Schedule, Cost & Resource Management Course
IDPROJ9200

Module 1: A Refresher: The Standard Project Management Framework

• Summarize the 10 knowledge areas and 5 process groups within the standard PMI project management framework.
• Identify project schedule, cost, and resource project management processes within the PMI framework.
• Review the formal definition of a project and how project management applies knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques.

Module 2: Creating the Baseline: Inputs to Scheduling, Cost, and Resources

• Describe the relationship between project scope and schedule, cost, and resource planning.
• Create project scope outputs for the work breakdown structure (WBS) to inform schedule, cost, and resource planning.
• Use the Scope Statement and WBS as inputs for subsequent planning activities.

Module 3: Scheduling, Part 1: Determining and Sequencing Activities

• Link project scope outputs to project schedule inputs.
• Create an activity network diagram to sequence project activities.
• Understand activity sequencing terms and concepts.

Module 4: Schedule, Cost, and Resource Estimating Techniques

• Define common project estimating techniques, such as analogous and parametric estimating.
• Calculate project activity duration, resource, and cost estimates using the most appropriate techniques.
• Recognize the benefits and limitations of each estimating technique.

Module 5: Scheduling, Part 2: Determining the Critical Path and Finalizing the Project Schedule

• Learn how to calculate the critical path using forward and backward pass techniques.
• Finalize the project schedule and understand the concept of "float" or "slack" in scheduling.
• Use network diagrams to identify critical activities that impact the project timeline.

Module 6: Working with the Project Team

• Identify communication barriers and methods to overcome them.
• Understand the stages of team development and how to manage teams at each stage.
• Define the five competencies of emotional intelligence and their application in project management.

Module 7: Schedule, Cost, and Resource Control

• Learn methods for maintaining integrated project control through project reviews and change control boards.
• Understand earned value management (EVM) and calculate project performance based on cost and schedule data.
• Identify methods to modify project schedules and forecast project outcomes using earned value management.