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Project Management in Primavera P6 Rel. 6.2

Hands-on P6 training and scheduling in Primavera P6. Participants gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling. Scheduling techniques are covered. The course leads you through workshops that create and track an entire project to completion. All workshops and instruction use the three basic elements of project management: schedule, resource and costs.

Day 1 Navigating  • Managing Multiple Projects • Creating a Project • Creating a WBS • Adding Activities

Day 2 Documents Library • Relationships • Scheduling • Constraints • Formatting • Roles and Resources

Day 3 Assigning Resources and Costs • Analyzing Resources • Optimizing the Plan • Baselining the Plan            • Execution and Control  • Reporting • Building a Project Web Site

Course level: Basic

Audiences: Business Analysts, End Users, Functional Implementers, Project Managers

NOTE: This is a standard, software functionality-based class. Industry specific offerings/examples are not included in standard classes. 19.5 PDUs and 1.95 CEUs.

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Course Descriptions for Primavera Training

Here you will find course descriptions and links for enrolling in Primavera training classes. All of the courses for P6 training , Contractor training, and P3 training are listed here. Select a course in the drop-down box and GO! We will shift to P7 in May or June, so  please consider that if you are planning ahead.

Advanced Project Management in Primavera P6

This course provides hands-on advanced training for Primavera’s client/server based application (P6). This is an aggressive course that expands the basics from Primavera Project Management in P6 and gives current users a more in depth look at the software. Many of the lessons aid the project office in determining how to setup calendars, user fields, global data items, and much more!

Day 1  Project Creation • Activity and Project Codes • Calendars  • User Fields and Global Change
         • Portfolios  • Advanced Scheduling • Thresholds and Issues • Importing and Exporting Data
         • Advanced Resource Analysis • Duration Types • Calculating Percent Complete • Earned Value

Day 2  Project Architect • Cost Accounts • Advanced Scheduling • Activity Calculations • Leveling
         Resources • Updating Baselines • Risk Management • Tracking Layouts • Claim Digger • Top-Down
         Estimating

Course level: Advanced  Prerequisite: Advanced Project Management in Primavera P6

Audience: Business Analysts, End Users, Functional Implementers, Project Managers

NOTE: This is a standard, software functionality-based class. Industry specific offerings/examples are not included in standard classes. 13 PDUs and 1.3 CEUs        

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Course Price: $895 (USD

Planning and Scheduling in Primavera Project Planner (P3)

Getting started with Primavera Project Planner through P3 training. Participants will gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling while learning P3.

Day 1  Project Fundamentals  • Coding Structures • Calendars • Adding Activities • Defining Relationships

Day 2  Calculating the Schedule • Constraints • Customizing Layouts

Day 3  Managing Resources and Costs • Creating the Target Plan • Updating the Schedule • Producing
          Effective Output

Course level: Basic

Audience: P3 users

NOTE: This is a standard, software functionality-based class. Industry specific offerings/examples are not included in standard classes.                          Register for this class.

Resource & Cost Analysis with Primavera Project Planner (P3)

This one-day course follows P3 training and enables you to take full advantage of driving resources, resource curves, hierarchical resources, resource profiles/tables and resource leveling. Learn resource calendars for planning and control and Rich Text Format reports for status reporting.

Day 1  Controlling and Managing Resources  • Resource Calendars • Resource Leveling

Course level: Advanced Prerequisite: Planning and Scheduling in Primavera Project Planner (P3)

Audience: P3 users

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Managing Project Data with P3 (Primavera Project Planner)

This one-day course follows P3 training and takes you beyond the fundamentals of scheduling a project by transferring project data through copy and paste, storing and retrieving fragnets, and using import and export. In addition, global change, and custom data items will be used to modify activity data.

Day 1  Building a Project  • Customizing Project Data • Enhancing Layouts

Course level: Advanced Prerequisite: Planning and Scheduling in Primavera Project Planner (P3)

Audience: P3 users

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Project Management in Primavera P6 Web Access Rel. 6.2

P6 training using Primavera’s web-based application. Participants receive an overview of project management concepts, assign resources  and analyze portfolios. You will also customize the user workspace and use the workspace to collaborate with team members, manage documents and initiate a project request.

Day 1  Primavera Modules • Customize the Personal Workspace • Project Management Life Cycle
          • Enterprise Project Structure • Creating a Project • Customizing the Project Workspace and
          Workgroup

Day 2  Create a Work Breakdown Structure • Adding Activities • Creating Relationships • Schedule the
          Project • Assign Constraints • Assign Resources

Day 3  Optimize the Project Plan • Execute the Project Plan • Analyze the Project Plan • Initiate a
          Project Request • Manage Documents • Creating and Analyzing Portfolios

Course level: Basic - 19.5 PDUs and 1.95 CEUs

Audience: Program Managers, Project Managers, Planners/Schedulers

NOTE: This is a standard, software functionality-based class. Industry specific offerings/examples are not included in standard classes.

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Administration P6 and P6 Web

This P6 training course provides guidance on setting up enterprise data in P6 Client/Server and P6 Web, including the creation of calendars, project codes, activity codes, and resource codes. P6 Administration also covers setting up users and security.

Day 1  Creating Calendars • Defining Codes • User Access • Manage Security • Summarizing Project Data             and Running Job Services • User-defined Fields and Global Change • Financial Periods • Defining             Cost Accounts • Web Administration

Course level: Advanced • Prerequisite: Project Management in Primavera P6 - 6.5 PDUs and .65 CEUs

Audience: Project Managers, End Users, Analysts, Functional Implementer

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Resource Management in Primavera P6 Rel. 6.2

This P6 training course provides in-depth resource management training in Primavera P6. The course covers advanced topics in managing resource allocation, future-period bucket planning and resource leveling.

Day 1  Creating Resources and Roles • Assigning Cost Accounts • Analyzing Resources and Roles
          • Manually Allocating Resources

Day 2   Using Bucket Planning • Leveling Resources • Resource Reporting

Course level: Advanced • Prerequisite: Project Management in Primavera P6 - 13 PDUs and 1.3 CEUs

Audience: Project Managers, End Users, Analysts, Functional Implementer

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Managing Contracts in Primavera Contract Manager

Hands on training for Primavera Contract Manager. During this three day class participants learn project cost control and document management.

Day 1  Setting up the Company Directory • Costing Fundamentals • Contracts • Issues

Day 2  Tracking and Logging Submittals • Letters, RFIs and Telephone Records • Tracking Drawings
          • Safety

Day 3   Change Management • Daily Reports and Meeting Minutes • Requisitions • Control Center

Course level: Basic

Audience: Contract and Project Administrators, Contract Managers, Project Controls Managers

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Introduction to Primavera SureTrak Project Manager

This course provides a comprehensive overview of SureTrak Project Manager for Windows. It examines how to use SureTrak for project planning, scheduling, control and analysis

Day 1  Creating a Project • Calendars • Activity Codes • Scheduling • Modifying the Schedule          

Day 2  Managing Resources • Creating the Target Plan • Tracking Progress • Layouts and Filters
          • Reporting Project Information

Course level:Basic

Audience: Project Managers, End Users, Analysts, Functional Implementers

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Migrating from P3 to Primavera P6

This course provides hands-on P6 training for users moving from P3 (Primavera Project Planner). It enables users to adapt to the new features and details how basic tasks in P3 are executed in P6.

Day 1  Navigating • Menus and Terminology • Project Creation • Activities • Calendars  • Formatting and
          Schedule Data • User Fields and Global Change • Roles and Resources

Day 2  Assigning Roles • Assigning Resources and Costs • Analyzing Resources • Duration Types
         • Calculating Percent Complete • Baselining • Updating the Project • Printing Layouts • Tips  

Course level: Advanced  Prerequisite: P3 and SureTrak Users

Targeted role: Program Managers, Project Managers, Administrators, Planners/Schedulers

Additional audiences: Business Analysts, End Users, Functional Implementers

NOTE: This is a standard, software functionality-based class. Industry specific offerings/examples are not included in standard classes.                         Register for this class.

Managing Projects in Primavera Contractor Rel. 6

This course provides P6 training using Contractor - the Primavera standalone application. This course examines project planning, scheduling, controlling and analyzing projects in an application that incorporates many of the features of P6.

Day 1  Navigating • Creating a Project and WBS • Creating Activities • Creating Relationships
          • Scheduling  • Applying Constraints

Day 2  Adding Resources • Optimizing the Project Plan • Baselining the Project • Executinjg the Project
          Plan • Creating Output • Customizing Projects  

Course level: Basic

Targeted role: Program Managers, Project Managers, Planners/Schedulers

Additional audiences: Business Analysts, End Users, Functional Implementers

NOTE: This is a standard, software functionality-based class. Industry specific offerings/examples are not included in standard classes.

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Project Risk Management in Primavera Pertmaster Rel. 8.2

This course provides training for Primavera’s Risk Management solution. Participants gain a thorough background in the basic concepts of risk management. This three days class leads you through examples of specific risk modeling techniques and provides a lab-style workshop on the third day to allow students to apply the learned techniques.

Day 1  Basic Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis Theory • Risk Methodology • Schedule Review • Using             Three Point Estimates for Activities • Running a Quantitative Risk Analysis • Understanding Results

Day 2  Understanding Project Drivers • Introduction to the the Risk Register • Integration with Primavera             and Microsoft Project • Cost & Resource Uncertainty • Risk Assessment Templating • Correlation

Day 3  Probalistic Branching • Risk Register • Response Planning (Cost/Benefit Analysis • Workshop •              Applying Risk Analysis Techniques

Suggested Prerequisites: Fundamental Project Management Knowledge

Audience: Business Analysts, End Users, Functional Implementers, Project Managers

19.5 PDUs, 1.95 CEUs

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Portfolio Management in Primavera P6 Web Access Rel. 6.2

This course provides hands-on training on managing portfolios in P6 Web Access. Topics include creating a portfolio, viewing and analyzing portfolio performance, creating portfolio views, capacity planning, waterline analysis and managing issues and risks. A case study reinforces new skills and functionality.

Day 1  Select a Portfolio • Create a Portfolio • Set Preferences • Review Performance Thresholds • View             Return on Investment • Viewing and Customizing the Gannt Chart • Create a Portfolio View • View             Waterline Analysis • Create a Scenario • View Capacity Planning • Viewing Issues • Create a Risk        

Audience: Business Analysts, Project Managers, Functional Implementers, End Users

6.5 PDUs, .65 CEUs

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Resource Management in Primavera P6 Web Access Rel. 6.2

This course provides hands-on training on in P6 Web, focusing on resource management. Participants gain a thorough background in the concepts of resource management by adding a resource to the enterprise resource pool, planning for resource needs in future projects, staffing resources on current projects and managing resources to endure they are fully utilized. Topics include creating resource teams, executing long-range resource planning, staffing resource requests, manage allocation, assess staffing needs and administering the resource pool

Day 1  Administering the Resource Pool • Create Resource Teams • Create Role Teams • Resource             Planning • Managing Allocation • Staffing Resource Requests        

Audience: Business Analysts, Project Managers, Functional Implementers, End Users

6.5 PDUs, .65 CEUs

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