Turn scope into a working programme
Build the WBS, activities and calendars around how the work will actually be delivered.
P6 Control Room — Primavera P6 Fundamentals
Build schedules
people can trust.
Build, baseline, update and report project schedules in Primavera P6 Professional. Learn transferable planning skills, then apply them in a guided data-centre capstone.
12 focused modules Hands-on project files One-off payment
A1010MobilisationA1020Site enabling worksA1030SubstructureA1040Frame & envelopePlan with logicSchedule with intentUpdate with controlReport with clarityPlan with logicSchedule with intent
THE REAL SKILL
Stop operating P6.
Start thinking like a planner.
Software clicks are the easy part. This course teaches the decisions behind a credible schedule—what to build, how to test it and how to explain it when the plan changes.
Know what the schedule is telling you
Read float, follow the driving path and spot logic or constraint problems before a review.
Defend the dates in the room
Explain variance, communicate risk and issue an update with a clear audit trail.
MEET THE PERSON BEHIND THE LESSONS
Learn with Francis.
Understand the why.
Stop faking it till you make it.
Act it till you become it.
I’m Dr Francis Osadare, the educator behind The True Troop’s Primavera P6 and project-controls videos.
In P6 Control Room, we work through the decisions behind a schedule: how to structure the work, connect the logic, record progress and explain the result. The aim is to help you understand what you’re doing—not just repeat a sequence of clicks.
Primavera P6Planning & schedulingProject controls
See how I teach A PREVIEW, BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Watch a lesson.
Get a feel for the teaching.
Three public lessons from The True Troop. See how Francis explains P6 concepts before choosing the full learning path.
BASELINES & CONTROL
Master the baseline
Explore baselines in P6 and the reference point behind meaningful schedule comparisons.
Watch on YouTubeFULL PUBLIC TUTORIAL
Start with the foundations
Watch Francis’s full public foundation tutorial, from getting started to exploring P6 features.
Watch on YouTubeACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS
Connect activities with logic
Discover four techniques for linking activities and building a connected project schedule.
Watch on YouTubePlayers load only when you choose a lesson. Playing a video connects to YouTube.
Free tutorials to explore. A structured course to apply.
Explore the 12 modules P6 Control Room brings 12 modules, practical project files and a guided capstone into one structured learning path. These public videos—including the full foundation tutorial—are free teaching previews, separate from the paid course library.
12 MODULES · ONE COMPLETE WORKFLOW
From blank screen to
controlled schedule.
Learn the fundamentals through focused exercises, then bring them together in the Atlas DH1 Zone A capstone. The project brief and assumptions are supplied—no data-centre expertise required.
01
P6 orientation & data
Navigate the workspace, understand enterprise versus project data, and set user preferences with confidence.
InterfaceEPS & OBSData structure
02
Project setup & calendars
Create a clean project shell, define dates and build calendars that reflect real shifts, holidays and exceptions.
Project wizardSettingsCalendars
03
Work breakdown structure
Turn scope into a WBS that supports ownership, reporting and a schedule people can actually read.
ScopeWBS logicOwnership
04
Activities & milestones
Choose the right activity types, durations, milestones and steps without building a bloated programme.
Activity typesDurationsMilestones
05
Logic, float & critical path
Build defensible relationships, run the schedule and read the critical path instead of simply finding red bars.
FS / SS / FFCPMFloat
06
Constraints & schedule health
Apply constraints carefully, investigate open ends and use the schedule log to catch integrity problems early.
ConstraintsOpen endsQuality checks
07
Codes, filters & layouts
Organise thousands of activities into focused views for planners, delivery teams and senior stakeholders.
Activity codesFiltersLayouts
08
Roles, resources & costs
Assign roles and resources, understand units and rates, then surface over-allocation before it becomes delay.
ResourcesLoadingHistograms
09
Optimise & baseline
Test options, shorten the plan responsibly and create a baseline that makes future variance meaningful.
What-if thinkingBaselinesVariance
10
Progress & the data date
Run a clean update cycle using actual dates, remaining duration, percent complete and a controlled data date.
StatusingActualsRescheduling
11
Analyse & communicate
Explain what changed, why it matters and what happens next through look-aheads, layouts and focused reports.
AnalysisLook-aheadsReporting
12
Exchange, compare & hand over
Import and export safely, compare revisions, package schedule evidence and complete a full capstone update.
XER / XMLComparisonCapstone
12 modules · practical project files · one paymentReady to build a schedule you can defend?
Register & Pay £299 BUILT FOR REAL PROJECT TEAMS
One P6 core.
Two market lenses.
The fundamentals are universal. The course also makes space for the planning language, quality expectations and reporting habits learners meet across UK and US projects.
See what’s includedUK PROJECT CONTROLS
Programme thinking with a clean record
- Baselines, update cycles and contemporaneous records
- Delivery-focused WBS and four-week look-aheads
- Clear programme narratives for stakeholder review
US SCHEDULING PRACTICE
CPM discipline with visible schedule health
- Logic, float and critical-path interpretation
- Constraint, open-end and schedule-log checks
- Resource, cost and performance-ready reporting
HOW YOU LEARN
Watch less.
Build more.
See the decision
Short, focused lessons explain both the P6 action and the planning judgement behind it.
Practise the fundamentals
Use guided exercises to build calendars, structure work, link activities, baseline and update a schedule.
Complete your capstone
Apply the workflow to Atlas DH1 Zone A: a defined data-centre section with a supplied scope, assumptions and project files. Issue a checked schedule and explain your decisions.
A SERIOUS SKILL. A SIMPLE PRICE.
Premium P6 training.
Without the four-figure fee.
Build a reusable project-controls skill at your pace, then return whenever a live schedule needs a stronger answer.
Research-led curriculumBenchmarking from Oracle, UK and US training outlines.
FOUNDING PRICE
Primavera P6 Fundamentals · Full course
£299
ONE PAYMENT · FULL COURSE
- 12 focused fundamentals modules
- Guided exercises and data-centre capstone
- Downloadable practice files and checklists
- UK and US project-context callouts
- Course completion checklist
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Questions,
answered.
01Is this course suitable for a complete P6 beginner?+
Yes. It begins with navigation and project structure, then builds your planning skills through practical exercises. Basic project-management vocabulary is helpful, but prior P6 or data-centre experience is not required.
02Is the course relevant in both the UK and the USA?+
Yes. The core workflow follows widely used Primavera P6 Professional practice. The examples also call out terminology, reporting expectations and planning habits commonly encountered on UK and US projects.
03Does this cover P6 EPPM as well as P6 Professional?+
The hands-on workflow is centred on the P6 Professional desktop client. The scheduling principles transfer to EPPM environments, but administration and web-only configuration are outside this fundamentals course.
04Is this a data-centre engineering course?+
No. The course teaches transferable Primavera P6 planning and scheduling skills. Atlas DH1 Zone A is the guided final capstone: one defined section of a fictional data centre, with scope, assumptions and project files supplied. You are learning to structure, baseline, update and report a schedule—not to design a data centre. No prior data-centre expertise is required.
05What is included in the £299 price?+
The offer includes the complete 12-module learning path, the guided project build, practice files, schedule-health checklists and the final capstone exercise.
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