Project Management with Primavera

Overview
Primavera P6 is the industry-leading project management software used across construction, engineering, infrastructure, and other demanding industries worldwide. This comprehensive course teaches you how to leverage Primavera’s powerful features to plan, schedule, and manage complex projects successfully. You’ll learn the essential workflows for establishing project baselines, tracking progress, managing resources, and maintaining budgets using professional standards.
Whether you’re managing a small project or overseeing a portfolio of complex initiatives, Primavera provides the tools to keep your projects on track. This course combines theoretical project management concepts with hands-on practice using real-world scenarios, preparing you to confidently manage projects in professional environments.
What You Will Learn
- Primavera P6 interface, features, and functionality for project management
- Creating project plans including work breakdown structures (WBS) and task dependencies
- Scheduling techniques including critical path method and resource management
- Project budgeting, cost control, and resource leveling strategies
- Advanced features including risk management, earned value management, and reporting
- Real-world project applications, optimization techniques, and troubleshooting
Course Curriculum
| Module | What you cover |
|---|---|
| Week 1: Introduction to Primavera P6 | Overview of Primavera P6 interface and features, understanding project schedules and timelines, and setting up projects with clear objectives, milestones, and constraints |
| Week 2: Creating and Managing Project Plans | Creating work breakdown structures (WBS) and establishing task dependencies, resource allocation and management, and setting project baselines and tracking progress |
| Week 3: Project Scheduling and Cost Management | Scheduling techniques including critical path method (CPM) and float calculations, managing project budgets and cost control measures, and resource leveling and optimization in Primavera |
| Week 4: Advanced Features in Primavera | Risk management and reporting capabilities in Primavera, earned value management (EVM) for project tracking, and customizing reports and dashboards for project monitoring |
| Week 5: Real-World Application and Project Simulation | Case study analysis and real-world project simulation, hands-on project creation: building a complete project schedule in Primavera, and tips for troubleshooting and optimizing project schedules |