Advanced Primavera P6: Planning Construction Projects By Plan Academy

• Learn to adhere to a complex schedule specification
• Learn to Cost-Load a schedule from a fixed bid contract and for Earned Value progressing
• Resource-load from a bid estimate, using techniques to properly allocate labor hours & resolve overallocations
• Advanced Critical Path determination techniques for schedules with multiple contract milestones
• P6 User Defined Fields, Global Changes, the Resource Assignments screen, Float Paths
• Build graphs & generate real reports you can use on any project

And much much more…

Getting Started

• Goals & Introduction to the Course
• Files for the Course

Understanding the Project

• The Gotham City Watermain Project
• Understanding the Contract
• A Simulation: Visualizing the Work
• Reviewing the Preliminary Baseline Schedule
• Reviewing the Schedule Specification
• Quiz #1: Understanding the Project

Building the Project Schedule Goals for Creating the Detailed Baseline Schedule

• Starting with the WBS
• Process for Building the Schedule  
• Using Snippets as Templates
• Entering Pre-construction Activities
• Compound Setup and Restoration  
• Defining the Shaft and Excavation Work
• Planning the TBM Tunnelling
• Planning the Pipe Installation
• Cast-in-Place Vaults Planning  
• Preparing the Commissioning work Plan
• Quiz #2: Building the Project Schedule
• Workshop #1: Building the Project Schedule

Linking the Schedule 

• Michael’s Secret Tip for Faster Linking
• Linking Pre-Construction Activities
• Linking Compound Setup Activites
• Shaft Excavation Sequencing
• Linking Pipe Installation Activities
• Linking the Vaults
• Double-Check Your Relationships
• Checking for Errors in the Schedule Log
• Understanding How Calendars Affect Durations  
• Changing Calendars via Advanced Global Change
• Quiz #3: Linking the Schedule

Advanced Critical Path Analysis Fixing

• Errors Up To This Point
• P6’s Multiple Float Paths Feature
• Identifying Critical Paths to Each Milestone
• P6 Critical Path Settings and Best Practices
• Quiz #4: Advanced Critical Path Analysis
• Workshop #2: Advanced Critical Path Analysis

Cost-Loading the Schedule

• The Bid Costing Spreadsheet – A First Look
• Setting Up Cost Accounts & Helper Fields
• Using WBS Summary Activities for Cost-Loading
• Using the Resource Assignments Screen  
• Continuing Cost-Loading Part B Activities
• Cost-Loading the Tunneling
• Cost-Loading Challenge: Are You Batman or Robin?
• Correcting Cost-Loading Mistakes
• Cost Reporting: Cash Flow & Planned Value
• Quiz #5: Cost-Loading The Schedule

Resource-Loading the Schedule 

• Top Benefits of Resource-Loading a Schedule  
• Setting Up Resource Crews
• Assigning Crews to Activities
• Finding & Fixing Crew Over-Allocations
• Equipment Loading: Our Approach
• Faster Resource-Loading with Resource Codes
• Duplicate Resource Assignments in P6
• Equipment Loading Homework Challenge
• Verify Equipment with an Advanced Layout
• Finding Equipment Overallocations
• Renumbering Activity IDs
• Prepping For Earned Value Management
• Quiz #6: Resource Loading The Schedule
• Workshop #3: Resource & Cost Loading The Schedule

Building & Printing Reports

• Print Settings & Printing the Gantt Chart
• Layouts for Printing Critical Path
• Printing Resource Graphs
• Text-based Reports with the P6 Report Wizard
• Creating the Cashflow Report 
• Exporting P6 Report Data to CSV
• ScheduleReader: A Must-Have P6 Tool for Advanced Schedulers
• GraphicSchedule Creates Linear Diagrams and so much more
• Remove Confidential Data from Your XER with ScheduleCleaner
• Quiz #7: Building & Printing Reports
• Workshop #4: Building & Printing Reports