Introduction to Project Scheduling

This course is suitable for professionals undertaking the following roles:

• Project team member
• Project administrator
• Project analyst
• Project assistant
• Project coordinator
• Project officer
• Small business operator in a wide range of industries
• Project records officer
• Project support
• Communications liaison
• Contracts officer
• Estimator and scheduler
• Quality officer

• Determine the duration, effort, sequence and dependencies of tasks from the scope definition as the basis for the project schedule.
• Select and use methods, techniques and tools, within delegated authority, to determine preferred schedule, time management plan/s, resource allocation and financial requirements.
• Obtain agreement to the schedule from relevant project authority and communicate this agreement to stakeholders to provide the basis for measurement of progress.
• Implement mechanisms to measure, record and report progress of activities in relation to the agreed schedule and plans.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of options to identify variances and to forecast the impact of changes to the schedule.
• Review progress throughout the project life cycle and implement agreed schedule changes to ensure consistency
• with changing scope, objectives and constraints related to time and resource availability.
• Develop responses to perceived, potential or actual schedule changes, ensure agreement by a higher project authority, and implement to maintain project objectives.
• Review project outcomes from available records and information to determine the effectiveness of time management activities.
• Identify and document time management issues and recommended improvements, and pass on to relevant project authority for application in future projects

• Face to face or Virtual trainer delivered one (1) day course.
• Undertake individual and group led activities to support practical application
• Includes additional reference resources.
• Students receive certificate of completion at end of course

• Understanding the project scope statement
• Develop delivery strategy and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Determining Milestones and Activities
• Sequencing Activities
• Activity Resource Estimating
• Duration Estimating
• Schedule Development
• Schedule Monitoring and Control.