Schedule & cost control online training course

Course Content

Section 01 - Quick PM Review

• Agenda
• Quick PM Review
• The PMI-SP Process
• The PMI-SP Exam
• The Basics of PM
• The Five Process Groups
• The PMI Process Model
• The Nine Knowledge Areas

Section 02 - Time Management

• Time Management
• The PMI Scheduling Model
• 6.1 Define Activities
• 6.2 Sequence Activities
• 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources
• 6.4 Estimating Activity Duration
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 6.6 Control Schedule
• Decomposition
• Dependencies
• Types of Dependencies
• Precedence Diagramming - Finish to Start
• Precedence Diagramming - Start to Start
• Precedence Diagramming - Finish to Finish
• Precedence Diagramming - Start to Finish
• Conditional Diagramming
• Leads and Lags
• Duration Estimating Methods
• Bottom-Up Estimating
• Analogous Estimating
• Expert Judgment for Estimating
• Parametric Modeling Estimating
• Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)
• Project Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)
• Resource Considerations
• Schedule Creation

Section 03 - Critical Path Method

• Critical Path Method
• CPM Basics
• CPM Basics 2
• CPM Diagram
• Definitions
• A Basic PDM Diagram
• Add CPM
• Constraints
• Resource Leveling
• Simulation
• Simulation Advantages & Disadvantages
• Duration Compression

Section 04 - Basic Cost Management

• Basic Cost Management
• 7.1 Estimate Cost
• 7.2 Determine Budget
• 7.3 Control Costs
• Types of Cost Estimating
• Bottom-Up Cost Estimating
• Analogous / Top Down Estimating
• Parametric Cost Estimating
• Types of Project Costs
• Estimate Types
• The Cost Baseline
• Total Project Budget

Section 05 - Introduction to Earned Value

• Introduction to Earned Value
• Basic Performance Reporting
• Triangle Reporting
• Basic Terms
• Basic Terms Continued
• Basic Formulas
• The Key to Learning EVT
• Analysis
• Reading EVT Values
• An Example
• Forecasting - ETC
• Forecasting - EAC
• Forecasting - TCPI
• Forecasting - ETTC
• Forecasting - Other Calculations
• Cumulative Cost Curve
• EVT Charting
• EV Performance Radar
• EV 4th Dimension Radar
• Performance Dashboard

Section 06 - Critical Chain Management

• Critical Chain Management
• Section Objectives
• The Current Management Paradigm
• Current Project Schedules
• Project Schedules
• Project Schedules 2
• Project Schedules 3
• Project Schedules 4
• Project Schedules 5
• The Results
• What Else Can You Do?
• Overestimate AKA Pad the Schedule
• Management's Response
• Resources
• A New Paradigm
• The Theory of Constraints
• Theory of Constraints Meets Project Management
• Critical Chain Step 1
• Critical Chain Step 2
• Prevent Multi-Tasking
• Prevent Multi-Tasking 2
• CCPM Key Concepts
• A CCPM Example
• A CCPM Example 2
• A CCPM Example 3
• A CCPM Example 4
• A CCPM Example 5
• A CCPM Example 6
• A CCPM Example 7
• A CCPM Example 8
• A CCPM Example 9
• Reality
• A Better Way
• Measures
• Remember…
• Some Key Ideas

Section 07 - Other Cost Calculations

• Other Cost Calculations
• Present Value (PV)
• Net Present Value Calculation
• Net Present Value (NPV)
• Future Value Calculation
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Return On Investment (ROI)
• Payback Period
• Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
• Opportunity Costs (OC)
• Depreciation
• Common Depreciation Conventions
• Common Depreciation Conventions 2
• Depreciation Formulas
• Depreciation Examples
• Depreciation Examples UP/O
• Depreciation - DDB
• Depreciation - SYD
• Course Closure

PACKAGE INCLUDES

• 12 Months Online Subscription to instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and Review Quiz Components
• 14 PDU/Contact Hours upon Completion
• Free 1 Year Upgrade Policy