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Learn Primavera P6 Ver17 (in Detail in Easy English & Steps)
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Learn Primavera P6 Ver17 (in Detail in Easy English & Steps)

More than 60 Features you will learn with videos and explanation. Explained with scenarios from practical situations.
Created byAbu Bakar
Last updated 5/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • Install Primavera P6 Latest Version
  • Create a Project, WBS, Activities
  • Relationships ( FS, SS, SF, FF ) and Leads/ Lags
  • Resourcing , costing, Critical Path, Network Diagram
  • Baseline, Printing, Importing, Exporting,
  • Resource Leveling, Crashing, Fast tracking, Negative Float
  • Reports, Issues, Thresholds, Expenses, Cashflows,
  • Progress Entry , S-Curve, Earned Value generation
  • Calendars, Global Change, Filters, Layouts, Spotlight, Curtains, Text
  • Notebook, Steps, Milestones , Activity Codes, Websites, Reflections, Grouping and Sorting
  • Look ahead plans, Level 1, Level 2 , Level 3 Plans

Course content

1 section • 38 lectures • 3h 23m total length

  • Introduction5:11

    Learn to create a project in Primavera P6 by selecting a department in the enterprise project structure and entering the project id, short name, and full name.

  • How to install Primavera P7 v 17 on your laptop4:14
  • Create a Project5:11
  • Create WBS4:48
  • Create Activities14:30
  • Set Relationships , Leads/Lags5:33
  • Scheduling and Finding Critical Path2:02
  • Add Resources, New Currency , New Unit of Measurements, and Assign Resources20:28
  • Overtime, Correcting wrong rates, or resource rates increasing during a project4:46

    Adding resources of same types on the activities, or overtime or resource rates changing during the project, or correcting the resource rates 

  • Printing a Plan or Converting a Plan in PDF3:54
  • Baselines3:27

    Learn how a baseline is an agreed version of the project plan in Primavera P6 and how to create, assign, and display baselines.

  • Milestones schedule defining and printing6:56

    Define and schedule finish milestones, assign their predecessors, and link them to related activities; print a clean milestone Gantt view for top management.

  • Expenses3:31
  • Notebook3:49

    Learn to use the notebook feature in Primavera P6 Ver17 to add topics, capture lessons learned, and attach images, hyperlinks, and tables for printable team collaboration across activities.

  • Activity Steps5:56

    Create a primavera p6 project, define excavation activity steps, and calculate percent complete by step with adjustable weights, including marking steps as partial or complete and customizing columns for display.

  • Reports4:17

    Open the existing Primavera P6 project, browse predefined reports, and run key reports such as cost of work performed, actual cost, monthly cash flow, and print previews.

  • Reflections4:14

    Create a reflection of the master Primavera P6 project to test changes, then compare and merge updates back into the master. Use multiple reflections to present planning proposals to management.

  • Curtain, Text on Printouts , and Progress Spotlight3:07

    Apply progress spotlight to flag activities needing attention during the progress update, then use curtain and text on the Gantt chart printouts to annotate, format fonts, and present focused highlights.

  • Renumbering Activities1:21

    Renumber activity IDs in Primavera P6 by selecting multiple activities and using the right-click renumber option with a project code and increment, and set ID prefix, suffix, and increment.

  • Calendars & Fill down Feature4:33

    Learn to configure calendars in Primavera P6 Ver17, create and modify enterprise calendars, mark holidays and work weeks, and apply calendars to projects and activities with the fill down feature.

  • Theory of Critical Path Method11:55

    Explore the critical path method to identify the longest path, determine project duration, and compute early and late start/finish times with forward and backward passes in Primavera P6.

  • Theory of Earned Value9:22

    Learn how earned value management measures project performance in time and cost, using PV, EV, AC, SV, CV, SPI, CPI to forecast completion and guide recovery.

  • Resource Register or Resource Histograms and Resource Leveling2:30
  • Grouping and Sorting2:09
  • Activity Codes8:37
  • Filters2:12

    Learn to use filters in primavera p6 ver17 to view only critical or non-critical activities, filter by milestones, and create custom filters for durations greater than 30 days.

  • Global Change2:59

    Apply global change in Primavera P6 to adjust durations by a conditional multiplier, such as increasing durations by 10 percent for activities not completed or in progress.

  • User Defined Fields and Indicators3:51

    Explore how to create user defined fields and indicators in primavera p6 ver17, apply them to resources, customize columns, and use color-coded indicators (red, yellow, green, blue) to display performance.

  • Enterprise Projects Structure ( EPS) & Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)5:13

    Learn how to design enterprise project structure (EPS) and organizational breakdown structure (OBS) in Primavera P6 ver17, including department creation, manager assignment, and chart printing.

  • Creating Project Website3:18

    Publish a Primavera P6 project as a read-only website via Tools, publish Project Web site; name the site, choose a location, and finish to view activities and resources.

  • Handling Negative Float and Schedule Compression ( Crashing and Fast Tracking)1:50

    Learn how negative float on critical activities is restored to zero through crashing or fast tracking. Explore schedule compression with parallel work and start-to-start relations to shorten project duration.

  • Saving and Restoring Layouts3:38

    Save and restore layouts to control what cost numbers and activity details are visible in meetings, switching between full information and minimum information layouts.

  • Showing and Hiding Lists or Multiple Values1:25

    Learn how to show and hide lists in Primavera P6 Ver17, displaying multiple predecessors, resources, and successors for an activity, and how to adjust list columns by right-clicking and dragging.

  • Look Ahead , Level 1, Level 2 , Level 3 Schedules2:50
  • Import and Export Project4:09
  • Issues , Thresholds and Risks11:56

    Explore how to identify issues, differentiate risks, and set thresholds in primavera p6 ver17, and learn to create issues, record risks, and monitor thresholds.

  • Progress Entry , S-Curve , Earned Value generation12:34

    Observe project progress in Primavera P6, enter daily updates, and compute earned value metrics—including PV, EV, AC, cost and schedule variances, SPI, CPI—while generating S-curves to assess completion.

  • Sample Plans and Goodbye Note1:19

    Review sample plans and practice Primavera P6 features using the provided links to reinforce learning. Post questions on the course page and anticipate upcoming courses like Microsoft Project and VMP.

Requirements

  • This course is for people who are already working on Projects. They have concepts of Project, Activities, Schedule , Costing etc along with Basic Computer knowledge

Description

Course Contents 

1.Creating a Project 2. Customizing Calendars ( to adjust Working Days, Hours , holidays etc. ) 3. Create WBS ( Work Breakdown Structure) 4. Creating Activities ( Defining ID, Name, Duration, Activity Types ) 5. Setting Predecessors and Successors ( with Leads and Lags) 6. Computing / Calculating Schedule ( with Starts, Finish Dates , Floats, Critical Path , Total Duration of the Project) 

7. View Network Diagram , Critical Path 8. Defining and Assigning Resources on the activities ( with Overtime factor, Resource Rates, Per day maximum number of hours ) 9. Defining New Currency ( e.g. Saudi Riyals ) 10. Showing or hiding Columns and Tabs 11. Showing Project Total Cost and Breakdown ( on Labor, NonLabor, Material wise and Activity and WBS wise breakdown and summaries) 12. Baselines 13. Activity Steps 14. Activity Codes 15. Grouping and Sorting 

17. Filtering Activities 18. Renumbering Activity IDs 19. Suspend and Resume Activities 20. Defining Units of Measurements ( UOM) e.g. Kg , Cubit Meter etc) 21. Progress Spotlight 22. Global Change 23. Reflection 24. Import / Export 25. Printing Plans 26. Generating and Printing Reports 

27. User Defined Fields and Indicators 28. Resource Leveling 29. Resource Histograms / Resource Spreadsheets 30. Progress Update and Monitoring 31. Generating and Showing Earned Values ( including PV, EV, AC, SV, CV, SPI, CPI, EAC, ETC, TCPI etc) 32. Text and Curtains 33. Issues, Thresholds and Risks 34. Expenses 35. Notebook 

36.Look ahead plans 37.Handling Negative Float 38.Saving and Restoring Layouts 39.Creating Project Website 40.Defining EPS ( Enterprise Projects Structure) 41.Defining OBS ( Organizational Breakdown Structure) 

Who this course is for:

  • Engineers , Managers, Planners, PMO Departments , Project Controls Departments, Consultants

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