Certificate in Primavera P6
🎯 Course Overview
The Certificate in Primavera P6 is a professional-level training program designed to equip students with advanced skills in project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control using Oracle Primavera P6 software.
This course is ideal for students and professionals in civil engineering, construction management, project planning, and infrastructure development, helping them manage real-world projects efficiently.
🎯 Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand fundamentals of project planning and scheduling
- Create and manage projects using Primavera P6 software
- Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
- Perform Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling
- Assign and manage resources and costs
- Create and track baselines and project progress
- Generate professional project reports
- Monitor delays and optimize project timelines
📚 Course Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Project Management & Primavera P6
- Introduction to project management concepts
- Role of Primavera in construction and engineering
- Overview of P6 interface and navigation
Module 2: Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) & Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS)
- Understanding EPS hierarchy
- Creating EPS structure
- OBS and user access setup
Module 3: Project Creation & Setup
- Creating new projects
- Defining project calendars
- Setting project start and finish dates
- Project codes and settings
Module 4: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Understanding WBS concept
- Creating WBS hierarchy
- Structuring project deliverables
Module 5: Activities & Relationships
- Adding activities and milestones
- Activity types and codes
- Defining relationships (FS, SS, FF, SF)
- Network logic creation
Module 6: Scheduling & Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Scheduling process in P6
- Forward and backward pass concepts
- Critical path identification
- Float analysis
Module 7: Resources & Cost Management
- Creating resources
- Assigning resources to activities
- Cost loading and budgeting
- Resource leveling techniques
Module 8: Baselines & Progress Tracking
- Creating project baselines
- Updating project progress
- Earned value management basics
- Delay analysis
Module 9: Reporting & Project Control
- Generating reports
- S-curves and progress reports
- Monitoring project performance
- Exporting project data
Module 10: Advanced Tools & Project Management Features
- Global change tools
- User-defined fields
- Import/export projects
- Multi-project management
📌 Entry Requirements
- Minimum O/L or A/L qualification
- Basic computer knowledge
- Interest in construction or project management
- Students in engineering / technical fields preferred (not mandatory)
🏆 Certification
Upon successful completion, students will receive:
📜 “Certificate in Primavera P6 – Project Planning & Scheduling”
Issued by Novus Institute of Higher Studies – Eravur
This certification confirms that the student is competent in:
- Primavera P6 project planning
- Scheduling and resource management
- Construction project control techniques