Primavera P6 EPPM Rel 8.

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Fundamentals Training (Web Client)
Course Outline
Duration: 2 Days
PDU Credits: 14 (Category A)
Prerequisites: Basic project management and scheduling knowledge. No previous
experience working with Primavera P6 EPPM necessary. Previous experience with other
project scheduling tools an advantage.
Course Description
This course covers the fundamentals of the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio
Management (EPPM) Web Client Rel 8.x. Through a series of lectures, interactive sessions
and hands-on exercises, participants will gain the knowledge and experience they need to
use P6 EPPM Web Client as an effective project management tool.

Course Contents
Lesson 1: Navigation

Primavera P6 overview
An introduction to Primavera P6 EPPM
Logging In
Understanding the Views, Portals and Layouts
Lesson summary

Lesson 2: Enterprise Project Structure

Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) overview
Understanding the Enterprise Project Structure
Lesson summary

Lesson 3: Project Creation

Project creation overview
Creating a new project
Lesson summary

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Lesson 4: The Work Breakdown Structure

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) overview

Defining a Work Breakdown Structure
Modifying the WBS
Lesson summary

Lesson 5: Adding Activities

Activities overview
Describing an Activity and its attributes
Adding Activities
Understanding Duration Types
Assigning Activity Codes
Lesson summary

Lesson 6: Relationships and Constraints

Relationships overview
Relationship Types
Creating Relationships
Scheduling the Project
Apply a Constraint to an Activity
Critical Path Method
Modifying the Project Duration
Lesson summary

Lesson 7: Formatting Project Data

Formatting overview
Grouping
Sorting
Filtering
Lesson summary

Lesson 8: Roles and Resources

Resources and Roles overview

Describing Roles and Resources
Assigning Roles to an Activity
Assign Rates on Roles
Assigning Resources
Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time
Lesson summary

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Lesson 9: Analysis

Analysis overview
Analyzing Schedule Dates
Shortening a Project Schedule
Analyzing Resource Availability
Lesson summary

Lesson 10: Baselines

Baselines overview
Creating a Baseline Plan
Lesson summary

Lesson 11: Project Execution

Project execution overview

Status update methods
Progressing activity status
Rescheduling the Project
Lesson summary

Lesson 12: Reporting

Reporting overview
Describing Reporting Methods
Running Reports
Lesson summary

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