Primavera P6 Advanced Rel 8.2

This course provides hands-on training on advanced resource management and project management in P6, Primavera's Web-based project management application.

Topics include creating resource teams and role teams; high-level resource planning; resource leveling; viewing and analyzing portfolio performance; assessing return on investment; capacity planning and waterline analysis; and earned value analysis.

Case studies reinforce new skills and functionality.

• Professional Development and Continuing Education Units:
• Earns 13 PDUs and 1.30 CEUs

Learn To:

• Use high-level resource planning
• Use resource leveling
• Staff resource requests
• Create resource teams and role teams
• Use high-level resource planning
• Assess portfolio performance
• View return on investment data
• Conduct waterline analysis
• Use advanced scheduling techniques

Please note that this course uses the P6 Web interface

Audience

• End Users
• Project Manager
• Business Analysts
• Functional Implementer

Course Topics Creating Resource Teams and Role Teams

• View the Resource Team Summary portlet.
• View the Open Requests for Resources portlet.

Viewing Portfolio Performance

• Review performance thresholds.
• Use earned value analysis.

Viewing Portfolio Information

• View return on investment data.
• View data in the Gantt Chart.

Analyzing Portfolios

• Create a portfolio view.
• View waterline analysis.
• Create a scenario.
• View the Capacity Planning page.

High-Level Resource Planning

• Assign resources and roles.
• Using Committed and Life of Project assignments.

Managing Allocation

• Using the Resource Usage tab to analyze units and costs.
• Grouping data on the Assignments page.

Staffing Resource Requests

• Use resource search.

Resource Leveling

• Set leveling options.
• Assign leveling priorities.

Advanced Scheduling

• Multiple float paths.
• Scheduling logic options.

Course Objectives

• View portfolio performance
• Use advanced scheduling techniques
• Analyze portfolio performance
• Manage multiple projects
• Create resource teams
• Use high-level resource planning
• Staff resource requests
• Create a portfolio
• Use resource leveling