Project Planning and Scheduling

What this subject covers

Lesson topics

1. From Scope to Schedule: The Planning Sequence
2. Defining Activities from the Work Breakdown Structure
3. Sequencing Activities and Identifying Dependencies
4. Estimating Activity Duration
5. Building a Project Schedule: Gantt Charts
6. Network Diagrams: The Precedence Diagramming Method
7. Critical Path Method (CPM): Identifying What Really Drives the Schedule
8. Float and Slack: Understanding Schedule Flexibility
9. Resource Estimating and Allocation
10. Resource Levelling and Resource Smoothing
11. Schedule Compression: Fast-Tracking and Crashing
12. Milestones: Marking Meaningful Progress
13. Baselines: Comparing Actual Progress to the Original Plan
14. Rolling Wave Planning: Detailed Planning for Near-Term Work
15. Managing Schedule Changes and Scope Creep
16. Schedule Risk: Building in Contingency and Buffers
17. Tracking Progress: Percent Complete and Earned Value Basics
18. Communicating the Schedule to Different Audiences
19. Common Scheduling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
20. Scheduling in Agile Contexts: Iterations and Release Planning
21. Aligning the Schedule with the Budget
22. Schedule Reviews and Reforecasting
23. Scheduling Tools: From Spreadsheets to Specialist Software
24. Gaining Team and Stakeholder Buy-In to the Schedule
25. Building a Career Specialism in Planning and Scheduling