The Construction Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls Using Primavera P6 Training Course develops practical and advanced capabilities in Primavera P6 Construction for professionals responsible for planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling construction projects. The programme covers Primavera P6, project scheduling, activity sequencing, work breakdown structures, calendars, relationships, milestones, progress measurement, and schedule development. Participants learn how to create structured construction programmes and establish a reliable baseline schedule for monitoring project performance.

Delivered by The British Academy For Training and Development under the Construction and Civil Engineering Training course specialization and Engineering maintenance and operation category, the course focuses on practical project controls using Primavera P6. It covers critical path analysis, resource planning, earned value analysis, schedule updating, variance analysis, delay analysis, recovery scheduling, and project reporting. Participants develop the ability to use schedule data for informed construction decisions, progress control, resource optimization, and timely project delivery.

• Develop practical expertise in Primavera P6 Construction for construction planning and project controls.
• Build and manage construction schedules using Primavera P6.
• Create structured Work Breakdown Structures and project activity networks.
• Develop and maintain an effective baseline schedule.
• Apply advanced project scheduling techniques for construction projects.
• Identify and monitor the critical path and critical activities.
• Apply resource planning techniques for labour, equipment, and materials.
• Establish project calendars, activity relationships, milestones, and constraints.
• Monitor project progress and update schedules using actual project information.
• Apply earned value concepts to measure cost and schedule performance.
• Perform schedule variance and performance analysis.
• Apply practical delay analysis techniques to construction schedules.
• Develop recovery and corrective action schedules.
• Produce project reports and schedule-based performance information.
• Improve construction project forecasting, monitoring, and delivery control.

Target Audience

• Construction Planning Engineers
• Project Planners
• Project Controls Engineers
• Primavera P6 Professionals
• Construction Project Managers
• Civil Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Planning Managers
• Scheduling Engineers
• Quantity Surveyors
• Cost Engineers
• Construction Managers
• Site Managers
• Contractors and Consultants
• Professionals responsible for construction planning, scheduling, and project controls

Module 1: Foundations of Primavera P6 Construction Planning

• Introduction to Primavera P6 Construction
• Principles of construction planning and scheduling
• Project structures and scheduling concepts
• Primavera P6 interface and database structure
• EPS and project organization
• Project calendars and scheduling settings

Module 2: Work Breakdown Structure and Activity Development

• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Defining project activities
• Activity codes and classifications
• Activity types and durations
• Milestones and project deliverables
• Activity calendars
• Organizing complex construction programmes

Module 3: Construction Project Scheduling Using Primavera P6

• Developing construction project scheduling models
• Activity relationships and network logic
• Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, and Start-to-Finish relationships
• Leads and lags
• Constraints and deadlines
• Schedule calculation and analysis
• Schedule optimization

Module 4: Baseline Schedule Development and Management

• Principles of a baseline schedule
• Establishing an approved project baseline
• Baseline comparison techniques
• Planned versus actual performance
• Baseline maintenance and control
• Schedule variance identification
• Monitoring deviations from approved programmes

Module 5: Critical Path and Schedule Analysis

• Understanding the critical path
• Total float and free float
• Critical and near-critical activities
• Forward and backward pass calculations
• Identifying schedule risks
• Critical path monitoring
• Schedule optimization and recovery planning

Module 6: Resource Planning and Resource Loading

• Construction resource planning
• Labour, equipment, and material allocation
• Resource calendars
• Resource loading in Primavera P6
• Resource histograms
• Resource leveling
• Identifying resource constraints
• Improving resource utilization

Module 7: Progress Updating and Project Monitoring

• Establishing data dates
• Recording actual starts and finishes
• Updating activity progress
• Remaining duration and actual duration
• Progress measurement techniques
• Comparing current progress against the baseline schedule
• Forecasting completion dates
• Schedule status reporting

Module 8: Earned Value and Project Performance Controls

• Principles of earned value
• Planned Value, Earned Value, and Actual Cost
• Schedule Performance Index
• Cost Performance Index
• Schedule and cost variance
• Forecasting project completion
• Integrating earned value with Primavera P6
• Project performance reporting

Module 9: Delay Analysis and Schedule Recovery

• Principles of construction delay analysis
• Identifying schedule delays
• Delay classification and impact assessment
• Baseline versus updated schedule analysis
• Critical path impact evaluation
• Extension of time considerations
• Recovery schedules and acceleration planning
• Corrective schedule development

Module 10: Project Controls Reporting and Advanced Primavera P6 Applications

• Advanced project controls techniques
• Schedule performance dashboards
• Construction progress reports
• Resource and cost reports
• Schedule variance reporting
• Forecasting and trend analysis
• Management reporting using Primavera P6
• Integrated planning, scheduling, and project control practices