Learn Scheduling Fundamentals. Build Practical Primavera P6 Skills.
PROJECT SCHEDULING WITH PRIMAVERA P6
Learn how to plan, build, update, and analyze project schedules—from understanding scheduling principles to applying them in Primavera P6. Develop your skills through practical examples and real-world project scenarios.
Scheduling Fundamentals + Primavera P6 Training
Build Your Understanding Before You Build Your Schedule
A reliable project schedule starts with understanding how the work should be organized and connected.
This course begins with the fundamentals of planning and scheduling, including work breakdown structures, activity sequencing, durations, dependencies, and the critical path. You’ll then apply these concepts in Primavera P6 to develop schedules, track progress, and evaluate project performance.Â
Apply What You Learn
Work through practical scheduling exercises and project scenarios that connect the fundamentals to their application in Primavera P6.
Build confidence in organizing project work, developing schedule logic, updating progress, and explaining what the schedule tells you.
Who Is This Course For?
- Beginners interested in planning and scheduling.
- Aspiring schedulers and Project Controls professionals.
- Engineers, project coordinators, and project managers who work with schedules.
- Professionals seeking practical Primavera P6 skills.
No previous Primavera P6 experience is required. We begin with the scheduling fundamentals.
What You’ll Be Able to Do
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
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Organize project scope into a WBS and schedule activities.
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Build a logically connected schedule in Primavera P6.
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Apply calendars, durations, relationships, and milestones.
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Identify the critical path and understand float.
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Establish a baseline and update project progress.
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Analyze schedule changes and communicate project status.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Don't Just learn Project Scheduling. Practice It.
Throughout the course, you'll work through realistic project scenarios and hands-on exercises designed to simulate the work performed by Project Schedulers. Learn Scheduling Fundamentals, understand the project lifecycle, and how Project Schedulers supports successful Project Management and Delivery.
Scheduling Fundamentals
Understand how schedules support project delivery and learn the terminology and principles used by professional schedulers.
 Work Breakdown Structures & Activities
Break project scope into manageable sections, define activities, and identify key milestones.
Activity Sequencing & Relationships
Connect activities using logical dependencies and understand how their relationships affect the schedule.
Durations, Calendars & the Critical Path
Understand activity durations and identify the activities that drive project completion.
Getting Started with Primavera P6
Navigate the interface, create a project, configure calendars, and organize your schedule.
Building a Project Schedule
Create your WBS, add activities, assign durations and relationships, and build comprehensive Project Schedules from scratch.
Baselines & Schedule Updates
Establish a baseline, update activity progress, and compare current performance against the original plan.
Schedule Analysis & Reporting
Review critical activities, identify potential delays, and communicate progress through layouts and reports.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Learn Project Controls and Project Analytics from Clement Boateng, an Analytics Consultant and a Certified Project Management professional with extensive experience in Project Management, Project Controls and Data Analytics. Clement combines his project controls background with technical expertise in Power BI and Project Analytics to help professionals understand how project data can be used to monitor schedules, costs, and overall project performance. His approach focuses on practical, hands-on learning designed to help students build skills they can apply in real-world project environments and confidently pursue Project Controls and Analytics opportunities.
WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING
WHAT JOBS CAN GET IN THIS FIELD?
Project Scheduling skills can prepare you for a variety of roles across construction, engineering, infrastructure, energy, and other project-driven industries.
Project Scheduler
Develop, maintain, update, and analyze project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6.
Project Controls Specialist
Analyze project schedules, costs, progress, and performance to help teams keep projects on track.
Assistant Project Manager
Support project planning, coordination, reporting, scheduling, and overall project delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need scheduling experience?
Is this only Primavera P6 software training?
Do I need access to Primavera P6?
Will I learn how to update schedules?
Will I receive a certificate after Completion?
Will I have access to the course after it ends?
How does this course connect to the other CYC Skills courses?
Your Next Career Move Starts Here
You don't need to spend years trying to figure out Project Scheduling on your own.
Learn the tools.
Build the skills.
Complete practical projects.
Prepare for the job market.
Start Building Your Project Scheduling skills Today
Want the complete learning path?
Enroll in the Project Controls Bundle to build your skills in Excel, Primavera P6 scheduling, Cost Control & Earned Value Management, and Power BI for Project Analytics.
PROJECT CONTROLS BUNDLE