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Whatever the size or type of your project it must be scheduled and resourced to ensure it delivers the required scope within its time, cost and quality constraints.
1 day
Next available: London, 04 May 2023
Members: £550 + VAT Non-members: £650 + VAT
This course addresses the key steps necessary to schedule and resource a project including a discussion about the pros and cons of software tools.
The programme is delivered by project management experts who will provide a practical guide to the scheduling process.
The course incorporates practical sessions and case studies to ensure you have the opportunity to apply the tools and techniques being presented.
Project Managers, Team Managers, or personnel in a project assurance or project support role. Delegates with previous basic knowledge of project management should be able to use the techniques in a live project after the course.
After the course you will be able to:
The course covers:
Development of the project scope;
Development of estimates for cost and duration of each work package
Identification of dependencies between activities/work packages
Critical path analysis
Resource scheduling including smoothing and levelling
Other resourcing techniques
Risks associated with the scheduling steps
Discussion of software tools – pros and cons
The course will be delivered in a workshop format and attendees will work in small groups and given the opportunity to practise each step using a straightforward practical case study.
These trainers regularly teach Project planning.
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