Practical Project Control Course for Planning Engineers

Ideal for Beginners / Intermediate Level

Master the foundations, develop a baseline, update the schedule and prepare progress reports in ONE course

We trained planning engineers of leading companies

"The program has a dense content "although it was enjoyable" and new information was presented in a practical way. The training was great to add to my skills as an Engineer. Thanks Osama for sharing your brilliant experience with me.
Wael Eldemardash
Senior Project Engineer, Australia
Osama Saad
  • LEARN Basic & Advanced Primavera P6.
  • UNDERSTAND the contract requirements and scope.
  • DEVELOP cost and resources baseline schedule.
  • CREATE resource histograms & cash flow.
  • MONITOR progress with various project management indicators.
  • PREPARE weekly and monthly progress reports.
  • LEARN advanced Excel in project control context.
  • DRAFT contractual correspondences.
  • CREATE stunning presentation using PowerPoint.
  • IMPRESS project stakeholders with outstanding project control.
  • CREATE a planning system and protocol for your company.

Why Practical Project Control has been so successful for engineers who don't have limited knowledge of project control

Learn the process integration

Learn the planning foundations, prepare a cost and resource loaded schedule, update the schedule, analyze the progress and prepare full reports in ONE course.

Master the process, not the software

This is the first step-by-step learning program that focuses on the problem you're trying to solve... specifically how to plan and control projects (not just how to use a Primavera tool). ​

Practical Content Only

The program is 100% practical. You will learn the tools and methods which are used to manage real-life projects.​

Develop the mindset

This is a fully integrated program that teaches you how to think and act as a planner.​

Learn the software in context

The program teaches you how to use Excel and PowerPoint software tools in project control context.

Career Growth

Gain the necessary knowledge and achieve results that can help you add value to the project.

"The program is well structured for the practical construction field and covers all practical knowledge with detailed explanation of P6 and also the usage of Advanced Excel Functions in the Planning and Project Control Industry."
Dilip Kumar
Planning Manager, Oman
"It was a really interesting training that fully met my expectations in the advanced levels of project control tools. Osama delivered the course with professionalism, wide knowledge, and expertise. The course was one of the best training I have ever attended, as it was clear, precise, and very practical. Thanks Osama and Smart PM Training for giving me the chance to attend the course."
Mahmoud Arafat
Project Control Manager, KSA

The curriculum

  • Understand Contract Requirements, WBS and Activities

  • Planner’s Responsibilities
  • The Fast Four
  • Planner’s Software Skills
  • Contract Documents
  • High Level Scope and Milestones
  • Tender Clarifications
  • Responsibility Matrix
  • Provisional Sum and Prime Cost
  • Work breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Explicit and Implicit Activities

  • Adding Activities and Relationships

  • Activity ID, Name and Duration
  • Adding Activities
  • Soft and Hard Logic
  • Redundant Logic
  • Logic and Resources Driven Relationships
  • Drivers

  • Network Behavior, Line of Balance, Milestones and Constraints

  • Relationships Template
  • Network Behavior, Early and Late Dates & Negative Float
  • Line of Balance
  • Milestones
  • Constraints
  • Calendar
  • Engineering Activities Scheduling
  • Procurement and Long Lead Items

  • Negative Float, Activity Codes and Schedule Quality Checklist

  • Finalize schedule and remove negative float
  • Develop and assign activity codes
  • Schedule Quality Checklist

  • Cost and resources loaded Schedule and complete submission package

  • Calculate quantities and costs from BOQ
  • Calculate manpower requirements
  • Create and assign resources
  • Resources assignments and histograms
  • Bulk import assignments to P6 using Index & Match
  • Schedule submission narrative

  • Schedule Update and Earned Value Model

  • Schedule Update in Primavera P6
  • Negative Total Float
  • Detailed Explanation of Earned Value Applications
  • Line of Balance in the Schedule Update
  • Out of Sequence
  • Assigning Baseline to the Schedule Update
  • Review Schedule Delays
  • Multiple Float Paths

  • Progress Curve and Variance Analysis in P6

  • Purpose of progress reports
  • Progress Curve
  • Consolidated Manpower Histogram
  • Variance Analysis with activity codes
  • Planned vs Actual comparison

  • Detailed Progress Reports Submission

  • Progress report table of content
  • Progress Dashboard
  • Planned vs Actual % Chart
  • Summary schedule update in P6
  • Multiple Float Paths
  • Top 5 longest paths layout
  • 2 weeks look ahead
  • QA/AC Report
  • Risk Management Register
  • Cash Flow

  • KPIs, Logs & Compiling Package

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Schedule Change Log
  • Different Engineering Logs
  • Compiling full submission package
  • Develop Recovery Measures

  • Correspondences and PowerPoint

  • Offense and Defense Correspondences
  • PowerPoint in project control
  • Review progress presentation templates

What will you get?

Basic and Advanced Primavera P6

Learn advanced functions and shortcuts to increase productivity and the accuracy of your results.

Advanced Excel in project control

Apply Conditional Formatting, Vlookups, Index & Match and so much more in planning context.

Baseline Preparation

Ste-by-step explanation on how to develop a complete cost and resource-loaded baseline program from scratch inside P6.

Progress reporting

Analyze performance and prepare comprehensive progress reports.

PowerPoint for project control

Learn key features of PowerPoint to make high quality presentations.

BONUS: Templates, formats and tools

Detailed formats that will save you a lot of time and effort.


Osama Saad

MBA, PMP, PSP, CCP, PMI-SP

Confusion, hard work, frustration and making many mistakes.

I desperately needed someone to tell me “do this, then this.” so with 15 years of experience in large construction projects behind me (and the scars to prove it)…helping companies with a simpler way of project control has become something I truly enjoy.

But after teaching thousands of engineers, here is my ultimate goal.

Help you learn the core foundations and understand why we do everything the way it is done.

Teach a proven step-by-step process that is based on both science and logic.

Have the confidence and knowledge to engage in arguments and add value to your project.

Course Price: USD 1,500

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