Advanced Primavera P6

36mAdvanced2019-05-08

Authors

Seyi Kukoyi

Entrepreneur | Educator | Filmmaker

Course details

Building on the skills learned in the Primavera P6 Essential Training course, LinkedIn Learning author Seyi Kuks touches on more advanced topics of the project management software tool, which focuses on advanced essential features and advanced Primavera P6 scheduling. After this course, you will be able to create in-depth reports; administer user, admin, and global changes; and analyze your schedule progress and resources to display earned value S-curves.

Learning objectives
Advanced features
Advanced techniques
Schedule reports
Analyzing resources
Analyzing expenses
Resource optimization
Activity codes
User defined fields (UDFs)
Global change
Earned value S-curves

Skills covered

PrimaveraProject Management SoftwareAdvancedOracleProject ManagementBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

Introduction

Doing more with Primavera P6
Download and install Primavera P6
Download and install free project layouts

Advanced Essential Features

Refresh data - F5
Schedule project - F9
Data date
Running reports
Free float vs. Total float
Group and sort
Resolving negative float
Fill Down
Expected Finish
Activity Network
Trace Logic
Adjusting resource units
Adjusting expenses units

Advanced Primavera P6 Scheduling

Converting a baseline to a project
Converting a project to a baseline
Updating the project baseline
Activity usage spreadsheet
Resource Usage spreadsheet
Resource histograms and S-Curves
Activity histograms and S-Curves
Earned value s-curves
Leveling resources
Activity codes
User defined fields (UDFs)
Global changes
Opening multiple projects
Set a default project for multiple projects
Setting baselines for multiple projects
Calculating multiple float paths
Displaying multiple float paths
Performance measurement baseline
Create financial periods
Store period performance
Timescaled logic diagram
Schedule comparison in visualizer

Conclusion

Next steps