Effective Schedules

Course No. PM-211
Cost: Call for Pricing
PDU’s: 13.5
Prerequisite: None
Course/Skill Level: All

Introduction

Effective Schedules consists of 14 lessons and workshops, each focusing on practical solutions for developing and maintaining the schedule. After each lesson, the student completes a structured workshop. An experienced instructor then reviews the workshop results and provides feedback. The student finishes the class more confident in the ability to develop and maintain a resource loaded schedule.

Workshops include:

• Create the Work Breakdown Structure
• Develop the Schedule
• Resource Load the Schedule
• Add Procurements to the Schedule
• Set the Baseline
• Authorize the Work
• Status the Schedule
• Analyze the Schedule
• Prepare the Estimate to Complete
• Create the Business Process
• Create Reports
• Implement Baseline Changes
• Convert Planning Packages
• Understand Earned Value

Objectives

The successful student will demonstrate the ability to

• Develop and maintain a resource loaded schedule.
• Analyze schedule and cost performance.
• Develop recommendations for improving the team’s schedule and cost performance.
• Implement strategies for improving the team’s schedule and cost performance.