Planning & Control with Oracle Primavera PPM Professional

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. The course begins by deepening your understanding of resource management in Primavera P6, covering essential topics like resource calculations, user preferences, and the activity window. You’ll learn how to assign roles and resources to activities effectively, ensuring that your projects are set up for optimal performance from the start. Through a dedicated workshop, you’ll gain practical experience in managing resources and expenses, laying a solid foundation for advanced resource optimization techniques. As the course progresses, you’ll explore resource optimization strategies that are critical for managing large-scale projects. You’ll dive into tools like the Activity Usage Spreadsheet and Resource Usage Profile, learning how to analyze and optimize resource allocation to prevent overallocation and conflicts. Advanced topics such as bucket planning, resource leveling, and resource curves are also covered, equipping you with the skills to balance resources and optimize project schedules. The course includes a practical workshop that focuses on these advanced resource management techniques, ensuring you can apply them in real-world scenarios. The final sections of the course shift focus to enterprise management within Primavera P6. You’ll learn how to organize project data using structures like Project Breakdown Structures (PBS) and activity codes, and how to apply Global Change across multiple activities for efficient project management. Additionally, the course covers managing the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and coordinating multiple projects, providing you with the tools needed to oversee complex projects across an enterprise. A series of workshops will guide you through these advanced functions, helping you to master the full capabilities of Primavera P6 in an enterprise environment. This course is ideal for experienced project managers, planners, and schedulers who are looking to specialize in resource management and enterprise-level project coordination in Primavera P6. Prior experience with Primavera P6 and a solid understanding of project management principles are recommended.

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course begins by introducing you to advanced tools within Primavera P6, starting with the Activity Network View. Here, you'll learn how to manipulate activities, reorganize the network, and calculate critical paths to enhance your project’s efficiency. The course then dives into the management of constraints, crucial for keeping your project on track. You'll explore how to assign and manage constraints, work with must-finish dates, and ensure your project schedule is both realistic and achievable. As you progress, the focus shifts to data organization within Primavera P6. You'll learn how to group, sort, and layout your project information for better visibility and control, followed by a deep dive into filters, a powerful feature for streamlining and focusing your project data. Reporting and visualization tools are covered next, where you'll discover how to generate detailed reports, utilize the Visualizer tool, and compare schedules effectively. The final modules of the course focus on setting up baselines, updating unresourced schedules, and managing user and admin preferences to optimize your Primavera P6 environment. Each section is complemented by practical workshops designed to reinforce your learning and provide hands-on experience with the advanced features of Primavera P6. By the end of the course, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of how to schedule and optimize projects with precision and confidence. This course is tailored for project managers, schedulers, and advanced Primavera P6 users who are looking to enhance their scheduling and optimization skills. A solid understanding of Primavera P6 basics is recommended before taking this course.