Primavera P6 Training Course

Why learn Primavera P6?

Primavera P6 skills are in steady demand across Australia, and they pay. In construction, engineering, infrastructure, mining and resources, the planner or scheduler who knows Primavera P6 is the person who keeps the project on track, and employers hire for that skill specifically. Job advertisements for project planners, schedulers and project controls roles name Primavera P6 directly, so the software on your resume opens doors that general project management knowledge does not.

Primavera P6 is also built for scale in a way that smaller tools are not. It lets multiple people work on one schedule at the same time and can manage very large, multi-thousand activity projects, which is why it is the standard on major Australian projects rather than a desktop scheduling tool. Learning it properly, with hands on practice, is what turns it from complex software into a tool you can rely on every day.

There are no formal prerequisites for this Primavera P6 course. You will get the most from it if you have basic computer skills and a general understanding of how projects work, but you do not need any prior Primavera experience. The course starts from the fundamentals and builds up, so beginners moving into planning or project controls are welcome, and experienced project staff who want to use Primavera P6 properly will move through the early material quickly.

This is a practical, hands on skills course rather than an exam based certification, so there is no exam to sit. You receive a Logitrain certificate of attendance on completion. If your workplace requires a specific Oracle credential, contact us and we will explain the current options.

Primavera P6 course material in digital format is included

• Navigate the Primavera P6 Professional interface with confidence
• Create a project and set up calendars and the work breakdown structure
• Define, link and sequence activities
• Schedule projects using the critical path method
• Assign roles, resources and costs, and level overloaded resources
• Set, maintain and compare baselines to measure progress
• Use activity codes, filters, layouts and global change to work faster
• Record progress and reschedule a live project
• Produce clear project and progress reports for stakeholders

The skills built on this course apply directly to project planning, scheduling and project controls work across Australian industry.

• Project officers, planners and schedulers
• Project managers, program managers and portfolio managers
• Project controls and cost control staff
• Engineers, contractors and consultants who build or review schedules
• Anyone moving into a planning or project controls role who needs Primavera P6

Scheduling and the critical path

• Defining WBS codes
• Defining project activities and estimated durations
• Assignment of milestones and constraints
• Linking activities: Start to Start, Start to Finish, Finish to Start, Finish to Finish
• Schedule execution and modifying relationships
• Analysis of the Gantt chart
• Forward pass and backward pass
• Critical and non critical path
• Total float, free float and project float

Resources and costs

• Defining roles and the enterprise resource window
• Resources with rates: manpower, material and machinery
• Assigning resources and expenses to activities
• Defining and assigning cost accounts

Codes, filters and global change

• Defining, assigning and activating activity codes
• Filters by date, WBS and codes
• Global change: increasing or decreasing cost and duration, resource replacement

Layouts, baselines and reporting

• New layouts, columns, bars, table fonts and timescale
• Presenting project statistical data
• Introduction to baselines: maintaining, assigning and restoring
• Recording progress and rescheduling the project
• Producing project progress reports

• Primavera P6 training in Perth
• Primavera P6 training in Sydney
• Primavera P6 is one of several tools used across project delivery. If you are building a broader project management skill set, see our full range of project management courses.

Get our expert trainers at your premises. We deliver Primavera P6 training in house across Australia, and our customised training team can tailor the course to your organisation’s projects, scheduling standards and learning needs. In house delivery suits teams who want everyone trained to the same standard on the same project setup. Contact us with your group size and requirements for a quote.

What is Primavera P6 used for?

Primavera P6 is Oracle’s project planning, scheduling and control software. It is used to build and manage schedules, assign resources and costs, track progress and report on large, complex projects across construction, engineering, infrastructure, mining, energy and government.

Do I need experience to learn Primavera P6?

No. The course starts from the basics and builds up, so beginners are welcome. Basic computer skills and a general understanding of how projects work are helpful, but you do not need prior Primavera experience.

Is there a Primavera P6 exam or certification?

This is a practical skills course rather than an exam based certification, so there is no exam to sit. You receive a Logitrain certificate of attendance.

Can I do Primavera P6 training online?

Yes. The course is available live online in real time, so you can join from anywhere in Australia and work through the same hands on exercises with the trainer.

How long is the Primavera P6 course?

The course runs over 2 days full time, with part time options on weeknights or weekends for 2 weeks.