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Learning Objectives

Students will understand the importance of implementing effective schedule planing and control techniques in a structured way that directly involves the project stakeholders. Mosaic's Five-Step approach to scheduling is designed to build and maintain a positive stakeholder consensus and uses the power of pro-active scheduling to build and foster a strong team commitment and create successful project or program outcomes. The 5-STEP processes are consistent with the PMBOK® Guide and the PMI Practice Standard for Scheduling. This course is available as a stand alone workshop or as Module 1 of Mosaic's PMI-SP Exam Prep course.  See more on the PMI-SP Credential This course will form part of Mosaic's future course offerings (scheduled for 2011) for the CIOB Project Time Management certification framework. For additional infomration on the CIOB courses: visit our Planning and Scheduling Home Page

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Download the 1 Day Course Plan  -  Download the 2 Day Course Plan   Note: This course is designed for people who already know how to use a scheduling tool and wish to move their practice to a more advanced level focused on achieving positive outcomes. Our basic scheduling courses are tools focused; see: How To Use Project Management Software

How To: develop an effective schedule - Workshop Outline - These intensive workshops lay out the basis for an effective planning and scheduling practice.  Based on the PMI Practice Standard for Scheduling and other key references, including the 'Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Complex Projects'  the workshops cover: View references Design and Structure your Road Map Basic framework of a schedule: Purpose = communication not control, Understand audience, Optimum update cycle, Role of the scheduler Activities & Milestones: Milestones, Attributes of an activity, Durations Logic Links: Rules of logic, Link types (FS/SS/FF/SF - Progressive feed - AP and Ladders - Mandatory/discretionary/external), Leads and Lags, Problems with links Schedule Design: Planning -v- scheduling, Heuristics size, Schedule Levels , What-if scenarios Analyse the Schedule Schedule Design: Planning -v- scheduling, Heuristics size, Schedule Levels , What-if scenarios Basic calculations: Forward Pass, Back Pass, Integers -v- elapsed time Free Float & Total Float: Calculations and definitions, Using float wisely Uncertainty: PERT and Monte Carlo, Probability and contingency, Logic and Duration issues Resources and Tools What is a resource: Cost (using resources incurs costs), Capability (resources do the work), Stakeholder / team member (need communication and motivation) Resource levelling: Smoothing, Levelling, Resource levelled schedule (No float – balanced by time - Critical resources & resource float) Resource problems: Motivation & productivity (Critical Chain / Viper), Schedule compression (Fast tracking / Crashing) Scheduling tools and methods: ADM / PDM / PERT, History of scheduling, Software tools (Presentation / Project focus / EPM focus), Schedule assessment (PMI Practice Standard for Scheduling), Emerging ideas (RDM, Momentology, Complexity) Maintaining the Schedule Schedule baselines Updating the schedule: Status the schedule, Update the schedule Reporting options: Variance reports, Trend reports (Earned Schedule), Management Reports (Milestone trends), Team reports Data management: Version control, Change management, Photo diaries & records Allied processes and options: WBS / OBS / Control Accounts, Earned Value, Line of Balance & Chainage Charts All workshop attendees will be provided with a course workbook and references to an extensive library of papers to assist planners and schedulers develop their skills, and the managers of planners and schedulers appreciate the direct linkage between ‘good scheduling’ practice and the successful delivery of any project or program. The ideas and practices discussed during this practical workshop are applicable to any schedule, developed using any software tool, to provide a framework that today’s schedulers can use to build their careers; and that project, program, PMO, and other senior managers can use to improve the scheduling practice within their organisations. The workshop can be customised in-house to develop a project schedule for a specific project or program of work. Download the 1 Day Course Plan    -    Download the 2 Day Course Plan Notes: -  The contents of this workshop are aligned with the PMI PMP and CAPM examination requirements (Time Management).   -  For more on the new PMI-SP credential: See our PMI-SP credential page   -  For a range of free planning and scheduling resources visit our Planning & Scheduling Home Page

Delivery Options

How To: develop an effective schedule – 1 Day Workshop  [Click here for information on Mosaic's Workshops]

Designed for project schedulers and their managers. The workshop will introduce trainees to the concepts and processes involved in developing an effective project schedule, and using the schedule to help deliver successful project outcomes. At its conclusion, trainees will have a solid grounding in the processes and benefits of effective planning and scheduling.  [Download the Course Plan]

The basic workshop is software independent, course variants are available for a range of scheduling tools and industries either as an additional day or incorporated within the workshop. 
[See Scheduling Software Training for Details]

How To: develop an effective schedule – 2 Day Workshop  [Click here for information on Mosaic's Workshops]

Designed for project schedulers and their managers. The workshop will introduce trainees to the concepts and processes involved in developing an effective project schedule, and using the schedule to help deliver successful project outcomes. At its conclusion, trainees will have a solid grounding in the processes and benefits of effective planning and scheduling.  [Download the Course Plan]

Planning and Control – Facilitated Project Workshop option

Designed to kick start a new project particularly where the team is either relatively new to project management or the project is operating in a cross-functional and/or new business area. The workshop involves the team for 2 to 4 days (usually with a break) plus pre workshop and post workshop consultancy. At the end of the workshop, the project team will have a good understanding of the 5-STEPS process, their project and a completed project schedule (including scope, resources and risks defined) ready to start managing for success. This is a powerful team building exercise that contributes directly to the success of the project.
 

Earned Value for Added Control – 1 Day Classroom delivery option

This one day module can be added to any of the above training courses. [See EV Training for Details]
 

PMI-SP Training Course

This one day workshop is 'Phase 1' of our overall PMI-SP training course. [See PMI-SP Training for Details]

For more on planning and scheduling - visit our 'Scheduling Home Page'
 

View our 5-STEPS Techniques page or download the original 5-STEPS paper 
 

See more on the PMI-SP Credential and our advanced planning & scheduling training options
 

See more on our basic tools focused scheduling training: How To Use Project Management Software
 
Project management tools recommended by Mosaic - view additional information on:
ACOS+1
Primavera
Open Plan
Microsoft Project

Need More Information on our Scheduling Training?

Complete an [Information Request Form] or simply email your request to:- training@mosaicprojects.com.au