Detailed Course Outline
Understanding P6 Data
- Describing Enterprise and Project-Specific data
- Logging In
- Opening an Existing Project
- Opening and Customizing Layouts
Enterprise Project Structure
- Describing Components of EPS
Creating a Project
- Create a project
- Navigating in the Projects Window
- Viewing Project Details
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
- Defining a Work Breakdown Structure
- Creating the WBS Hierarchy
Adding Activities
- Describing an Activity and its Components
- Describing Activity Types
- Adding Activities
- Adding a Notebook Topic
- Adding Steps to an Activity
- Assigning Activity Codes
Creating Relationships
- Viewing a Network Logic Diagram
- Relationship Types
- Creating Relationships
Scheduling
- Performing a Forward and Backward Pass
- Describing Float
Assigning Constraints
- Applying an Overall Deadline to a Project
- Apply a Constraint to an Activity
Using Reflection Projects
- Creating a Reflection Project
- Merging Changes
Formatting Schedule Data
- Grouping Activities
- Sorting
- Filtering
Roles and Resources
- Describing Roles and Resources
- Viewing Dictionaries
Assigning Roles
- Assigning Roles to an Activity
- Assign Rates on Roles
Assigning Resources
- Assigning Resources
- Adjusting Budgeted Units/Time
Analyzing Resources
- Displaying the Resource Usage Profile
Optimizing the Project Plan
- Analyzing Schedule Dates
- Shortening a Project Schedule
- Analyzing Resource Availability
Baselining the Project Plan
- Creating a Baseline Plan
- Display Baseline Bars on the Gantt Chart
Project Execution and Control
- Describing Methods for Updating the Schedule
- Using Progress Spotlight
- Statusing Activities
- Rescheduling the Project
Reporting Performance
- Describing Reporting Methods
- Running a Schedule Report
- Creating a report with the Report Wizard