Description
About Course
Turn complex project schedules into clear, controlled plans.
The Project Management with Primavera P6 course by NÆON Academy is an intensive five-day programme designed to develop practical skills in project planning, scheduling and control using Primavera P6.
Participants will learn how to structure projects, build Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), manage activities and calendars, allocate resources and costs, establish baselines, and monitor progress and performance.
Combining project management principles with hands-on application, the course provides a structured approach to managing complex projects with greater clarity, control and confidence.
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to use Primavera P6 to plan, monitor and control projects effectively—from initial structure to final delivery.
What Will You Learn?
- Understand the essentials of project management and see how Primavera P6 can be used as a practical tool to support the full project lifecycle.
- Set up and navigate the Primavera P6 environment by installing the system, adjusting settings, and becoming comfortable with its interface and data structures.
- Build an enterprise project structure and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to organise tasks clearly and align them with project objectives.
- Create and manage project schedules using calendars, activity relationships, float analysis, and the Critical Path Method to ensure realistic timelines.
- Assign and monitor resources effectively, including labour, equipment, and costs, while analysing their impact on overall project performance.
- Forecast expenditures and manage project finances by reviewing cash flows, applying cost-control measures, and aligning financial data with progress.
- Track and evaluate project performance by setting baselines, comparing them with actual results, and applying earned value management techniques.
- Generate reports and dashboards that provide stakeholders with transparent updates, enabling better decision-making and stronger project governance.
Course Content
DAY 1 - Introduction to Project Management and Primavera P6
• Defining Project Management and its importance for organizations
• Examining the project lifecycle from initiation to closing
• Introduction to Primavera P6 installation, licensing, and system setup
• Reviewing Primavera interface, navigation tools, and system preferences
• Detailing Primavera data structure:
- ProjectsActivities
- Resources
- Calendars
• Discussing access control, user roles, and security configurations
Exercise: Installing Primavera P6 and setting up a sample project
DAY 2 - Enterprise Project Structure and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Exploring enterprise project structure (EPS) and organizational hierarchy
• Reviewing project window options and configuration settings
• Steps for creating and configuring a new project in Primavera P6
• Guidelines for developing a structured Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Techniques for planning and organizing project work schedules
Exercise: Creating a new project and building a WBS hierarchy
DAY 3 - Scheduling and Total Float
• Exploring types of calendars for project scheduling
- Global calendar
- Project calendar
- Resource calendar
• Reviewing steps for creating, modifying, and assigning custom calendars
• Understanding activity relationships and dependency types:
- FS (Finish-to-Start)
- SS (Start-to-Start)
- FF (Finish-to-Finish)
- SF (Start-to-Finish)
- Applying lags and leads
• Discussing total float as a measure of schedule flexibility
• Exploring the Critical Path Method (CPM) and critical activities
• Detailing links between float values, deadlines, and critical path analysis
Exercise: Creating calendars and analyzing float and critical path in sample schedules
DAY 4 - Resource and Cost Management
• Exploring resource types and classifications:
- Labour resources
- Equipment resources
- Material resources
- Cost resources
• Steps to assigning resources to project activities
• Techniques for reviewing resource usage and analysing over-allocation
• Strategies for managing project costs and expense allocation
• Discussing project cash flow management and forecasting techniques
Exercise: Assigning resources and generating cost and cash flow reports
DAY 5 - Monitoring, Updating, and Reporting
• Strategies for updating project progress and recording actual performance
• Steps to creating and assigning project baselines for performance tracking
• Comparing the baseline schedule against the actual project results
• Techniques for applying Earned Value
- Management (EVM):
- Planned Value (PV)
- Earned Value (EV)
- Actual Cost (AC)
- Variances and performance indices (SV, CV, SPI, CPI)
• Guidelines for configuring schedule variance analysis
• Best practices for creating and sharing project reports and dashboards
• Key takeaways and course evaluation
Who Should Attend
Planners and schedulers, project controllers, and engineers moving into planning roles. No prior Primavera experience is required, we build from the WBS up.
Audience
This course is ideal for professionals who want to strengthen their project management skills and apply Primavera P6 in real-world projects. It will be especially useful for:
Project Managers and Coordinators, Planning and Scheduling Engineers, Cost Controllers and Analysts, Team Leaders responsible for project delivery, Professionals in construction, oil & gas, engineering, and other project-driven industries.
Built Around You
Every NÆON Academy course is tailored to who is in the room, scope, depth, case studies and schedule adapted to your context.
Individual Professional
Join a scheduled session or take it one-to-one to advance your own career.
Company Team
Delivered in-house on your own project data, aligned to your procedures and tools.
University & School
Academic cohorts and partnerships with student rates and a recognised certificate.
Official Partners
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