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Personal Productivity

Effective Planing and Scheduling (PP03EO)

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Savvy

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Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

  • Define and create a Work Breakdown Structure
  • Identify and understand task relationships
  • Estimate task durations and determine project duration
  • Construct a network diagram
  • Calculate the critical path of a project
  • Use the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) to create estimates
  • Plan for risks
  • Create a communication plan
  • Effectively allocate project resources
  • Update and monitor the project schedule

What Topics are Covered?

  • Projects and schedules
  • The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Estimating activity durations
  • Identifying task dependencies
  • Aligning resources with activities
  • Project Planning with network diagrams, the Critical Path Method, PERT, and Gantt charts
  • Scheduling software
  • Uncertainty and risk management
  • Communication strategies
  • Creating a viable schedule
  • Updating and monitoring the schedule

Course Content

  • Academy Topics

    • Overview

    • Pre-Assignment

    • Project and Schedules

    • The Work Breakdown Structure

    • What is a Work Breakdown Structure?

    • The Role of a Work Breakdown Structure

    • Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

    • Work Breakdown Structure Formats

    • Work Breakdown Structure Numbering

    • Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary

    • Work Breakdown Structure Exercise

    • Estimating Activity Durations

    • Camping Case Study

    • Identifying Task Dependencies

    • About Task Dependencies

    • Task Dependency Types

    • Case Study: Trip to New York

    • Task Relationships Exercise

    • Aligning Resources with Activities

    • Definitions

    • Stages of Resource Scheduling

    • Case Study: Planning an Outdoor Concert

    • Project Planning

    • Network Diagrams

    • Critical Path Method

    • Critical Path Exercise

    • Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

    • About Gantt Charts

    • Gantt Chart Exercise

    • Scheduling Software

    • Uncerainty and Risk Management

    • About Risk Management

    • Risk Management Planning

    • Pre-Assignment Review

    • Communication Strategies

    • About Communication

    • Team Members

    • Communication Exercise

    • Creating a Viable Schedule

    • Creating a Schedule

    • Common Scheduling Problems

    • Updating and Mentoring the Schedule

    • Schedule Updates

    • Case Study

    • Recommended Reading List

Paid
  • Lessons 45
  • Skill Beginner
  • Last Update 27/02/2025