Introduction to Primavera P6 Professional

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Welcome to the Introduction to Primavera P6 Course
1m 15s

Find out why it's a great time to be learning Primavera P6 and how it can advance your career. Check out what you'll be learning in our Introduction to Primavera P6 Professional course.
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How to Download & Install Primavera P6
8m 11s

Learn how to download & install Primavera P6 Professional on your computer. Our step-by-step video guide will walk you through all of the steps, from downloading the software from Oracle to choosing the right version and creating a database. Watch now.
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What's new in Primavera P6 v19
3m 30s

In this lesson I'll talk about what's new in Primavera P6 the latest version of P6 and also explain how Primavera P6's versions work.
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Understanding Primavera P6 Architecture
4m 52s

So you're about to dive deep into Primavera P6 and learn all of it's workings. Well before you do, make sure you get a handle on Primavera P6's architecture. It changes the way the way you work with the tool.

Primavera P6 has a database at its core and that is one of the major features that makes Primavera P6 an Enterprise project management tool. So what does that mean to you?  Watch the tutorial video to find out. 
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Getting Familiar with the Primavera P6 Interface
6m 24s

In this lesson, we'll take a walk through the Primavera P6 interface and understand the key P6 screens. We'll also expand on how Project and Enterprise data is organized in P6.
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Opening A P6 Project & Understanding EPS
8m 01s

As we take our first steps with Primavera P6 Professional, we'll dive right in to how projects are organized using something called EPS or Enterprise Project Structure. Then we'll show you the basics of opening a project in Primavera P6.
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Creating a New Project in P6
8m 45s

Creating a new P6 project will be a breeze after you complete this lesson. We'll cover the key fields that you'll need to know about when creating a blank project.
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An Overview of Work Breakdown Structure
5m 18s

A project's Work Breakdown Structure is a integral part of any schedule. This lesson reviews the qualities of a good WBS structure and then goes on to demonstrate how effective WBS is in a Primavera project.
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Adding WBS in Primavera P6
8m 52s

This video lesson with teach you the steps to add a Work Breakdown Structure to your project in Primavera P6 and discuss important WBS fields as well as how to work with the WBS hierarchy.
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Introduction to Activity Layouts in P6
8m 30s

Primavera P6's Activity Layouts offer a flexible way to create custom screens which have many uses such as establishing common project views for teams or as a template for reports. We'll introduce you to working with Activity Layouts in this lesson.
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Importing PLF Layout Files To Primavera P6
4m 25s

To ensure that your screen matches our screen during the course, we're going to rely on a feature of Primavera P6 called Layouts. Layouts allow you to setup a screen and save those settings in P6 and to a .plf file as well. Here you'll learn how to import .plf layout files so you can match our screen during the course.
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Setting Up A Basic Activity Layout in P6
8m 40s

Learn to create your first Activity Layout in Primavera P6. This step-by-step lesson will show you the process for customizing your Actvities screen and then saving the results as an Activity Layout.
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Importing XER Files
7m 10s

If you've never imported an XER file before, then this lesson is for you. Take a walk through the process of importing a simple XER project file in your P6 project management database. Learn about some of the many importing options.
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Exporting Projects to An XER File
5m 15s

This lesson continues working with XER files and explains the process of exporting a project to an XER file. You will also learn how to export, not just one project, but multiple projects to a single XER file.
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Adding Activities in Primavera P6
9m 24s

Learn about adding Activities to your Primavera P6 project schedule. Learn about key Activity fields and the process of building a schedule.
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The 4 Types of Activity Relationships in P6
8m 40s

Linking Activities together in P6 is one of the most important steps in building a schedule. Learn about the 4 ways to link project Activities together to build complex schedules.
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Adding Relationships Links in Primavera P6
10m 14s

This video lesson will walk you through how to add order to your project's Activities by adding Relationships Links in P6. Learn tips to save time adding relationships to your schedule.
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Workshop: Introduction to Primavera P6

This hands-on workshop will challenge you to take your first steps in building a project schedule on your own. Follow each step and refer to the lessons for help.
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Understanding Primavera P6 Architecture

So you're about to dive deep into Primavera P6 and learn all of it's workings. Well before you do, make sure you get a handle on Primavera P6's architecture. It changes the way the way you work with the tool.

Primavera P6 has a database at its core and that is one of the major features that makes Primavera P6 an Enterprise project management tool. So what does that mean to you?  Watch the tutorial video to find out. 

Introduction to Primavera P6 Professional Understanding Primavera P6 Architecture

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Hi it’s Michael. In this video we’re going to take a minute to talk about the architecture of Primavera P6. Now before you get into Primavera P6 and start putting your projects and doing all sorts of resource analysis and wonderful things, I think it’s important to step back for a minute and see we can understand a little bit about the architecture of the tool.

I think that’s important because Primavera has a unique architecture. It may not be like some of the other management tool that you may have used in the past. Like say, Microsoft project. It’s a little bit different and its core, Primavera has a database. This is the internationally accepted symbol for a database, and this stand for Project Management Data Base which is kind of the acronym that was used throughout.

This is data base houses of all of the information, all of the projects, all of the global data, everything that is in the Primavera is actually house in that data base. And that data base it’s in some central location somewhere, probably in a server in your enterprise.

And having that kind of architecture means that we are allowed to do then is have multiple people access that data base. This actually gives us a lot of power, and this is in truth what makes primavera an enterprise Project Management System. It not just a desktop project management planning tool, the f...

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