Planning & Scheduling Fundamentals

About This Course

This online course (supported by a detailed Course Book) provides essential knowledge and practical skills for planning and scheduling large-scale projects. Participants will be introduced to industry-standard methodologies, including the Critical Path Method (CPM), planning principles, and effective schedule development.

You'll learn how to create, analyse, and manage project schedules to support timely and successful project delivery.

Course Objective

The primary goal is to equip participants with the tools and techniques needed to confidently plan, schedule, and manage complex projects.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Develop detailed project schedules using the Critical Path Method (CPM).
2. Create and manage schedules effectively to meet project objectives.
3. Plan and communicate schedules clearly to team members and stakeholders.
4. Understand schedule types and how to identify critical and near-critical paths.
5. Conduct schedule quality reviews and develop meaningful schedule quality metrics.

Learning Pre-requisites

Participants should have the following pre-requisites to benefit fully from this course:

1. Basic understanding of project management principles.
2. Basic knowledge of scheduling techniques and terminologies.
3. Access to the internet and basic computer skills.
4. Basic mathematical skills.

How to Use This Course

• Work through modules in order — each builds on the previous
• Download the free course workbook to track your progress
• Apply concepts to your own projects as you go
• No registration, no login, no time limit

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