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Project Time Management: Scheduling Mastery

EDUCBA via Coursera

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Overview

Master project scheduling with practical, job-ready skills used by top project managers. Learn how to plan, build, optimize, and control project timelines with confidence. This course provides a complete guide to project time management, covering activity sequencing, resource estimation, duration planning, and advanced scheduling techniques like Critical Path Method (CPM) and Critical Chain. You will gain hands-on understanding of network diagrams, float calculations, Gantt charts, and schedule compression techniques such as crashing and fast tracking. Designed for aspiring project managers and PMP/CAPM candidates, this course focuses on real-world application rather than theory. By the end of this course, you will be able to develop accurate schedules, identify critical activities, optimize timelines, and effectively monitor project performance.

Syllabus

  • Foundations of Project Scheduling
    • Learn how to establish a structured scheduling approach by defining schedule management strategies, planning methods, and activity identification techniques.
  • Activity Sequencing and Dependencies
    • Understand how to sequence activities, define dependencies, and build logical relationships using techniques like PDM and network diagrams.
  • Resource Estimation in Project Scheduling
    • Explore how to estimate and allocate resources effectively, ensuring optimal utilization and alignment with project requirements.
  • Estimating Activity Durations
    • Apply estimation methods such as three-point estimating and reserve analysis to develop accurate activity durations.
  • Developing the Project Schedule
    • Develop complete project schedules using inputs, tools, and techniques, including Critical Path Method and float analysis.
  • Advanced Scheduling Calculations
    • Master advanced calculations like ES, EF, LS, LF, and explore network diagrams and Critical Chain Method for optimization.
  • Schedule Optimization and Control
    • Learn to optimize schedules using crashing and fast tracking, and control timelines through monitoring and performance analysis.

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