Primavera Project Planner (P3) provides an easy-to-use approach to project planning with an intuitive interface that makes project planning and control easy and fun, without sacrificing the powerful sophistication of high-end project-management software that you expect from Primavera.

P3 is a multiuser product that operates on popular local area networks such as Novell or Banyan Vines; it is compatible with SureTrak project files, allowing you to share data with other network users, and with anyone who manages projects using Primavera software.

At the completion of this course the participants will be able to:

• Define the project and coding structures
• Assign resources and costs to a project
• Add and organize activity data
• Create target schedule
• Develop a project network with precedence relationships
• Enter stat using data to update a schedule
• Perform schedule calculations
• Store period performance
• Apply constraints to a schedule
• Produce project output
• Customize the project layout
• Create a project with activities and resources
• Calculate a schedule

This course is targeted for Project Managers, Project Control Managers, Project Control Engineers, Planning and Scheduling Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and others interested in managing projects successfully or willing to contribute to project success.

Part 1: Overview

• The Process of Project Management

ü  Introduction to Project Management

Part 2: Planning and Implementing the Schedule

·         Determining the Project Structure

·         Creating a Basic Task-Drive Schedule

·         Creating a Resource-Driven Schedule

·         Estimating Costs

Part 3: Adjusting and Refining the Schedule

• Building Additional Data Structures
• Refining the Schedule

Part 4: Updating and Managing the Schedule

• Updating the Schedule
• Sharing Project Date Remotely
• Monitoring Projects

Part 5: Customizing Presentations

• Customizing the Bar Chart
• Organizing Data
• Customizing PERT
• Printing Layouts, Reports and Graphics

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

To be advised as per course locations. This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Daily Course Timings:

    08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea

    08:20 - 10:00       First Session

    10:00 - 10:20       Coffee/Tea/Snacks

    10:20 - 12:20       Second Session

    12:20 - 13:30       Prayer Break & Lunch

    13:30 - 15:00       Last Session