On-demand Video Course
Advanced Primavera P6:
Planning Construction Projects
drawings & other contract docs. Master advanced P6 features & tools.
7+ Hours of On-demand Video
4 Homework Assignments + 7 Quizzes
Advanced-level Content
Build a 200-activity Schedule
Course Certificate
Perfect for Intermediate P6 Users
Students have been asking me for years for an Advanced course on Primavera P6, and now I'm delivering!
Contractors are tasked with crafting more and more complex schedules. There is nothing intuitive about this - it takes experience, skill and knowledge to understand what goes into a robust schedule.
I've tried to my best to make this course one that reflects today's REAL WORLD scheduling needs. That's why I've got:
from which we can build a real schedule.
Join me and learn what it takes to master Advanced Schedule Building in Primavera P6.
-- Michael
What You Get
Here's what you get access to:
60+ Video Lessons
Professionally recorded videos that teach you to advanced P6 methods step-by-step.
Challenging Quizzes
Lock in your learning by completing quizzes for each module.
Project Files
Download project files and follow along with the videos.
Training Platform
Track your progress, earn awards and badges as you complete your training.
Homework We Review
Practice your new skills by completing assignments, then upload your work to us for review.
24/7 Access On All Devices
Learn at the office, at home or at site. Whenever you have time.
What You Will Learn
Course Outline
Total Course Time: 12h 04m
The Gotham City Watermain Project | 4m 18s | |
Understanding the Contract | 6m 55s | |
A Simulation: Visualizing the Work | 2m 12s | |
Reviewing the Preliminary Baseline Schedule | 6m 42s | |
Reviewing the Schedule Specification | 9m 53s | |
Quiz #1: Understanding the Project | 10m 00s |
Goals for Creating the Detailed Baseline Schedule | 4m 56s | |
Starting with the WBS | 5m 06s | |
3m 19s | ||
Using Snippets as Templates | 6m 34s | |
Entering Pre-construction Activities | 4m 05s | |
7m 57s | ||
Defining the Shaft and Excavation Work | 12m 57s | |
Planning the TMB Tunnelling | 12m 16s | |
Planning the Pipe Installation | 7m 55s | |
6m 22s | ||
Preparing the Commissioning work Plan | 4m 11s | |
Quiz #2: Building the Project Schedule | 10m 00s | |
Workshop #1: Building the Project Schedule | 60m 00s |
Michael's Secret Tip for Faster Linking | 4m 26s | |
Linking Pre-Construction Activities | 9m 56s | |
Linking Compound Setup Activites | 8m 10s | |
Shaft Excavation Sequencing | 5m 40s | |
Linking Pipe Installation Activities | 4m 02s | |
Linking the Vaults | 4m 55s | |
Double-Check Your Relationships | 2m 02s | |
Checking for Errors in the Schedule Log | 8m 04s | |
6m 52s | ||
Changing Calendars via Advanced Global Change | 10m 19s | |
Quiz #3: Linking the Schedule | 10m 00s |
Fixing Errors Up To This Point | 6m 06s | |
9m 48s | ||
Identifying Critical Paths to Each Milestone | 8m 42s | |
P6 Critical Path Settings and Best Practices | 5m 15s | |
Quiz #4: Advanced Critical Path Analysis | 10m 00s | |
Workshop #2: Advanced Critical Path Analysis | 60m 00s |
The Bid Costing Spreadsheet - A First Look | 5m 58s | |
Setting Up Cost Accounts & Helper Fields | 4m 53s | |
Using WBS Summary Activities for Cost-Loading | 12m 40s | |
7m 54s | ||
Continuing Cost-Loading Part B Activities | 14m 07s | |
Cost-Loading the Tunneling | 16m 02s | |
Cost-Loading Challenge: Are You Batman or Robin? | 2m 34s | |
Correcting Cost-Loading Mistakes | 5m 10s | |
Cost Reporting: Cash Flow & Planned Value | 6m 07s | |
Quiz #5: Cost-Loading The Schedule | 10m 00s |
4m 43s | ||
Setting Up Resource Crews | 11m 22s | |
Assigning Crews to Activities | 5m 42s | |
Finding & Fixing Crew Over-Allocations | 13m 38s | |
Equipment Loading: Our Approach | 7m 56s | |
Faster Resource-Loading with Resource Codes | 5m 32s | |
Duplicate Resource Assignments in P6 | 2m 59s | |
Equipment Loading Homework Challenge | 1m 09s | |
Verify Equipment with an Advanced Layout | 13m 06s | |
Finding Equipment Overallocations | 6m 45s | |
Renumbering Activity IDs | 4m 44s | |
Prepping For Earned Value Management | 6m 49s | |
Quiz #6: Resource Loading The Schedule | 10m 00s | |
Workshop #3: Resource & Cost Loading The Schedule | 60m 00s |
Print Settings & Printing the Gantt Chart | 14m 28s | |
Layouts for Printing Critical Path | 10m 57s | |
Printing Resource Graphs | 6m 42s | |
Text-based Reports with the P6 Report Wizard | 8m 05s | |
4m 46s | ||
Exporting P6 Report Data to CSV | 3m 41s | |
ScheduleReader: A Must-Have P6 Tool for Advanced Schedulers | 6m 14s | |
GraphicSchedule Creates Linear Diagrams and so much more | 5m 16s | |
Remove Confidential Data from Your XER with ScheduleCleaner | 5m 21s | |
Quiz #7: Building & Printing Reports | 10m 00s | |
Workshop #4: Building & Printing Reports | 60m 00s |
Advanced Course Wrap-Up | 1m 56s | |
Preparing For Your Certificate | 2m 00s |
Bonuses
Complimentary Access to the Plan Academy Community
(a $497 value)
Live Q&A
Monthly live Q&A sessions where we answer all your burning project controls questions on everything from concepts to software to best practices.
Training Workshops
Regular training sessions with Michael or a guest expert to ensure you’re always up to date with the latest strategies & techniques.
Private Community
Get advice, tips & feedback from an active community of fellow project controls professionals and experts who will keep you on track.
Exclusive Resources
Access to a selection of exclusive member-only downloads, checklists, ebooks and more – plus receive special perks & discounts.
Joining the Plan Academy Community is like having your own personal board
made up of some of the best project controls advisors in the world.
Your Instructor
Meet Michael Lepage
Hi, I’m Michael, Chief Learning Officer here at Plan Academy.
I’ve been working in Project Controls & with Primavera P6 software since 2007. I'm a member of the AACE, a speaker. a blogger, a YouTuber and a consultant.
But primarily I'm an educator & course developper who loves to share his knowledge and help engineering & construction professionals like you master Project Controls.
Teaching is a passion of mine and so is technology. When I put them together, Plan Academy was born. I hope you like what you see!
Who is this course for?
WARNING! THIS COURSE IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS!
(But we do have a great course for new users of Primavera P6 right here.)
This advanced course is a perfect fit for you if….
Student #1: You already have experience building project schedules in Primavera P6 in the real world, but you want to take your skills to the next level.
Student #2: You work for a contractor and have already completed a Primavera P6 training course, but you want to learn how to build real-world schedules that are cost and resource-loaded.
Student #3: You are a seasoned planner & scheduler but need a refresher on the Advanced features of planning & building schedules with Primavera P6.
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