Primavera P6 Advanced

Learn the advanced scheduling functions of Primavera P6.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- Learn more than 30 advanced functions of Primavera version 8 up to version 17.
- Master Primavera P6 Scheduling Options.
- Understand and apply schedule crashing techniques.

What you'll learn

Learn more than 30 advanced functions of Primavera version 8 up to version 17.
Master Primavera P6 Scheduling Options.
Understand and apply schedule crashing techniques.
Use advanced functions of Primavera P6.
Please note that this course does NOT touch the topic of Earned Value Management.

* Requirements

* It is recommended to take my Free Basic Primavera P6 course to get started.
* Basics of Project Scheduling
* basics of Primavera P6
* Basic Scheduling & Planning Terminology

Description

This course offers one of the most comprehensive online tutorials for learning advanced concepts of Primavera P6. The course teaches more than 30 advanced functions of Primavera P6 such as:

  • Activity Codes
  • Filters
  • Group & Sort
  • Currency & Units of Measure
  • Constraints
  • Progress Spotlight
  • Global Changes
  • Renaming Activity IDs
  • Percentage Completes
  • Scheduling Options
  • Baselines
  • Reflections
  • Suspend & Resume Function
  • Percent Complete Types
  • Activity & Resource Spreadsheets of P6
  • User Defined Fields (UDFs)
  • Look Ahead Plans
  • Reports
  • Crashing & Fast Tracking
  • Schedule Layouts
  • Claim Digger/Schedule Comparison
  • Activity Types
  • Schedule Log
  • Indicators
  • Resource Assignment Window

Although the course is mainly based on Version 8.2 of Primavera, however, it can be used for learning up to the latest version 17 as there is no difference between the higher versions as such. Also important topics related to higher versions have been added as new lectures. Every concept is explained with on-screen video of Primavera P6. Combined with the free P6 course that I offer, the course will cover almost every important part of scheduling & planning in Primavera P6.

Please NOTE: This course does NOT teach theory of project scheduling or planning and is only meant to learn Primavera P6 as a planning and scheduling tool.

Who this course is for:

  • Project Managers
  • Construction Managers
  • Site Managers
  • Civil Engineers
  • Project Engineers
  • Planning Engineers

Course content

9 sections • 32 lectures

Introduction Preview 01:16

This is the exercise file used for the course. You can download this file and follow or use your own project.

Activity Types Preview 04:34

Activity Steps Preview 04:23

Activity Codes Preview 06:44

Rename Activity IDs Preview 01:46

Suspend & Resume Activity Preview 03:41

Activity Percentage Complete Types Preview 06:38

Customizing Calendars Preview 04:18

Currencies & Units of Measure Preview 02:36

Filters Preview 11:35

Group & Sort Option Preview 06:35

Constraints Preview 10:36

Global Change Preview 05:27

User Defined Fields -UDFs Preview 03:56

Resource Leveling Preview 05:34

Stacked Histograms Preview 04:24

Resource Usage Spreadsheets & Activity Usage Spreadsheet Preview 03:14

Schedule Percentage Complete & Performance Percentage Complete Preview 05:25

Planned Value & Earned Value Curves Preview 02:29

Baselines Preview 06:43

Scheduling Options Preview 04:32

Schedule Log Preview 02:34

Progress Spotlight Preview 01:52

Negative Float Preview 03:15

Look Ahead Plans Preview 04:16

Reflections Preview 04:47

Schedule Comparison (Claim Digger ) Preview 03:15

Using Indicators in Primavera for Schedule Status Preview 11:39

Resource Assignment Window Preview 06:14