Project Schedule Management
Duration
13 hours
Audience
This course is suitable for anyone who needs to develop an understanding of Project Time Management principles aligned to the PMBOK® Guide-Sixth Edition.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the “Introduction to Project Management and PMBOK® Guide-Sixth Edition” module.
Objectives
- After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Define and sequence required project activities into an activity list
- Estimate the resources and duration required to complete project activities
- Distinguish between different types of project schedule network diagrams and construct one
- Identify the types of dependencies and logical relationships used in precedence diagramming
- Define the critical path method, its purpose, and locate it in a project network diagram
- Find the earliest and latest start and finish times for each activity in a network
- Interpret the graphical representation of float on a network diagram
- Apply the critical chain method to a project schedule network diagram
- Construct a Gantt chart use it as a means of tracking progress
- Define resource optimization and techniques to perform it
- Locate sources of information on resource utilization and interpret the data shown
- Apply what-if scenario analysis to a project schedule and evaluate the output
- Assess the risks associated with not completing activities on schedule
- Differentiate between methods of schedule compression and apply them to a project schedule
- Perform calendar scheduling
- Interpret a project calendar and its relationship to the project schedule network diagram
- Compare actual project and project activity costs against budgeted costs
- Recognize when updates to the project plan are necessary and the procedures to follow to implement then
- Select appropriate scheduling tools and techniques for project reporting
Course Content
Introducing Project Schedule Management
Project Activity List Introduction
Order of Activities
Creating a Project Schedule Network Diagram
The Project Network
Constructing a Project Network
Network Conventions
Precedence Notation
The Critical Path Method for Network Analysis
Paths Through the Network
The Critical Path
The Critical Path Method and Schedule Analysis
Finding the Critical Path in Complex Networks
Critical Path Analysis
The Forward Pass
The Backward Pass
The Critical Path Method and Float Calculation
Total Float
Calculating the Float
Multiple Critical Paths
Working with Computer-Based Planning Tools
Total Float and Free Float
Resource Optimization
Schedule Network Technique
The Gantt Chart
Elements of the Gantt Chart
Tracking Actual Progress
Resource Optimization Techniques
Resource Management
Resource Smoothing and Leveling
Histograms
Leveling Resource C
Smoothing Resource B
Resource/Activity Histograms
What-If Scenario Analysis
What-If? Analysis
Implications of Change
Float
Project Activity Chart
Schedule Compression Techniques
Schedule Compression
Time/Cost Analysis
Chart Information
Develop the Project Calendar
Scheduling to Dates
Scheduling Constraints and Milestones
Assigning Calendar Dates
Controlling a Project's Schedule
Network Analysis
Monitoring Project Status
Defining Activities
Updating the Project Plan
Controlling the Project
Recap of Reports
Progress Reporting