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Project Planning and Scheduling Masterclass

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Master Primavera P6 EPPM and build real-world project scheduling, tracking, and reporting skills. Learn how to plan, optimize, execute, and monitor projects using Primavera P6 industry workflows. This course provides a practical, step-by-step learning experience for project managers, planners, schedulers, and PMO professionals who want to improve project productivity and control. Learners will develop hands-on understanding of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), scheduling logic, critical path analysis, resource allocation, baselining, progress tracking, dashboards, portfolio management, and reporting. The course covers the complete project lifecycle using Primavera P6 EPPM — from creating activities and assigning resources to analyzing updated schedules and managing dashboards. Learners will also explore project optimization techniques, Earned Value Management concepts, workspace customization, and timesheet-based updates. By the end of the course, learners will be able to confidently manage project schedules, optimize resource utilization, monitor project performance, and generate professional project reports using Primavera P6 EPPM.

Syllabus

  • Getting Started with P6 Project Foundations
    • Learn how to configure Primavera P6 project structures, create activities, manage milestones, edit activity details, and work with project documentation and reporting features.
  • Mastering Calendars & Scheduling Logic
    • Develop scheduling expertise by managing calendars, creating activity relationships, analyzing critical paths, and applying scheduling logic within Primavera P6.
  • Advanced Scheduling & Activity Customization
    • Master advanced scheduling techniques including constraints, activity view customization, sorting, filtering, and project schedule organization.
  • Resource & Role Management Essentials
    • Understand how to manage resources, assign roles, analyze pricing information, and optimize resource allocation within Primavera P6 projects.
  • Optimizing Project Performance & Workspaces
    • Explore project optimization strategies, workspace customization, critical activity management, and resource allocation analysis for improved project performance.
  • Baselining & Executing the Project Plan
    • Learn how to create baselines, execute project plans, update progress, manage labor units, suspend activities, and analyze project execution performance.
  • Project Analysis, Portfolios & Reporting Mastery
    • Build expertise in project analysis, portfolio management, dashboards, portlets, timesheets, and Primavera P6 reporting tools for enterprise project control.

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