Primavera P6 Professional Fundamentals
Case Study 1 – Creating a Project
Background
You are a project manager working for a general contractor, and your firm is using P6 Professional to manage
the renovation of an apartment building. Following a meeting with the project team, you have been assigned to
create the project and its Work Breakdown Structure.
Objectives
1. Create a new project using the information in the following table:
Project Data Item Value
EPS RENO – Renovation Projects
Project ID RENOxx-1 (xx=Student ID)
Project Name RENO – Creating a Project
Project Planned Start 05-Mar-29
Responsible Manager Studentxx
2. Funding for the project has been approved. Add a Notebook topic, Project Status, indicating that the
project budget was approved on 03-Dec-28 by Daphne Coombs, VP of Property Development. The
budget is $190,000.
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3. Create a WBS for the newly created project using the information in the table below:
Parent WBS Element WBS Code WBS Name
RENOxx-1 DESIGN Design
RENOxx-1 FOUND Foundation
RENOxx-1 STRUCTURE Structure
Structure FLOORS Floors
Structure LOAD Load-Bearing Walls
Structure ROOF Roof
RENO-1 UTILITY Utility Systems
RENO-1 EXETERIOR Exterior Finishes
Exterior Finishes BRICK Brick
Exterior Finishes ROOF Roof
Exterior Finishes DOORS Doors & Windows
RENO-1 INTERIOR Interior Finishes
Interior Finishes CARP Carpentry
Interior Finishes FLOORS Floors & Carpeting
Interior Finishes PLUMB Plumbing & Lighting Fixtures
Interior Finishes PAINT Paint
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4. Add activities to the project as detailed in the table below:
WBS Element Activity ID Activity Name Activity Type Original Duration
Design
A1000 Start project Start Milestone 0d
A1010 Design renovations Task Dependent 15d
A1020 Review and approve Task Dependent 5d
designs
Foundation
A1040 Excavate foundation Task Dependent 5d
A1050 Install drainage Task Dependent 5d
system
A1060 Inspect and repair Task Dependent 10d
foundation
A1070 Backfill and compact Task Dependent 3d
Structure
A1080 Erect protective Task Dependent 4d
fencing
A1090 Remove interior Task Dependent 4d
finished surfaces
A1100 Rebuild chimney Task Dependent 5d
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