Detailed Course Outline
Understanding P6 Data
- Describing the Organizational Breakdown Structure
- Describing the Enterprise Project Structure
Creating a Project
- Viewing the EPS Page
- Modifying Project Information
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
- Creating Multiple Levels
Adding Activities
- Describing Activity Types
- Viewing Activity Information
- Editing Activity Details
- Assigning Steps
- Assigning Codes
Using Activity Views
- Customizing a View
- Filtering Data
- Grouping and Sorting Data
Creating Relationships
- Viewing Relationship Types
- Creating Relationships in the Gantt Chart
Scheduling a Project
- Defining Key Terms
- Defining Total Float
- Describing Loops and Open Ends
- Calculating a Schedule
Assigning Constraints
- Applying a Must Finish By Date
- Constraining an Activity
Optimizing the Project Schedule
- Analyzing Schedule Dates
- Shortening a Project Schedule
Viewing the Project Workspace
- Adding and Removing Portlets
- Customizing the Project Workspace
Assigning Roles and Resources
- Assigning a Role
- Requesting Resources
- Assigning Resources
- Checking Resource Availability
Calendars
- Defining Work Types
- Editing a Project Calendar
- Assigning a Calendar to an Activity
Baselining the Project Plan
- Selecting a Baseline
- Adding a Baseline
Executing the Project Plan
- Describing Methods of Applying Progress
- Using Progress Spotlight
- Defining the Data Date
- Applying Progress to Activities
Analyzing the Updated Project
- Comparing Dates
- Viewing Schedule Performance
- Addressing Variances
Viewing Dashboards
- Customizing Dashboards
- Adding and Removing Dashboards
- Viewing Portfolio Data