Primavera P6

What is Primavera P6? It is a scheduling software used by construction project managers and planners. Primavera scheduling software primarily important in recording and planning the most effective sequence of activities from the very first up to the last activity until completion of a project.

Primavera project management software is very useful in project status scheduling and progress status monitoring. So most construction companies wants their project managers, planners, estimators attend the primavera p6 training. The primavera software training is usually shouldered by companies to enhance the skills of their project managers, planners other and project management staff.

Primavera P6 Software is continuously developing to improve and meet needs of project managers and planners to have a more versatile and more effective scheduling software. You can learn how to use P6 Software by registering on websites which offer Primavera P6 Training Online which will also give you primavera p6 certification.

Primavera software cost can be check online by going to oracle store website shop.oracle.com. Browse to products, software, applications, then primavera.

Here is a recommended guide outline on how to learn Primavera P6 online free and fast. You have to learn the following Primavera P6 tutorial topics on step by step manner. You can google also this topics and study this topics one by one for more explanation. After you completely learned all these topics you will be a capable Primavera P6 user with intermediate Primavera P6 expertise.

• How to download and install Primavera P6
• How to setup Primavera P6 database
• How to setup Enterprise Project Structure (EPS)
• How to setup Organizational Breakdown Structure OBS
• How to setup a new project
• How to setup the Work Breakdown Structure WBS
• How to add activities to a Project
• Learn about the project display windows, toolbars and their uses
• How to link activity relationships
• How to setup calendars or create and assign a calendar
• How to setup user preferences
• How to setup admin preferences and add a currency
• How to add a new user defined column in Primavera P6
• How to add a new unit of measure in Primavera P6
• How to add resources and roles to an activity
• How to save and re-use display layouts
• How to group activities using activity codes
• How to group and sort activities
• How to copy a schedule to another computer with Primavera P6
• How to save, use and restore a schedule baseline
• How to monitor progress and update the schedule
• How to use Filter and make a Look Ahead Schedule
• How to Print Reports
• How to level resources in Primavera P6

Earned Value Monitoring Method in Primavera P6
Learn about effects of changing activity types, duration, and resources on schedule.

This course outline is enough to give you a working knowledge of Primavera Software. However still I highly recommend the paid formal training tutorial so that you can have more confidence in your skill as a planner and a Primavera P6 user. There are many online courses that are offering Project management and Primavera P6, you may want to try them for a better development in planning and project management career.

It’s more easy to install “ Primavera P6 8.4” than “ Primavera P6 8.3 or 8.2”. The reason for this is because sqlite database can be used in Primavera P6 v8.4 which is much simpler to setup during the installation process. So you have to buy or find it yourself or request from your company to buy  Primavera P6 v8.4 .

If you want to try it so that you can learn it now, you can google search colon site specific search operator to find Primavera P6 8.4. “site:www.4shared.com Primavera P6”. But once you landed a job which will require you to use Primavera P6, you have to make sure that your company buy a license for your copy.

WARNING: Be very very careful in downloading any kind software from the internet especially if you are using your company computer, all your important files may become a victim of a ransom-ware cerber kind of virus if you are not downloading carefully.

How Configure Database, Create Backup or Add Database in Primavera P6

Then find and select Primavera P6 version v8.4 search result which may lead to a good download link. Make sure to check if it is a trustworthy file and proceed to download at your own risk. You might download a fake file which may contain malware so you have to be careful in selecting a trustworthy Primavera P6 file to download.

After downloading, proceed to installation process same as any other usual windows application. Just be aware of the step by step pop-ups that appear and just remember your username and password that you type during the database setup pop-up window. You will use it every time to login to Primavera P6.

In Primavera P6 versions lower than Primavera P6 v8.4 you need to export a xer file so that you can have a backup for your schedule. If you have many schedules to need to export as many schedules in xer file for you to be able to transfer all those schedules to another computer.

But in Primavera P6 higher than v8.3, you can just copy the standalone sqlite database to have a backup of all you schedules or you can transfer all you schedules to another computer by just copying the database file even without exporting a single xer file.

Setting-up a New Database in Primavera P6 v8.4

So in creating a database in Primavera P6 higher than v8.3, your job would be easier if you use sqlite database instead of mysql or oracle. In the login menu click the browse database the click add. Then database configuration appears, choose sqlite see the picture below. For new database choose add an new and standalone database and connection in the next dialog box.

Copying Database Backup in Primavera P6 v.8.4

Sqlite database is a standalone database so you can just copy it and transfer to another computer just like copying and transferring a simple document file without hassle.You just have to know where the database file is located so that you can copy that database and paste it to a backup folder in your computer, your external drive, or to another computer. At the login dialog box, click the browse button.

Then see the details below and you will see the location of your database. You can open your folders explorer to find that particular database and copy it so that you can paste it somewhere else.

After pasting it to another location in you computer, you can add that copied database to include in you Primavera P6 accessible database. At the login box, click the add button and select driver type sqlite and choose connection to existing database, then browse the location the database. You will now see the additional database in you Primavera P6. Highlight the database you want to use and click select.

How to Create a New EPS in Primavera P6

rom the top Menu items click Enterprise and select Enterprise Project Structure (EPS). This dialog box will pop-up.

Use the buttons pointed by the red arrows to add and adjust the EPS items, type the item code and names and you add them. In the example above I added the MyCompany EPS and 4-subitems. I Minimized the Enterprise EPS above it, so that its sub-items will be hidden. Press close after adding all you enterprise items.

How to setup Organizational Breakdown Structure OBS in Primavera P6

The Organizational Breakdown Structure OBS is a global hierarchy that represents the managers responsible for the projects in your enterprise. The OBS usually reflects the management structure of your organization, from top-level personnel down through various levels constituting your organization.

Setup Organization Project Structure

Open and Login to Primavera P6
>Top Menu
> Enterprise
> OBS…
>Add
Type OBS items and then adjust the structure using the arrows

See this video for further information about setting-up the OBS.

How to Add New Project in Primavera P6

To Add New Project in Primavera P6 highlight the EPS item where you want to add you new project, then click the + icon at the upper-right screen so that you can add new new project. Then just click Next Next Next until Finish but of course you have to read them so that you can learn what is being asked about in each dialog, or you can just click Finish right away.

Here is a video for more explation about creating a new project in Primavera P6.

How to make Work Breakdown Structure WBS in Primavera P6

Open the Project so that you can create a WBS for that particular project. Right click the name of the project and click open. Then once the project file is open, from the top Menu click Project and select WBS then the WBS Tab Window will open.

To add WBS click the + icon at the upper-right screen so that you can add WBS items. You can also click the right, left, up, and down icon to indent and unindent a WBS item.

After adding all you WBS items, you can go back again to Activities Tab window and add new activities under each WBS. You can also cut and paste activities to transfer them to their proper WBS categories.

Here is a video for more explanation about WBS.