • Activity ID systems and naming conventions
  • Activity notebooks and steps
Module 3: Creating the Network Logic & Critical Path

Overview

Master the creation of logical relationships between activities and understand how the critical path is determined.

Topics Covered

  • Types of activity relationships (FS, SS, FF, SF)
  • Creating and modifying activity relationships
  • Understanding and applying lead/lag time
  • Critical path methodology (CPM)
  • Identifying and analyzing the critical path
  • Float calculation and interpretation
  • Schedule optimization techniques
  • Network logic diagrams and visualization
Module 4: Resource Management & Allocation

Overview

Learn how to create, assign, and manage resources to activities for effective resource planning and optimization.

Topics Covered

  • Resource types (labor, non-labor, material)
  • Creating and organizing resources
  • Resource calendars and availability
  • Assigning resources to activities
  • Resource units and duration calculations
  • Resource curves and distribution
  • Resource histograms and analysis
  • Resource leveling techniques
Module 5: Cost Loading & Cash Flow Analysis

Overview

Understand how to incorporate costs into your schedule and analyze project cash flows for financial planning.

Topics Covered

  • Cost accounts and expense categories
  • Resource rates and cost calculations
  • Fixed costs vs. resource-driven costs
  • Cost loading techniques
  • Cash flow projections and S-curves
  • Cost breakdown structures
  • Financial periods configuration
  • Budget management and tracking
Module 6: Baseline Development & Progress Tracking

Overview

Learn how to establish project baselines and implement effective progress tracking and reporting procedures.

Topics Covered

  • Understanding project baselines
  • Creating and assigning baselines
  • Multiple baseline management
  • Progress measurement methods
  • Activity status updates
  • Percent complete types and calculations
  • Schedule updating workflow
  • Data date and status date concepts
Module 7: Earned Value Management (EVM)

Overview

Master the principles and application of Earned Value Management for integrated schedule and cost performance analysis.

Topics Covered

  • EVM fundamentals and terminology
  • Planned Value (PV), Earned Value (EV), and Actual Cost (AC)
  • Schedule and cost performance indices (SPI, CPI)
  • Variance analysis (SV, CV)
  • Forecasting techniques (EAC, ETC, TCPI)
  • Setting up P6 for EVM analysis
  • EVM reporting and visualization
  • Using EVM for project control
Module 8: Advanced Techniques & Final Project

Overview

Apply advanced scheduling techniques and complete a comprehensive final project that demonstrates mastery of Primavera P6.

Topics Covered

  • Multi-project management
  • Resource leveling across projects
  • Schedule compression techniques
  • Delay analysis methods
  • Recovery schedule development
  • Risk assessment in scheduling
  • Custom reports and dashboards
  • P6 integration with other systems

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and final project, students receive a PPMI Certificate in Oracle Primavera P6 Mastery, recognized by employers worldwide.