Resource Management in P6

Client-Server
Advanced Course
Course 106-R
PMI-REP 1492-106-R (13 PDU’s)

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Introduction
This two-days course provides in-depth resource management training in
Primavera’s client/server-based solution. Building off skills learned in the basic
course (102), the 106-R course covers advanced topics in managing resource
allocation, future-period bucket planning and resource leveling. Extended workshops
at the end of each day provide an opportunity to apply new skills and functionality.

Learning Outcome
• Create resources and roles across the enterprise
• Use advanced functionality to assess resource allocation
• Tailor resource allocation via bucket planning and leveling
• Integrate resource and financial data
• Earns 13 PDU’s

Who Should Attend

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 will contribute to project
success.

In What Industries
Government, Real State Development, Aerospace, Defense, Engineering and
Construction, Manufacturing and Industrial, Oil and Gas\Petrochemical, Power and
Water Utility Plants, Education and Training, Retail, Financial Services, Information
Technology, Telecommunication, Automotive, Media Production, E-Business
Enablers, Marketing and Sales, Pharmaceuticals, Environmental Management,
Hospitality Management, Shipbuilding and Repair Yards.

Course Instructors
Mr. Syed Hasan, BE, PMP, PMI-SP, PSP
Mr. Syed Hasan is a Manager – Professional Services and a Certified Project
Management Professional (PMP), Certified Planning and Scheduling Professional
(PSP) with a service record of more than 18 years providing project management
consultancy services to various organizations in the Middle East & Arabian Gulf
with a total value of more than US $3,500 million. He is thoroughly experienced in
complete project management including project management control systems,
computerized project control software, estimation, risk analysis/management
(contingency planning), design, and supervision, training and business
development. He is a certified Instructor / Consultant for all Primavera products
from Primavera Systems, Inc and is responsible for training and implementation of
the tools in specific to the Maintenance and Turnaround sector, Construction
industry and Information Technology sectors in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf.
He was the Project manager for successful implementation of Primavera at KNPC,

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Kuwait (who have been recently awarded the Primavera Excellence award
throughout the world) where he provided consultation support for integrating
Primavera with work order management system ‘Maximo’ apart from training all the
users in Primavera. He has received many accolades for the trainings and
implementations he conducted in specific the US Army in Bahrain provided him a
custom tailored certificate for his instructions. He was responsible for the various
project scheduling workshops conducted by USAID for Iraqi redevelopment.
He is responsible for managing and mentoring the growing Abu Dhabi team office
managing various projects in Middle East. He is also a speaker on many of the
CMCS events.
Mr. Hasan has a degree in Civil Engineering with Distinction and is currently
pursuing a Masters Degree in Business administration. He is a member of the
Project Management Institute (PMI) and Association for Advancement in Cost
Engineering (AACE International) and a member of British Computer Society
(MBCS).

Ms. Laila Rojail, PMP, PSP

Ms. Laila Rojail is a Project Management Consultant with 10 years’ service record
providing project controls services to over 25 projects. She is thoroughly experienced
in complete project management including project management control systems,
computerized project control software, risk analysis/management (contingency
planning), training and business development.

She has a MBA (Master of Business Administration), American University of Asia,

Affiliated by Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor in Mathematics Applying in
Operational Research (1995), Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, Tehran
She is an authorized / certified Instructor from Primavera Systems, Inc for their
products namely Primavera Project Planner, Primavera Enterprise and Expedition
Professional, Common Point, Project 4D. She has provided training/ implemented for
innumerable no. of clients in the Middle East.

Mr. Ali Ammar, CAPM

Ali Ammar is a Senior Consultant with CMCS. He is a certified Primavera Trainer and
Representative. He holds a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from
PMI. He is experienced in implementing Project Management Information Systems
and Risk Management/Analysis. He has provided Primavera trainings, consulting and
implementation services for several organizations in Middle East.

He holds Bachelor’s in Computer Science from University of Houston. His

experiences include providing security products, development tools and time/cost
effective solutions to efficiently manage business. He is also experienced in design of
database systems, software engineering (project lifecycle models) and internet
applications. He is well versed with planning and managing projects at each phase of
the life cycle.

Mr. K. Venkataramana
A Project Management Consultant with 4-years service record, provided project
management consulting services for organizations in different sectors including
Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas and Telecom. He is thoroughly experienced
in complete project management including project management control systems,
computerized project control software, risk analysis/management, design and
supervision, training and business development.

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He has a M.E. (Master of Engineering) with specialization in Construction
Engineering and Management and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering. He is an
authorized Instructor for Primavera Systems Inc, for their products namely Primavera
Project Planner, Primavera Enterprise and Expedition Professional. He has provided
training/ implemented for number of clients in the Middle East and India.

Ms. Gaganpreet Kaur, BE, Masters Town Planning

GaganPreet Kaur is a Civil Engineer with a Masters Degree in Planning. She is a
Project Management Consultant with over 5-years service record, provided project
management consulting services for organizations in different sectors including
Construction, Engineering, Oil and Gas and Telecom. Gaganpreet is thoroughly
experienced in complete project management including project management control
systems, computerized project control software, risk analysis/management, design
and supervision, training and business development. She has provided trainings and
implementation services on Primavera products to numerous companies throughout
the Middle East. She is an authorized Instructor for Primavera Systems Inc, for their
products.

Mr. Walstan Dsouza

Mr. Walstan Dsouza is a Sr. Consultant – Professional Services with CMCS. He

has experienced in Primavera Product like P6, P3, Suretrak, Primavera Contract
Manager, Primavera Cost Management, and reporting tools like Info maker and
Business Intelligent tool. He was also involved in integrating Primavera modules
with ERP modules like Oracle Projects, SAP’s PS module and JDE. He has
provided EPM and PCM implementation & consulting services for EPC companies,
Information Technology and service sectors in Middle East, Asia and Europe.
At CMCS, he is involved in providing Enterprise Project Management Solution
using Primavera modules, providing consultancy service and Training.
He holds Bachelor’s in Engineering from Mumbai University, Mumbai, India and
Masters in Financial Management from Mumbai University, Mumbai India.

Agenda
Technical Session 08:30 - 10:00 am
Break 10:00 - 10:15 am
Technical Session 10:15 - 12:00 noon
Break 12:00 - 12:15 pm
Technical Session 12:15 - 02:00 pm
Lunch 02:00 - 03:00 pm
Technical Session 03:00 – 5:00 pm

Certificate
A certificate of completion will be issued to those who attend and complete the
program. This course will entitle delegates to 13 PDU’s out of the 35 contact hours
required to apply for The PMP Certification exam. After having PMP, those PDUs can
be applied against the 60 PDUs that one must have to maintain his/her title after 3
years from receiving the PMP certification. All of our Primavera training is provided
by certified Primavera trainers and solution providers who are annually being trained
and tested by Primavera Systems, Inc.

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Important Message to PMP Applicants
CMCS would like to advise all course attendees to submit a PMI Credential
Application ONLY After and NOT Before they have successfully completed the
course with required contact hours necessary to sit for the PMI Credential
Examinations. If it is discovered by PMI upon application audit, that an applicant has
not successfully completed the project management course before the date the
application was submitted, then the application would be considered null and void
due to misrepresentation, thus rendering the applicant disqualified to sit for any PMI
Credential Examination, including existing examinations or examinations PMI may
offer in the future. If such a case occurs, neither CMCS nor PMI will hold any
responsibility, claim or consequence towards the involved attendee.

Course Language
English

Course Format
Computer based workshops. CMCS uses licensed Primavera software for conducting
their training.

Course Pre-requisite
102 Basic Course OR experience/knowledge of Primavera 6.0

Attendance Fees
The course fee is USD 895. Payment can be made in US$ or its equivalent in local
currency. The amount includes instruction material, lunch, snacks and refreshments
at the hotel on course days.
P.S: No refund for event fees will be available one week before the program.
However, a substitute delegate will be welcome at any time, at no additional cost.

Course Outline

Day One:

Creating Resources and Roles

• Describe resources and roles

• Describe resource security
• View the Resources window
• Create a resource via New Resource wizard
• View Resource Details
• Assign resource codes
• Define resource rates
• Create a role
• Add information in Roles dialog box

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 • View the Resources window

Assigning Cost Accounts

• Assign cost accounts to resource assignments

• Assign cost accounts to expenses

Resource and Role Analysis

• Analyze resource usage using Resource Usage Profile

• Analyze resource usage using Resource Usage Spreadsheet
• Compare staffed vs. unstaffed role allocation

Resource Assignments Window

• Identify sections in the Resource Assignments window

• Use the Resource Assignments window to view and edit resource allocation
• Select data to display in the Resource Usage Spreadsheet

Case Study 1: Assigning and Analyzing

Day Two:

Manual Resource Allocation

• Assign resource lag and duration to resource assignments

• View and assign resource curves to manually spread allocation

Bucket Planning

• View future period bucket planning

• Edit future period buckets for a resource assignment
• Track manual curves in the project

Leveling Resources

• Define resource leveling

• Set resource leveling options
• Level a project to resolve resource conflicts
• Analyze the effects of resource leveling
• Level based on activity and project priorities Course Objectives

Storing Period Performance

• Display financial periods as columns

• Store past period performance

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Resource Reporting

• Describe reporting methods

• Run a resource report
• Create a resource report with the Report wizard
• Create a report using the current layout

Case Study 2: Resolving Overallocation

About CMCS
CMCS offers Project, Portfolio and Risk Management Information System solutions for the
Engineering & Construction, Power, Energy & Process, IT & Telecommunication and
Government sectors in the Middle East. Our integrated solutions are based on state-of-the-art
applications from Primavera Systems, Inc., Pertmaster Risk Management, Hard Dollar cost
estimating and other products. CMCS provides Organizational Maturity Assessments and
Improvement Planning utilizing OPM3 Product Suite via PMI Certified OPM3 Assessors and
Consultants, CMCS provides a cost-effective solution for building integrated project
management methodologies. CMCS solutions include providing certified product trainings and
accredited project management trainings. CMCS is a Registered Education Provider (REP) of
Project Management Institute (PMI), Approved Education Provider (AEP) of American
Association of Cost Engineers (AACE), Authorized Knowledge Provider (AKP) of Engineering
Management Certification International (EMCI) and a Registered Provider of the Construction
Specifications Institute-Construction Education Network (CSI-CEN). CMCS also offers
PRINCE2™ and MSP™ accredited trainings in association with Maven Training. ADePT is
the latest addition to CMCS’ impressive line-up of systems partners.

Please visit www.cmcs.ae for more information.

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Other Courses Offered By CMCS
No. Course Title PDU
100 Project Cost Manager 13
101 Project Manager in P6 Web 19.5
102 Project Management in P6 Client-Server – Basic Course 19.5
106-A P6 Administration 6.5
106-P Advanced Project Management in P6 Client-Server 13
106-R Resource Management in P6 Client-Server 13
107 Resource Management in P6 Web 13.5
108 Migrating from Primavera Project Planner (P3) to P6 13
109 Portfolio Management in P6 Web
201 Primavera Contract Manager 12.0 19.5
203 Using Primavera Contract Manager with Infomaker
401 Introduction to Sure Trak® Project Manager 13
501 Project Risk Management with Pertmaster 19.5
601 Planning & Scheduling with Primavera Project Planner–P3 3.1 19.5
Resource and Resource & Cost Analysis with Primavera Project
602 Planner-P3 3.1 6.5
603 Managing Project Data with Primavera Project Planner-P3 3.1 6.5
801 Why Value Engineering (VE) Module I __
802 Why Value Engineering (VE) Module II __
803 Why Life Cycle Costing (LCC) __
804 Why Project Budgeting __
850 Extension of Time Request (EOT) _
901 Project Risk Management 35
902 Integrated Project Management 35
905 PMP Exam Preparation Course 35
Strategy Implementation and Control using best practice
906 Balanced Scorecard and PM 21
907 Project Management Leadership Skills 21
908 Managing Multiple Projects 21
Preparation Course for Planning & Schedule Professional (PSP)
912 Certification 21
Managing Projects Using Earned Value – Professional (EVP)
913 Certification 21
914 Implementing Business Strategies Through Projects 21
915 Cost Engineering Certification Course 14
916 The Certified Associate in Project Management Course (CAPM) 24
917 Portfolio Management 12
918 IT Project Management 21
919 Cost Management Course 14
930 Project Management Fundamentals 14
931 Workshop for the Preparation of the PMP Certification Exam 8
970 Introduction to Project Management 7
Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification Exam
980 Preparation 21
990 Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) 11
E101 Essentials of Estimating & Budgeting _
E201 Advanced Project Estimating & Budgeting _
A101 Integrated Design Planning - ADePT Awareness Workshop _
A201 Integrated Design Planning - ADePT Software Training _

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