Overview
As project managers and leads, we all know how difficult it can be to accurately determine the duration of a project, yet that is exactly what is expected of us on a regular basis. This course will not disclose the secret of creating an accurate schedule, because there isn’t one. However, it will provide the factors and fundamental elements that you should consider and address when creating any type of schedule.
This course presumes that you:-
- Can define projects and project management
- Understand a project’s life cycle
- Are familiar with the basics of project planning and scheduling
- Know how to complete a Statement of Work and/or a project charter
Learning Outcomes
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Define and create a Work Breakdown Structure
- Identify and understand task relationships
- Estimate task durations and determine project duration
- Construct a network diagram
- Calculate the critical path of a project
- Use the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) to create estimates
- Plan for risks
- Create a communication plan
- Effectively allocate project resources
- Update and monitor the project schedule
Course Outline
- 3.1: What is a Work Breakdown Structure?
- 3.2: The Role of a Work Breakdown Structure
- 3.3: Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
- 3.4: Work Breakdown Structure Formats
- 3.5: Work Breakdown Structure Numbering
- 3.6: Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary
- 3.7: Work Breakdown Structure Exercise
- 6.1: About Task Dependencies
- 6.2: Task Dependency Types
- 6.3: Case Study: Trip to New York
- 6.4: Task Relationships Exercise
- 7.1: Definitions
- 7.2: Stages of Resource Scheduling
- 7.3: Case Study: Planning an Outdoor Concert
- 8.1: Network Diagrams
- 8.2: Critical Path Method
- 8.3: Critical Path Exercise
- 8.4: Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
- 8.5: About Gantt Charts
- 8.6: Gantt Chart Exercise
- 10.1: About Risk Management
- 10.2: Risk Management Planning
- 10.3: Pre-Assignment Review
- 11.1: About Communication
- 11.2: Team Members
- 11.3: Communication Exercise
- 12.1: Common Scheduling Problems
- 13.1: Schedule Updates
- 13.2: Case Study
