Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 34 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Peggy Yee
Certificate
- Available
- *The delivery and distribution of the certificate are subject to the policies and arrangements of the course provider.
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Course Overview
How to effectively create and manage a project schedule using the critical path method (CPM) for project scheduling.
Learn the basic concepts of scheduling ANY project to:
Finish projects on time and meet deadlines
Identify the most critical activities you need to complete
Make the best use of your time
Effectively manage unforeseen delays and STILL complete you project on time
Become More Productive and Finish Your Projects On Time
At the end of this course, you will have a strong scheduling foundation that you can use to schedule and manage any type of project (professional or personal). Learn how to focus your time on the most critical activities in your project and impress clients and your boss with your expertise on managing projects!
Content and Overview
This course will provide step-by-step guidance on using the critical path method to schedule any project. We will cover:
How to break down a project into manageable pieces
Define activities and their relationships
Develop a network logic diagram to describe a project
Schedule a project using the Critical Path Method (CPM)
How to develop a baseline schedule and manage a schedule
No Prior Scheduling Knowledge Necessary!
This course assumes you do not have any prior scheduling knowledge. We will go step-by-step through the process. At the end of each section there is a case study that builds on each section for you to follow. This course also has quizzes and practice problems to make sure you understand each concept.
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 23 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction to Scheduling
- Section 2 Breaking Your Project Into Manageable Pieces
- Section 3 Working with Activities and Creating a Network Logic Diagram
- Section 4 Using the Critical Path Method (CPM) To Identify Critical Activities
- Section 5 Using Schedules to Measure Performance
- Section 6 Conclusion
What You’ll Learn
- Explain why scheduling is a key skill for project management
- Understand how to use a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to organize a project schedule
- Create a Network Logic Diagram to sequence activities
- Use the Critical Path Method to determine the most important activities for a project
- Explain the importance of a baseline schedule to measure project performance
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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MMatt Carrasco
Very practical and actionable advise. Thank you
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SSubramanyam Raman
She uses simple examples that we are already familiar with and builds on that to teach the critical path method. Short, simple and very effective.
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PPushpal Bhaket
This program helped me to understand how to schedule the timelines (step-wise) for the project which will ultimately help me to mange the project on time or with minimum delay and thereby reduce the additional cost.
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BBlessing Joseph
Yes, with this course i have learnt how to make schedules for my project activities
