Planning & Scheduling Using Primavera P6

PRIMAVERA P6 OUTLINE

 1.LEARNINGOUTCOME

1.Create a project
2.Assign resources
3.Add activities
4.Schedule a project
5.Adjust project schedule
6.Create report

2.TARGETPARTICIPANT

1.BusinessAnalysts

2.ProjectManagers

3.ProgramManagers

4. Functional Implementers

5. Planners (Project)

3.COURSECONTENT 

Data,Navigating,&Layouts

•  Describe enterpriseand projectspecificdata
•  Log in
•  Open an existingproject
•  NavigateintheHomewindowand Activities window
•  Open an existinglayout
•  Customizealayout
•  Savealayout

Scheduling

•  Performaforwardandbackwardpass
•  Describefloatanditsimpactonaschedule
•  Identifyloopsand openends
•  Calculateaschedule
•  Analyze theschedulinglogreport

Enterprise Project Structure

•  Describe thecomponentsthatcomprise the

EnterpriseProjectStructure

•  ViewtheEPS

AssigningConstraints

•  Applyanoveralldeadlinetoaproject
•  Applyaconstrainttoan individual activity
•  Add notebooktopicsto constrained activities
•  Describe theavailableconstrainttypes

Creatinga project

•  Createaproject
•  NavigateintheProjects window
•  View&modifyinformationin ProjectDetails

MaintainingtheProjectDocumentsLibrary

•  Describe the difference between awork productand areferencedocument
•  Createadocumentrecord
•  Link thedocumentrecord toaproject documentorworkproduct
•  Assign theproject documenttoan activityor

WBS

Creatinga WorkBreakdown Structure

•  DefineaWorkBreakdownStructure
•  CreateamultiplelevelsofaWBShierarchy

Formatting Schedule Data

•  Group activitiesaccording toaspecific criteria
•  Sortactivities
•  Applyafilter
•  Createafilter

AddingActivities

•  Describean activityand itscomponents
•  Describeactivitytypes
•  Add activities
•  Add aNotebooktopictoan activity
•  Add stepstoan activity
•  Assign activity codestoactivities

Rolesand Resources

•  Describeroles
•  Viewstherolesdictionary
•  Describeresources
•  Identifythedifferencesbetween labor,non- laborandmaterial resources
•  Viewtheresourcedictionary

CreatingRelationships

•  Viewanetworklogic diagram
•  Differentiate betweenthefourrelationship types
•  CreaterelationshipsintheActivityNetwork
•  CreaterelationshipsinActivityDetails

Optimizingthe ProjectPlan

•  Analyzeschedule dates
•  Shorten aprojectschedule
•  Analyzeresourceavailability
•  Removeresourceover-allocation
•  Analyzeprojectcosts

AssigningRoles

•  Assign rolestoan activity
•  Assign rateson roles

Base-liningtheProjectPlan

•  Createabaselineplan
•  DisplaybaselinebarsontheGanttChart
•  Modifythe barsontheGanttChart

AssigningResourcesand Costs

•  Assign resourcesbyrole
•  Assign labor,non-labor,and material

resourcestoactivities

•  AdjustBudgeterUnits/Timeforaresource
•  Assign expensestoactivities

ProjectExecution andControl

•  Describeseveralmethodsforupdating the projectschedule
•  UseProgressSpotlight
•  Statusactivities
•  Rescheduletheproject

AnalyzingResources

•  DisplaytheResourceUsage Profile
•  Formataprofile
•  Format thetimescale

ReportingPerformance

•  Describereportingmethods
•  Run aschedulereport
•  Createaresourcereportwith theReport wizard
•  Createatime distributed report
•  Createareportusing thecurrentlayout

4.OBJECTIVES

Manage multiple projects

Define roles & resources

Create a project

Assign roles

Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Assign resources & costs

Add activities

Analyze resources

Maintain the project documents library

Optimize the project plan

Format the schedule data

Execute the project

Report performance

AZLAN YAHAYA

Independent IT Consultant, Planner & Scheduler,Trainer and System

Implementer.

 Current:Independent ITConsultant, Planner&Scheduler,Trainer and

System Implementer atRichkey Creative(since 2010) & Richkey Consultant & Training Sdn Bhd as Prinsipal Consultant.

 Previous:CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER |EURIKA Systems Sdn Bhd(324220-

K)formerly known ASR Synergy Sdn Bhd(SEP2001–APR 2009 |7 Years & 8 Months)

#SYSTEM ANALYST |ASTASOFT Sdn Bhd(366852-T)formerly known SISKOM Sdn Bhd (40330K) (MAY1993- AUG2001 |8 Years & 4 Months)

#PROGRAMMER |WST Southeast Asia(M)Sdn Bhd seconded from HSS

Intesys Sdn Bhd(APR1992-APR 1993 | 1Year&1Month)

Education:International DIPLOMA In Computer Studies(NCC The National CentreFor Information Technology UK), InformationTechnology at SYSTEMATIC Computer Centre Sdn Bhd,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.(1991 -1992 Full-time & 1992-1993 Part-time)

SUMMARY

More than 20 years in Information Technology (IT) & System Implementer and more than 17  years  as  Project  Management  Consultant  in  both  Public  and Private  Sector  with  key emphasis in ProjectManagement System ,Asset & Maintenance Management System ,Library  &  Resource  Center  Automation  System,  Supply  Chain  Management  System,  Help  Desk

System Content Management System,E-CommerceSystem, and On-line      Marketing.

PROFILE

• Solutions-oriented  with  20  years  of  significant,  progressive  experience  in  information- technology consulting, focusingonweb-base dand client server-based applications, custom development projects ,as well as customization of packaged products;possess energy industry expertise,both Upstream and Downstream.
• Experienced  Project  Management  Consultant  who  has  successfully  led  medium-large project teams of  25+ peoples from Initiate (ProjectDefinitions), Planning(Scope,Work Program,Resources Loading,Resources Analysis,Resources Leveling,Cost Estimation, Potential Risk Register,Baseline)toImplementation including Monitor& Control (through Performance  Reports,  Issues  Reports,  Risk  Reports  and  other  Analysis  Reports)  and Project Closing.
• Dedicated,self-motivated,achiever who is committed to success and adept a tjuggling multiple tasks in a high-pressured environment.
•  Solid communicator with exceptional teambuilding skills.
•  Strong problem-solver who can design solutions and assist developers with issues.