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Advanced Project Management in Primavera P6 Release 7

Provides in-depth project management training in P6 client-server-based solution, building off skills learned in the basic course (102). Topics include earned value analysis, updating baselines, importing and exporting project data, and top-down budgeting. 

Learn To:

Global change
Managing issues and risks
Advanced scheduling techniques

Considering taking the Advanced P6 course and the Project Management in P6 Client course? Take Managing Projects in Primavera P6 Professional Release 8 (Client) instead! It's the equivalent of both courses combined, plus it's relevant to both P6 Version 7 and P6 Release 8 users.

Earned value analysis
Top-down budgeting
Assign codes

 

Audience:

Business Analysts
End Users
Functional Implementer

Project Manager

Prerequisites:

Required Prerequisites
Basic project management knowledge

Suggested Prerequisites
Project Management in Primavera P6 Rel 7

Course Objectives:

Import and export data
Update baselines
Use Claim Digger
Apply duration types
Calculate percent complete
Use earned value analysis
Use top-down budgeting
Apply tracking layouts

Auto compute layouts
Use top-down estimating
View reflection projects
Manage issues and risks
Create a project with Project Architect
Assign Codes
Use global change
Advanced scheduling

Course Topics:

Creating a Project with Project Architect
Create a project using Project Architect
Customize the project plan

Assigning Codes
Assign project code values to activities
Assign resource code values to resources
Assign activity code values to activities

User-Defined Fields and Global Change
Establish user-defined fields
Define global change parameters
Run a global change

Portfolios
Create a portfolio
Add projects to a portfolio
Open projects using portfolios

Advanced Scheduling
Calculate multiple float paths when scheduling
Explain the difference between the scheduling logic options
Identify a calendar’s effect on lag

Monitor Thresholds and Issues
Identify the difference between thresholds and issues
Create a threshold and an issue

Importing and Exporting Data
Describe the process of importing and exporting data
Export projects
Import projects

Transferring Data Between Primavera and Microsoft Excel
Export activity data to a spreadsheet application
Modify project information in the spreadsheet application
Import project information from the spreadsheet application

Updating Baselines
Specify the activities to update in the baseline
Update activity and resource assignment data

Claim Digger
Specify how Claim Digger compares project plans
Create a comparison report in Claim Digger

Duration Types
Determine which Duration Type works best in a given situation
Assign a Duration Type to an activity

Calculating Percent Complete
Describe the three Percent Complete types
Determine which Percent Complete type to use based on how your organization reports progress
Explain how activity percentages are calculated based on the Percent Complete type chosen
Use weighted steps to calculate Percent Complete

Earned Value Analysis
Define Earned Value
Define Performance Percent Complete
Review results of different earned value techniques
Realize the benefits of using earned value techniques

Activity Usage Profile and Spreadsheet
Display cost data in the Activity Usage Profile
Display curves in the Activity Usage Profile
Analyze earned value data using curves in the Activity Usage Profile

Top-Down Budgeting
Establish project budgets
Establish spending plans
Track budget changes
Track and analyze budgets
Establish funding sources

Top-Down Estimating
Describe top-down estimating
Add estimation weights to activities and WBS elements
Perform top-down estimating

Risk Documentation
Set up risk types
Create a risk
Calculate a risk’s exposure values
Analyze the impact of a risk

Tracking Layouts
Identify the four types of tracking layouts
Navigate in a tracking layout
Open a tracking layout
Modify layouts
Create new layouts

Auto Compute Actuals
Describe the business rules for auto compute actuals
Auto compute an activity
Analyze the effect of auto compute actuals on an activity
Auto compute a resource
Auto compute an expense

 

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