Construction Planning and Scheduling with Primavera

Large-scale construction projects require precise planning, scheduling, and tracking to avoid costly delays and budget overruns. Understanding how to navigate and utilize Primavera is a vital skill for modern project planners and construction managers. This text-based course guides you from foundational project management concepts to building and managing complex construction schedules. You will develop the confidence to organize tasks, assign resources, and analyze project health. What you'll learn: Understand core scheduling terminologies, work breakdown structures (WBS), and critical path methodology (CPM); Build detailed construction project schedules from scratch, defining activities, relationships, and constraints; Allocate and optimize labor, material, and equipment resources within your project plan; Track project progress, update baselines, and analyze schedule variances to keep projects on course; Apply modern collaborative planning concepts and digital handover workflows alongside traditional scheduling. The course begins with essential project planning definitions and industry-standard scheduling principles before walking you through step-by-step written exercises to configure your project in Primavera. You will practice setting up calendars, defining activities, and generating reports. This course is designed for beginners in construction management, civil engineering, or project planning, with no prior Primavera experience required. Start reading today to build the essential scheduling skills needed for modern construction projects.