Primavera P6 Foundations Training — Australia
Primavera P6 Foundations training for engineers, project managers and new users. One-day course. Learn to read, navigate and safely update a live P6 schedule.
- Who it is for
- Engineers, project managers, contract administrators, site supervisors and support staff who interact with P6 schedules but are not full-time schedulers. No prior P6 experience required; basic project scheduling concepts are helpful.
- Duration
- 1 day (approximately 7–8 hours instructor-led)
- Delivery
- Live virtual (instructor-led, real-time exercises)
- Brisbane classroom (public or private cohort)
- Private team session on-site or virtual
Prerequisites
- No prior Primavera P6 experience required
- Comfort with Windows desktop applications
- Basic understanding of project tasks, durations and milestones is helpful but not mandatory
Curriculum
Full syllabus for this course.
- P6 interface, navigation and project structure
- Activities, WBS, calendars and relationships
- Reading dates, float and basic schedule logic
- Progress entry and safe activity updates
- Layouts, filters and schedule reports stakeholders use
- Common mistakes that break schedule credibility
What you leave able to do
- Navigate a P6 project and locate the activities, WBS and reports you need
- Read schedule dates, float and critical path outputs with confidence
- Enter progress and status updates without corrupting logic or baselines
- Interpret standard layouts and exports used in project reviews
- Recognise weak logic, constraints and update risks before they escalate
- Collaborate with schedulers and project controls using shared P6 vocabulary
Frequently asked questions
Book P6 Foundations training
Tell us your team size, preferred delivery format and current P6 capability. PPSS will confirm scope and availability.