Overview

This StormWind Bytes course explores the foundational role of scheduling in predictive project management, focusing on practical applications across knowledge areas. You'll learn how structured scheduling techniques support project success through detailed planning, activity sequencing, resource alignment, and critical path analysis. The course covers essential concepts, including schedule baselines, float management, dependency types, milestone tracking, and methods for managing changes to the schedule.
This course is ideal for project managers, schedulers, PMO professionals, and planners seeking to build reliable project schedules, manage timelines effectively, and ensure on-time delivery within a predictive project framework.

Modules

1. Schedule Planning and Development

1.1 What is Schedule Management2 min

1.2 Developing a Work Breakdown Structure for Scheduling2 min

1.3 Activity Definition and Sequencing2 min

1.4 Understanding Dependencies FS, FF, SS, SF3 min

1.5 Estimating Activity Durations Accurately3 min

1.6 Using the Gantt Chart for Scheduling2 min

1.7 Creating a Milestone Schedule2 min

1.8 Rolling Wave Planning in Predictive Projects2 min

1.9 The Importance of a Project Schedule Baseline2 min

2. Schedule Analysis and Tracking

2.1 Critical Path Method Explained3 min

2.2 The Role of Float in Schedule Management3 min

2.3 Earned Value Management for Schedule Tracking4 min

2.4 The Schedule Performance Index and How to Use It2 min

3. Managing Schedule Changes and Risks

3.1 The Role of Leads and Lags in Scheduling3 min

3.2 Schedule Compression Techniques2 min

3.3 Fast Tracking vs. Crashing3 min

3.4 Managing Schedule Changes with a Change Control Process2 min

3.5 Identifying and Managing Schedule Risks2 min

3.6 Managing Delays and Their Impact on Project Success3 min

3.7 Using Lessons Learned to Improve Future Scheduling3 min

Schedule Management in Waterfall Projects

Overview

Modules

1. Schedule Planning and Development

2. Schedule Analysis and Tracking

3. Managing Schedule Changes and Risks

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