Primavera P6 Advanced

This Primavera P6 Advanced training gives you hands-on experience with 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.

Enrolling in this course will help you understand P6’s resource and portfolio functionality so you can make improved project management decisions. You’ll learn how to manage resources effectively to maximize investment; you’ll also develop the skills to select and prioritize projects to align strategy, execution and results.

Please note that this course uses the P6 Web interface. Case studies reinforce new skills and functionality.

Our Price:  $1,195 USD
Prerequisite: Knowledge of project management principles, Primavera P6 Fundamentals
Course Length: 2 day

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Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • Use high-level resource planning.
  • Use resource leveling.
  • Staff resource requests.
  • Create resource teams and role teams.
  • Assess portfolio performance.
  • View return on investment data.
  • Conduct waterline analysis.
  • Use advanced scheduling techniques
Course Objectives
  • Use advanced scheduling techniques
  • Analyze portfolio performance
  • Manage multiple projects
  • Create resource teams
  • Use high-level resource planning
  • View portfolio performance
  • Staff resource requests
  • Create a portfolio
  • Use resource leveling
Intended Audience
  • Business Analysts
  • End Users
  • Functional Implementer
  • Project Manager
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.

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