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Primavera P6 Professional
Fundamentals
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Creating a Project

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Objectives
• This lesson covers the following objectives:
−Creating a project
−Navigating in the Projects window
−Viewing and modifying information in Project Details

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Project
• Creates product or service
• Finite start and end date
• Managed within confines of:
−Schedule
−Resources
−Cost

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Creating a Project
There are three ways to create a project:
• Create new – Best suited for new endeavors or for
implementation of new processes / policies
• Import – Add data from P6, spreadsheet applications
or Microsoft Project
• Copy/paste – Duplicate existing project or elements of
existing project

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Summary
• In this lesson, you should have learned how to:
−Create a project
−Navigate in the Projects window
−View and modify information in Project Details

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