​Background:

Since 2009 MN DOT started converting construction projects from PPMS to Primavera P6 Schedules. MN DOT Project Managers Statewide needed training to managed project schedules using Primavera P6 Scheduling Software. 

​Performance:

MN Best partnered with Minnesota State University – Mankato to provide Oracle Primavera P6 scheduling training for Prime Contractors and MnDOT staff. 
The curriculum was customized to apply specifically to provide guidance for scheduling highway projects and correlating the P6 tool to the schedule specifications required by MnDOT. MN Best Inc. provided four one-day courses which included: 
  • 101: A basic Critical Path Method (CPM) class explaining the basic principles of CPM including activities, logic, executing a forward and backward pass, and computing float. Students did not use the software during this class.
  • 102: A basic Oracle Primavera P6 class in which students build and update a schedule in P6 including topics like building a WBS, generating activities, logic, scheduling, and updating, including the effects of lags, calendars, and constraints.
  • 201: A practical scheduling class in which students build and update a project schedule in P6 using a sample MnDOT project and MnDOT schedule requirements.
  • 202: A CPM schedule analysis class in which students do owner reviews of P6 schedules using a sample MnDOT project and MnDOT schedule requirements. 

Key Personnel:

Chris Thomas (Project Controls Specialist Senior)
Joe Dailey (Project Controls Specialist Senior)
Bill Tradewell (Project Controls Specialist)