Certified Planning and Scheduling Manager

Project Management

• Project
• Project Management
• Project Management Approaches
• Project Life Cycle
• Stakeholders
• Project Scope
• Base Lining

Project Planning and Scheduling

• Introduction
• The Specification
• Providing Structure
• Establishing Controls
• Artistry In Planning
• Planning For The Future
• Importance of Project Planning

Planning and Scheduling Techniques

• To-do Lists
• Bar Charts
• Flowchart
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
• Arrow Diagramming Method
• Precedence Diagram Method
• Line of Balance (LOB)

Activity and Schedule

• Activity Basics
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Activity Definition
• Activity Sequencing
• Activity Resource Estimating
• Activity Duration Estimation
• Schedule Development
• Schedule Control

Constructing Network Diagram

• Introduction
• Network Construction
• Event Representation
• Constructing a Network Diagram from WBS

AON Basics

• Introduction
• The Workflow
• Drawing of Activity Diagram
• Examples

Forward Pass and Backward Pass

• Introduction
• Forward Pass
• Backward Pass
• Calculating and Executing a Forward and Backward Pass
• Constructing Forward and Backward Pass Project Management
• Forward Pass / Backward Pass Calculation

Precedence Diagramming Method

• Introduction
• Explanation
• Constructing Diagram and Computations
• Sample PDM Network Diagram
• Gantt Charts

CPM/PERT

• CPM/PERT
• Calculations in Network Analysis
• Calculation of Expected Time and Variance of a Path in PERT
• CPM/PERT Network Development
• CPM & PERT Weaknesses & Strengths
• Advantages of PERT and CPM

PERT/CPM Simulation

• Introduction
• Description of CPM/PERT
• Modification In CPM/PERT
• Simplified PERT Procedure
• Reviews
• Structure and Elements of Simplified
• Algorithm of Simplified CPM/PERT

Reducing Project Duration

• Introduction
• Project Audit and Closure
• Steps to reduce Project duration
• Project Crashing
• Conclusion
• Project Time-Cost Trade-Off
• Activity Time-Cost Relationship

Uncertainty and Risk Management

• Introduction
• Risk Management Plan
• Risk Identification Techniques
• Risk management processes
• Strategies to meet the Risks