Contract Manager (formerly Expedition)-Course E202
This three-day course provides an overview of the Contract Manager features while discussing its use in project cost control and document management.

Audience - Contract & Project Administrators, Contract Managers, Project Control Managers

Prerequisite - A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows

Class Schedule and Locations:

Chicago August 11-13 | Seats: 12  Register for this class September 22-24 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

St. Louis September 3-5 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

New York August 18-20 | Seats: 12  Register for this class September 8-10 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

Philadelphia August 25-27 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

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

Create a project Manage contacts Track project costs Manage changes Manage the submittal process Track drawings Document project communications and events

Day One: Introduction to Contract Manager Create a Project Creating the Company Directory Tracking Drawings Communicating Project Information

Day Two: Logging and Tracking Submittals Documenting Project Issues Recording Project Communications Managing Project Costs Awarding Procurement Items

Day Three: Using Contracts, Purchase Orders & Trends Change Management Payment Requisitions Using the Safety Module Customizing Layouts

$1,295 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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Project Management Module-Basic (P5/P6)-Course 102
This course provides hands-on training for Primavera"s client/server based solution. Participants will gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling. Scheduling techniques will be covered. This is three-day course leads you through hands on workshops that create and track an entire project schedule including resources and costs.

Audience - Project Managers, Planners, Schedulers

Prerequisite - A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows

Class Schedule and Locations:

Chicago August 4-6 | Seats: 12  Register for this class September 8-10 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

Indianapolis July 28-30 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

St. Louis August 25-27 | Seats: 12  Register for this class September 29-October 1 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

New York July 28-30 | Seats: 12  Register for this class September 3-5 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

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

Add a Project to the Project Structure Create a Work Breakdown Structure Add Reference Documents Add Activities Add Steps and Codes to Activities Create Relationships Schedule a Project Add Constraints Organize Activities Assign Resources and Costs Analyze Resource/Cost Usage Optimize the Schedule Status the Project Analyze the Updated Project

Day One: Introduction Navigating Project Structure Creating a Project Creating a Work Breakdown Structure Creating Activity Codes Adding Activities

Day Two: Maintaining the Project Documents Library Creating Relationships Scheduling Adding Constraints Formatting Data Defining Resources Assigning Resources and Costs

Day Three: Analyzing Resources and Costs Optimizing the Project Plan Baselining the Project Plan Project Execution and Control Reporting Performance Project Web Site

$1,295 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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Project Management Module-Advanced (P5/P6)-Course 106
This course is designed to give current Project managament module users a more in-depth look at the software. The lessons can be performed independent of one another to allow flexibility in the course. Many of the lessons will aid the project office in determining how to setup users, maintain security and define global data items, such as calendars. Other lessons will aid project managers in creating budgets, modifying multiple activities using global change, and performing extensive earned value analysis.

Audience - Program Managers, Project Managers, Administrators, Planners, Schedulers

Prerequisite - 102 Course or equivalent experience

Class Schedule and Locations:

Chicago August 14-15 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

St. Louis August 28-29 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

New York August 11-12 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

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

Day One: Creating Calendars User Fields and global Change Using Codes in Primavera Summarizing Project Data & Running Job Services Advanced Resource and Role Analysis Creating a Project with Project Architect Advanced Scheduling Leveling Resources

Day Two: Duration Types Calculating Percent Complete Earned Value and Weighted Milestones Monitor Issues and Thresholds Importing and Exporting Data Transferring Data between Primavera & Microsoft Excel Risk Management Updating Baselines Auto Compute Actuals Claim Digger

Additional Topics and Workshops: Additional Topics as Time Permits: User Access Defining & Assigning Cost Accounts Activity & Resource Calculations Tracking Layouts Top-Down Budgeting Top-Down Estimating Multi-Currency

$895 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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Primavera Contractor-Basic Course-Course 700
Course provides an overview of Primavera Contractor. The course is a hands on approach to the software. It examines how Primavera contractor is used in Project Management for project planning, scheduling, control and analysis.

Audience - Contractors

Prerequisite - A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows

Class Schedule and Locations:

Chicago August 7-8 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

St. Louis September 11-12 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

New York August 13-14 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

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

Create a Project Assign a calendar to a project Add activities and relationships to a project Organize a project using activity codes Perform manual schedule calculations Apply constraints to an activity Modify activity information Track progress on an activity Create and customize layouts Apply filters to a project

Day One: Introduction to Contractor Navigating in Contractor Creating a project and work Breakdown Structure Creating Activities Creating Relationships Scheduling the Project Assigning Constraints to a Project

Day Two: Adding Resources to a Project Optimizing the Project Baselining the Project Executing the Project Creating Output Customizing Projects

$895 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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Primavera Project Planner (P3) to Primavera (P5/P6)-Course 108
This two-day course is specially designed for users moving from Primavera Project Planner (P3) to Primavera 5.0 (P5/P6). Numerous charts list how P3 fields and functionality map to P5/P6, enabling users to leverage their existing knowledge of P3 and rapidly adapt to new features in P5/P6 and introduces new ways to view layouts and run reports. The course also details how basic tasks in the project management life cycle are executed in P5/P6, including how to create activities, assign and analyze resources, and update the project plan. An appendix at the back of the manual covers how to convert projects from P3 to P5/P6. (Please note that this course is designed for experienced users of P3. Those who wish to learn P5/P6, but are not P3 users, should register for Course 102)

Audience - Experienced P3 users

Prerequisite - Extensive Experience using P3

Class Schedule and Locations:

For more information regarding scheduling a training session, please call your account manager (800)410-8824

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

Identify Major Hierarchical Structures Create a Project Add Activities Assign Duration Types to Activities Identify New Date Fields Analyze Resource/Cost Usage Update a Project Format Schedule Data Identify Activity Percent Complete Types Print Layouts Create and Print Reports Create User-Defined Fields Define and Run Global Change Statements

Day One: Introduction Navigating Menus and Terminology Building Projects Activities Duration Types Resources and Roles

Day Two: Updating a Project Formatting Schedule Data Percent Complete Types and Weighted Steps Printing Layouts Reports Tips and Tricks

$895 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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Planning and Scheduling with P3 Course-Course 601
Get started with P3 through hands-on basic training. Participants will gain a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling while learning P3. This three day course leads you through nine hands-on workshops that create and track an entire project to completion using the three basic elements of project management; shedules, resources, and costs.

Audience - New P3 users

Class Schedule and Locations:

For more information regarding scheduling a training session, please call your account manager (800)410-8824

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

Define project elements Customize the project layout Organize activity data Define a target schedule Define activity codes Add activities and relationships Calculate a schedule

Day One: Fundamentals of project management Establish of project management Defining calendars Adding & oganizing activities Defining activity relationships

Day Two: Calculating the schedule Applying constraints to a schedule Customize the layout Manage resources & costs Add calendars and constraints Define resources and cost accounts Assign resources and costs to activities Compress the schedule Status your project Add a project to a project group

Day Three: Create the target plan Updating the current schedule Producing effective output Project Discussions

$1,295 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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Introduction to SureTrak Project Manager Course-Course 401
This two-day course provides a comprehensive overview of SureTrak Project Manager. It examines how to use SureTrak for project planning, scheduling, controls and analysis.

Audience - New SureTrak users

Class Schedule and Locations:

For more information regarding scheduling a training session, please call your account manager (800)410-8824

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

Create a new project in SureTrak Customize project options Identify the Bar Chart and PERT view Define activity codes Define code values Create an activity code dictionary Use the activity form Add activities in Bar Chart & PERT views Assign code values to activities Group activities by activity code Move activities using drag & drop Define relationship types and lag Critical path method (CPM) scheduling Describe total float Create relationships between activities Edit relationships Spotlight update period Record activity progress

Day One: Create a project Set up calendars Organize a project with activity codes Adding and organizing activities Scheduling a project Modifying a schedule

Day Two: Managing resources and costs Creating target dates Tracking project progress Creating layouts and filters Reporting project information

$895 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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InfoMaker for Primavera Contract Manager (Expedition)-Course
This two-day course provides a working knowledge of the InfoMaker report writer as it is used in conjuntion with Primavera"s Contract Manager Software. The course is divided into a day and a half of InfoMaker discussion with the second afternoon reserved for hands-on report development. Students should bring 2-3 Contract Manager reports/forms that they would like to create or modify.

Audience - Experienced Contract Manager

Prerequisite - Expedition Contract Control; database knowledge helpful. A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows.

Class Schedule and Locations:

Chicago September 25-26 | Seats: 12  Register for this class

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

Modify existing Contract Manager reports, forms, and dunning letters. Format and organize report objects Manage the SQL query of reports and forms Create prompts to expand report functionality Add logos to forms and reports

Day One: Starting InfoMaker Connecting to the database Working with libraries Types of reports Controls, their formatting and properties Filtering, sorting and grouping

Day Two: Contract Manager database structure Introduction to the SQL server Retrieval arguments and previewing reports Using the library painter Working on student-specific reports

$895 per person *Prices are Subject to Change

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