Polyglot Institute Sultanate of Oman

Primavera P6

COURSE

DURATION

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

40 Hours

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The course is designed to make the participants a Project Management Professional. To build capability to manage large projects over millions of activity among young and growing managers. Primavera helps the designers to save millions of dollars every day globally. A course on Primavera will add professional value to the individual.

TARGETED TRAINEES

Engineering and Management Graduates
Project Management Students
Project Managers and Engineers.

PREREQUISITES

Engineering and Management experience.

COURSE OUTLINES

Introduction

Introduction about Project and its management.
About Project Management Information System

Introduction to Primavera

About Primavera
P6 EPPM Suite.
GUI of P6 Release 8.2 client

Projects

About Projects.
Creation of Project in client.

Calendar

Introduction to Calendar
Types of Calendar
Timescale

Work Breakdown Structure

Introduction to WBS
WBS Structure
Creation of WBS in Client.
Creating a WBS from a template
Configuring general WBS information

Activities

Introduction about an Activity
Assign Calendar to the Project in client.
Creating Activities
Configuring General Tab
Delete an activity.
Various methods to create an Activity

Relationships

Introduction about Relationships
Types of Relationship
Adding Relationships to the Activities in various methods
Apply Lead or Lag
Procedure to apply Lead or Lag

Scheduling

Introduction about Scheduling
About Critical Path Method
Procedure for Scheduling

Constraints

Introduction about Constraints
Constraints Categories
Types of Constraints
Procedure to apply constraints in client.

Codes

Introduction about Codes
Types of codes
About Activity Code & creation of code in client.
About Resource Code & creation of code in client.

Roles

Introduction about Roles
Creation of Roles
Assigning a Resource to a Role

Resources

Introduction about Resources
Types of Resources.
Define Resources
Assigning a Role to Resource

Assigning Roles & Resources

Assigning Roles to an Activity
Assigning Resources to an Activity

Resource Analysis & Leveling

Introduction about Analysis of a Resource
Resource Analysis
Different views of Resource Analysis
Resource Leveling

Documents

Baselines

About Baselines
Setting Baselines
Assign Baselines
Display Baselines

Updating Project Progress

Updating the Progress of Activities
Automatic Update
Manual Update
Display Progress line in Gantt chart

Tracking Project Progress

Introduction about Tracking
Earned Value Analysis
Earned Value Fields

Issues & Thresholds in Client

About an Issue
Creating Issues
Threshold
Using Issue Navigator

User Defined Fields

Introduction about User Defined Fields
WBS UDF
Activity UDF

Reports

Introduction about Reports
Procedure to take Reports
Create New Report Through Wizard
Report Group
Batch Report
Graphical Reports

UNIT	LANGUAGE AREA FOCUS	SKILL AREA FOCUS	HOURS
8	Indirect questions & statements Vocabulary: recruitment & personal character	Managing meetings Writing: letters (1)	6
9	Conditionals Vocabulary: international trade	Negotiating (1) Writing: emails (5)	5
10	Gerunds & infinitives Vocabulary: quality control & customer service	Telephoning: dealing with complaints Writing: reports (2)	5
11	Narrative tenses Vocabulary: knowing what is right or wrong	Problem-solving Writing: letters (2)	5
12	Relative clauses Vocabulary: character	Decision-making Writing: emails (6)	5
13	Passives Vocabulary: innovations	Presentation techniques Writing: short articles / Press releases	6
14	Modals: probability Vocabulary: business competition idioms	Negotiating (2) Writing: emails (7)	6
	Assessment		2

UNIT	LANGUAGE AREA FOCUS	SKILL AREA FOCUS	HOURS
1	Present Simple & Present Continuous Vocabulary: brands & products	Taking part in meetings (1) Writing: emails (1)	5
2	Future Tenses Vocabulary: British / American English	Telephoning: making arrangements Writing: emails (2)	5
3	Noun combinations Vocabulary: company structure	Socialising: introductions & networking Writing: reports (1)	5
4	Past Simple & Present Perfect Vocabulary: describing change	Taking part in meetings (2) Writing: minutes	6
5	Describing trends Vocabulary: finance & financial issues	Dealing with figures Writing: emails (3)	6
6	Articles: a, an, the, zero article Vocabulary: advertising	Starting presentations Writing: summarising	5
7	Modals: advice, obligation & necessity Vocabulary: business idioms	Social English Writing: emails (4)	6
	Assessment		2

UNIT	LANGUAGE AREA FOCUS	SKILL AREA FOCUS	OUTCOMES
9	Modals for obligation, necessity & permission	Meetings Controlling the discussion	• talk about sales & advertising • talk about obligation • interrupt & avoid being interrupted • control the discussion in meetings
10	Present Continuous	Presenting Giving a formal presentation	• talk about new green initiatives • talk about innovative practices • ask for clarification • give a formal presentation
11	First conditional	Socialising Invitations & offers	• talk about corporate entertainment • talk about future possibilities • talk about food & drink • make & respond to invitations & offers
12	Present Perfect (2)	Presenting Describing trends	• talk about performance • talk about present & past performance • say large & approximate numbers • describe trends
13	Future predictions	Meetings Predicting	• talk about global issues • make predictions • respond to ideas • predict future trends
14	Second conditional	Exchanging info Negotiating conditions	• talk about managing time • speculate & discuss consequences • talk about time • negotiate conditions
15	Modal verbs for giving advice	Exchanging info Showing understanding & suggesting solutions	• talk about personal development & training • give advice, say thank you & respond • show understanding & suggest solutions
16	Revision of grammar & tenses	Presenting Giving a personal presentation	• talk about ambitions & careers • revise grammar & tenses • say goodbye • give a personal presentation

UNIT	LANGUAGE AREA FOCUS	SKILL AREA FOCUS	OUTCOMES
1	Present Simple	Socialising Introducing yourself and others	• talk about what companies do • make polite requests • introduce yourself & others
2	Present Continuous	Telephoning Making & Receiving telephone calls	• talk about jobs & people you work with • talk about work activities • give phone numbers & spell names • make & receive telephone calls
3	Asking questions	Presenting Visual information	• talk about company structure • welcome visitors • present visual information
4	Past Simple	Meetings Giving a report	• talk about new products & stages in development • show interest • give a report
5	Present Perfect (1)	Meetings Discussing progress	• talk about job benefits & employment procedures • describe personal experiences • delegate work • discuss progress on projects
6	Comparisons	Meetings Asking for & giving opinions	• talk about customer service • make comparisons • respond to complaints • ask for & give opinions
7	Countable & Uncountable nouns	Socialising Making small talk & developing a conversation	• talk about travel • ask for travel information • report to a company reception • make small talk & develop a conversation
8	Future plans, arrangements & decisions	Meetings Making & responding to suggestions	• talk about orders & deliveries • talk about the future • make arrangements • make & respond to suggestions

UNIT	LANGUAGE AREA FOCUS	SKILL AREA FOCUS	OUTCOMES
9	Reported Speech	Exchanging info Placing & Handling Orders	• talk about logistics & supply chains • place & handle orders • leave a voicemail message • report problems or disagreements
10	Nouns & Quantifiers	Meetings Making suggestions & recommendations	• describe your place of work • make suggestions or recommendations • link ideas • talk about work facilities
11	First & Second Conditionals	Meetings Participating in a discussion	• talk about decision-making • participate in a discussion • be persuasive • talk about future possibilities
12	Superlative forms	Presenting Giving a formal presentation	• talk about innovative ideas • give a formal presentation • respond to difficult questions & comments • talk about extremes
13	Advice & Recommendation	Exchanging info Discussing problems	• talk about breakdowns & faults • discuss problems & offer advice • check someone understands • advise & recommend
14	Passive Forms	Socialising Planning future contracts	• talk about processes • make & change future plans • get someone’s attention • describe processes
15	Past Continuous & Past Perfect	Meetings Apprasing performance & setting objectives	• talk about personal qualities • appraise performance & set objectives • give feedback • tell a story • talk about past events
16	Contrasting language	Meetings Reporting back	• talk about achievements • report back on and evaluate research • generalize • use contrasting language

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