Course 602: Resource & Cost Analysis with P3

This one-day course will enable you to take full advantage of driving resources, resource curves, hierarchical resources, resource profiles/tables and resource leveling. Learn resource calendars for planning and control and Rich Text Format reports for status reporting. Participants will develop, update, and track resources and costs using a series of hands-on workshops.

Learning Outcomes:

Analyze resource/cost data in projects
Determine resource allocation through leveling

Audience: Resource Managers, Project Control Engineers.
Prerequisite: Course 601, Planning and Scheduling with Primavera Project Planner® (P3®).
Course Length: 1 day
Cost per person: $495.00
Cost 2-5 (each): $450.00
Cost 6-9 (each): $425.00
Cost 10-12 (each): $395.00
Currency: USD

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

Analyze resource usage through resource profiles
Assign hierarchical resources
Define driving resources
Create resource/cost curves
Run resource/cost reports
Apply resource calendars to a schedule
Level resources

Course Outline

Controlling and Managing Resources

Organize activities into groups according to resource
Use resource profile/tables for "What-if"analysis
Define hierarchical and driving resources
Assign resource lag and duration to activities
Define linear and nonlinear resource
Use reports to review resource/cost allocation

Resource Calendars

Create resource calendars
Define task, independent, and meeting activities
Assign driving resources to different activity types

Resource Leveling

Creating the Activity Codes Dictionary
Defining Calendars
Adding Activities
Adding Relationships
Calculating a Schedule

Class Exercises

Assigning Resources

Workshops

Managing Resources
Using Resource Calendars
Using Leveling for Resource Analysis