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Primavera P6 Professional

EPS, WBS, activity codes, resource and cost loading, baselines, updates, XER and delay analysis basics: the planning tool of large projects, hands-on.

Beginner to Advanced Bangla 24 hours 42 lessons Engr. Abdul Halim Shabuj

Course overview

On metro rail, expressway, power plant and Middle East mega projects, Primavera P6 and the XER file are the standard format for schedule submissions. In this course you will go from setting up the EPS and OBS to building a complete resource- and cost-loaded schedule, setting baselines, updating progress and reporting.

The course is built from real project-controls experience: longest path, float, activity codes, resource curves, S-curves, XER import/export and MS Project ↔ P6 conversion, all hands-on. It ends with the basics of delay analysis and time impact analysis, which you will need for claims and extensions of time.

All lessons are taught in Bangla, with technical terms in English.

What you will learn

Set up the EPS, OBS and projects the professional way
Organise large schedules with WBS and activity codes
Schedule with F9 while understanding relationships, constraints and schedule options
Analyse the Critical Path with longest path and float
Load roles and resources and produce resource curves and histograms
Cost loading, budgets, cash flow and S-curve reports
Run regular updates with baselines, data date and % complete types
XER/XML/Excel import-export and the basics of delay analysis

Who this course is for

Planning engineers and project controls team members
Civil and MEP engineers aiming for mega projects or consultancy roles
Engineers preparing for jobs in the Middle East and Malaysia
MS Project users who want to move to P6
Contracts and claims staff who need to read schedules

Curriculum

14 modules · 42 lessons Download course outline (PDF)

Module 1: Introduction to P6 and the enterprise project structure (EPS, OBS) 3 lessons

What P6 is and where it is used 12 min Free preview
Navigating P6: windows, layouts and toolbars 16 min Free preview
Building the EPS and OBS for an organisation 15 min

Module 2: Creating projects, project settings and calendars 3 lessons

Creating a project with the wizard 12 min Free preview
Key project settings and defaults 15 min
Global, project and resource calendars 16 min

Module 3: WBS and activity codes 3 lessons

WBS from contract documents 18 min
Activity codes for area, trade and phase 15 min
Grouping and organising with codes 12 min

Module 4: Activities, activity types and durations 3 lessons

Task dependent, resource dependent, LOE and WBS summary 18 min
Milestones and duration types 14 min
Adding steps and notebook topics 10 min

Module 5: Relationships, scheduling (F9), constraints and schedule options 3 lessons

Relationships and lags 16 min
Scheduling with F9 and the schedule log 14 min
Constraints and schedule options explained 18 min

Module 6: Critical path, float and schedule analysis 3 lessons

Longest path vs total float critical 16 min
Free float, total float and negative float 14 min
Schedule quality checks before submission 18 min

Module 7: Roles, resources, resource loading and resource curves 3 lessons

Roles vs resources; labour, non-labour and material 15 min
Assigning resources and units/time 18 min
Resource curves, histograms and levelling 18 min

Module 8: Cost loading, budgets and cash flow 3 lessons

Expenses vs resource costs 14 min
Budgeted, actual and remaining costs 14 min
Cash-flow and spending reports 15 min

Module 9: Baselines and progress updating (data date, actuals, % complete types) 3 lessons

Creating and assigning baselines 14 min
Data date, actual dates and remaining durations 20 min
% complete types: duration, physical and units 16 min

Module 10: Layouts, filters, grouping/sorting and printing 3 lessons

Creating reusable layouts 14 min
Filters, grouping and sorting 15 min
Page setup and printing Gantt charts 12 min

Module 11: Reports and S-curves 3 lessons

Built-in reports and the report wizard 15 min
Tracking layouts and progress reports 14 min
Producing planned vs actual S-curves 16 min

Module 12: Import/export: XER, XML, Excel; MS Project ↔ P6 conversion 3 lessons

XER import/export and common errors 15 min
Updating activities through Excel 14 min
Converting schedules between MS Project and P6 16 min

Module 13: Delay analysis basics and look-ahead schedules 3 lessons

Types of delay and EOT basics 16 min
Time impact analysis with fragnets 20 min
Look-ahead schedules from the master programme 12 min

Module 14: Real project case study: full construction schedule 3 lessons

Case study brief: a road and bridge package 12 min
Building, loading and analysing the schedule 45 min
Baseline, update and XER submission 30 min

Requirements and software

A Windows laptop or desktop (8 GB RAM recommended)
Primavera P6 Professional (official trial, office licence or licensed version)
A general understanding of construction projects
MS Project knowledge helps but is not required

Primavera P6 Professional (latest version). We guide you to obtain it legally from official Oracle sources; we never share cracked software.

Project files included

Complete XER schedule for a road and bridge package
Resource- and cost-loaded XER for a building project
EPS/OBS and activity code templates
Ready-made layout and filter files
S-curve and progress report Excel templates
Fragnet examples for delay analysis

Your trainer

Engr. Abdul Halim Shabuj

PRINCE2® Practitioner · CSCM™ · MBA (BUP) · IEB M-40125

Civil Engineer and Project Control Manager (PMO) with 13+ years in construction, infrastructure and project controls. He builds and updates baseline schedules in Primavera P6 and MS Project on the HSIA Pedestrian Underpass Tunnel Project, Dhaka, and is the author of a 28-chapter Bangla MS Project book.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I learn P6 without knowing MS Project?

Yes. The course starts from the basics. If you know MS Project, some ideas will feel familiar.

Where do I get the P6 software?

Use Oracle's official trial, your office licence or your own licence. We provide an installation guide but never share pirated copies.

How long do I have access?

You get 1 year of access from enrolment. [EDIT]

Will I get the XER files?

Yes. All practice XER files, including the case study, are downloadable.

Is this enough for a Middle East planning job?

The course follows submission standards used on Middle East projects, but we do not guarantee jobs; your experience and interview preparation matter too.

What is the difference between the live batch and the recorded course?

The content is the same. The live batch adds direct Q&A with the trainer and assignment reviews, and you also get the recordings.

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