Project Planning and Scheduling
Learn planning and scheduling techniques to build a comprehensive project plan.

Course details
CEUs 1.8
Schedule Evenings
Location Online, North Campus
Cost
$485
Project Planning and Scheduling
Learn planning and scheduling techniques to build a comprehensive project plan.
What you’ll be able to do — competencies
- Create a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Create a network diagram
- Build a schedule
- Describe the key concepts in developing a risk management plan
- Create a project budget
- Produce the project baseline
- Create a change management process
- Create a quality control process
- Describe the key concepts in creating a communication plan
Course description
A comprehensive project plan and a precise schedule are necessary components of a project. Course topics include using planning and scheduling techniques that will establish the timeline of a project and facilitate moving the project forward; building an accurate, resource-driven project schedule; and creating a realistic budget. In addition, students will prepare project planning documents and create processes for risk management, change management and quality control.
Prerequisites
- Principles of Project Management or equivalent experience
Syllabus
Objective 1: Create a work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Identify tasks needed to reach project completion
- Identify the major work elements for a project
- Assign project tasks to each work element
- Identify resources necessary to complete each task
- Compare project scope to the WBS to assure tasks are focused and complete
Objective 1 Assignments
- Review Case Study
- Create WBS
- Create a team WBS
- Refer to PMBOK pages 118-122.
Objective 2: Create a network diagram
- Assign durations to each task in the WBS
- Identify task dependencies
- Order tasks appropriately
- Calculate the critical path
Objective 2 Assignments
- Team Case Activity:
- Create a Network Diagram
- Calculate Critical Path
- Refer to PMBOK pages 193, 194, and 201 – 211 and Verzuh 198 – 206.
Objective 3: Build a schedule
- Enter scheduled tasks
- Remove non-working dates from the schedule
- Allocate available resources to each task
- Calculate the date the project will complete
- Create the schedule baseline
Objective 3 Assignments
- Team Case Activity – Use the Activity List to:
- Calculate an Actual Schedule
Objective 4: Create a risk management plan
- Identify potential project risks
- Rank risks on a risk matrix
- Determine strategies to prepare for risk
- Create a risk register
Objective 4 Assignments
- Team Activity
- Evaluate and Rank Risks
- Utilize a Risk Register
Objective 5 Create a project budget
- Identify the costs of all project tasks
- Tie costs back to the WBS unique identifier
- Calculate the management reserve
- Produce the budget baseline
Objective 5 Assignments
- Team Activity
- Complete Budget Exercise
Objective 6 Project the project baseline
- Review individual baselines: schedule, scope and cost
- Combine individual baselines to create the project baseline
- Estimate future project performance
Objective 6 Assignments
- Team Activity
- Review project scope, budget, and schedule baselines
- Make changes to the outputs
- Combine all three outputs to the project baseline
Objective 7 Create a Change Management (CM) process
- Describe the purpose of a chance management process
- Determine who should approve or reject changes
- Create a change management log to capture all change requests
- Determine how to communicate changes to the customer and project team
Objective 7 Assignments
- Individual Student Activity
- Review and complete CM Process
Objective 8 Create a quality control process
- Determine what quality is within a project
- Identify a successful project outcome
- Create a quality assurance process
Objective 8 Assignments
- Quiz on quality definitions
Objective 9 Create a communication plan
- Determine stakeholders
- Choose types of reporting methods
- Schedule frequency of communication
Objective 9 Assignments
- Individual Student Activity
- Develop, review, and select a communication plan
Next available start dates
Online — Evenings
Project Planning and Scheduling
Total classroom hours
18 hours
Schedule
Online
Evenings, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 6 T - 2/2/2021 - 3/9/2021
Quarter: Winter
Total cost
$485
Instructor: Debra Pelletier
Notes
A NetID account is needed to access the course materials via Canvas, the online learning management system.
Online — Evenings
Project Planning and Scheduling
Total classroom hours
18 hours
Schedule
Online
Evenings, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 6 T Th - 4/20/2021 - 5/6/2021
Quarter: Spring
Total cost
$485
Instructor: Debra Pelletier
Notes
A NetID account is needed to access the course materials via Canvas, the online learning management system.
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