P6 Advanced
Primavera P6 Advanced Training in Australia
Advanced P6 training for experienced users who need stronger capability around advanced scheduling, schedule quality, controls, analysis, governance and reporting.
Next course: 22–23 October 2026
Overview
Advanced is for experienced users who already work in P6 and need deeper capability: structured quality review, governance discipline, advanced reporting and the patterns that keep schedules defensible through complex update and change cycles.
Who it is for
- Experienced schedulers and planners on major projects
- Project controls professionals overseeing schedule quality and reporting
- PMO leads setting schedule standards and governance
- Users supporting analysis, claims readiness and data discipline
- Teams needing advanced layouts, UDFs and export workflows
Prerequisites
- P6 Foundations or equivalent hands-on P6 experience
- Prior work with live schedule build, update or reporting cycles
- Familiarity with your organisation’s scheduling standards and review gates
What you’ll be able to do
- Run structured schedule quality reviews with defensible findings
- Apply advanced update and change patterns without breaking logic
- Design UDFs, codes and layouts that support PMO reporting standards
- Build repeatable export and reporting workflows for leadership
- Strengthen governance, data discipline and handover to disputes or claims
- Coach junior schedulers using consistent quality criteria
Course outline
Instructor-led modules with practical exercises throughout.
01Schedule quality and diagnostic reviewDetails
- Run structured quality reviews with defensible findings
- Apply diagnostic techniques for complex project schedules
02Complex progress and recovery patternsDetails
- Handle scope change and recovery updates without breaking logic
- Maintain contemporaneous records discipline through update cycles
03User-defined fields, codes and data structuresDetails
- Design UDFs and activity codes that support PMO reporting
- Align custom data with governance and handover requirements
04Advanced layouts and global changeDetails
- Build repeatable layout and export workflows
- Apply global change safely with review gates
05Custom reporting and stakeholder packsDetails
- Produce leadership-ready schedule reporting packs
- Standardise outputs across programs and portfolios
06Governance, data integrity and coachingDetails
- Strengthen schedule governance and data discipline
- Coach junior schedulers using consistent quality criteria
Delivery
Online instructor-led
Live virtual delivery for distributed teams or individual public seats.
Brisbane classroom
In-person delivery for local public courses and small cohorts.
On-site team training
On enquiry — at your office or project site, anywhere in Australia.
Private team workshop
Scoped topics such as quality review, reporting or governance.
What is included
- Software access is provided for the course.
- Public Fundamentals/Foundations classes are limited to 12 participants.
- Post-course support is provided.
- A certificate of completion is provided.
Scheduled intakes
| Dates | Hours | Delivery | Enquire |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22–23 October 2026 | 9:00am–1:00pm AEST (Two days, four hours each day) | Live online or Brisbane office | Enquire / register |
Instructor
Kurt Stevens
Course instructor
Kurt Stevens teaches the public and private P6 courses at PPSS. He previously taught Primavera Basic, Advanced and Administration at Primavera Australia, has delivered training under contract to Oracle, and still works as a scheduler on live projects.
- Taught Basic, Advanced and Administration at Primavera Australia
- Delivered P6 training under contract to Oracle in Australia
- Ran P6 administration for a power generator across head office and four station sites
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Public places are arranged by enquiry. Tell us preferred dates, delivery format and current capability — including if you need a whole team trained.