Schedule, Cost & Resource Management Course (Self-Paced)

This course includes

12 hours of project-based training from experts
Answers from real instructors
Proprietary workbook included
Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Learn at an accredited institution
Credits: 1.2 CEUs

This course is self-paced. For live online or in-person instruction, take Schedule, Cost & Resource Management.

This course applies various estimating methods to successfully develop a project schedule and a project budget. Participants practice the critical path method and earned value analysis, among other tools. The course also examines how to manage resources, particularly project stakeholders, to execute a project within given time and cost constraints. Participants will learn how to develop a project schedule and determine a critical path, develop resource and cost estimates, use earned value management calculations for cost forecasting, evaluate project changes, and identify key factors for managing a project team.

This course has a prerequisite

Students should have experience working on or supporting projects, familiarity with organizational goals and processes, and an understanding of general business concepts such as strategy, resource allocation, and stakeholder roles.

Tuition

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$1,699
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This course includes

12 hours of project-based training from experts
Answers from real instructors
Proprietary workbook included
Retake for free within 1 year
Verified digital certificate of completion
Learn at an accredited institution
Credits: 1.2 CEUs

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Schedule, Cost & Resource Management Course (Self-Paced) Curriculum

What You'll Learn at a Glance

Identify elements of the standard PMI project management framework/process map.
Describe the relationship between project schedule, cost, and resource management processes throughout a project lifecycle.
Create schedule, cost, and resource management deliverables, including duration, cost, and resource estimates, loaded network diagram, critical path, earned value management forecasts, and change request.

Course Syllabus

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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.

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