CERTIFIED PLANNING ENGINEER (CPE™) - P6 PLANNER
17 - 20 AUGUST 2026
24 PDU Approved by PMI
COURSE INTRODUCTION
This programme develops the practical planning and scheduling capability expected of a project planning professional. Participants work through planning fundamentals and Primavera P6 applications, including project setup, work breakdown structures, activities, resources, baselines, progress monitoring and reporting, while preparing for the programme's theory and practical assessments. Practical examples and guided discussion help participants connect the subject to decisions and challenges in their own workplace.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:
- Explain the responsibilities of a planning engineer and the principles of credible scheduling.
- Set up Primavera P6 projects, calendars, preferences and coding structures.
- Build work breakdown structures, activities, logic links and schedule constraints.
- Develop resource- and cost-loaded schedules aligned with project requirements.
- Establish baselines, update progress and analyse schedule performance.
- Produce clear schedule reports, forecasts and management presentations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This programme is suitable for planning engineers, project planners and controllers, schedulers, project engineers, project managers and professionals responsible for developing, updating, analysing or reporting project schedules using Primavera P6.
COURSE CONTENT
- Planning principles and the role of the planning engineer
- Primavera P6 project setup, calendars and preferences
- Work breakdown structures, activities and schedule logic
- Resources, costs and schedule development
- Baselines, progress updating and project monitoring
- Schedule analysis, forecasting, reporting and presentation
