Project Scheduling


Overview/Description
Target Audience
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Overview/Description
Typically, when people hear the words 'project management,' they think of schedules. Even though project management is much more than just scheduling, one aspect of it--project time management--is about planning when project activities will occur. This course introduces the basic principles of creating and maintaining a project schedule. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the following project time management processes: Activity Duration Estimating, Schedule Development, and Schedule Control. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the project time management processes in action. This course is aligned with 'A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge' (PMBOK® Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Inc., 2004. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been reproduced with the permission of PMI®.

Target Audience
Project managers who are seeking to further their project management skills to more advanced levels

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Estimating Activity Duration

  • recognize reasons why it's important to understand the process for estimating the duration of activities in a project.
  • match the inputs to the Activity Duration Estimating process with the reasons they're included in the process.
  • match the tools and techniques for estimating activity duration with examples.
  • estimate the duration of a hypothetical activity using three-point estimating.
  • identify the outputs from the Activity Duration Estimating process.

    • Developing the Project Schedule

  • identify the benefits of developing an accurate schedule.
  • match the inputs to developing a project schedule with the reasons they are needed.
  • match the tools and techniques for developing project schedules with their purposes.
  • apply the Critical Path Method in a given scenario.
  • match Project Schedule formats with examples.

    • Controlling the Schedule

  • recognize the benefits of using control processes to manage a project schedule.
  • match the inputs to the Schedule Control process with the reasons for their inclusion.
  • match schedule control tools and techniques with uses.
  • prepare a schedule variance analysis in a given scenario.
  • match the outputs from the Schedule Control process with their uses.

    • Course Number:
    PROJ0542