Advanced Scheduling Techniques for EVM Projects | Huntsville, AL | Starts May 23, 2012 | Learn Practical Approach to Build, Use

Learn how to manage projects, particularly those applying  Earned Value Management (EVM)   techniques,  using sound schedules that integrate cost and technical data and provide the project management team with the information needed to make effective decisions and take appropriate actions in response to the day-to-day challenges of the projects. This 3-day class provides both new and experienced master planner/schedulers with practical approaches for building, using, and maintaining an Integrated… Show more Master Schedule (IMS).
Course Overview
This Advanced Scheduling Techniques for EVM Projects provides project managers and project schedulers and planners with practical approaches to building, executing, and maintaining integrated project schedules using a standardized methodology for project planning, scheduling and analysis. Course curriculum is based on the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Planning and Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG).
3-days
24 PDUs/contact hours
PMP Certified Instructors
Course Objectives
  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Identify the Generally Accepted Scheduling Principles (GASP)
Architect an Integrated Master Schedule
Understand schedule modeling techniques
Accomplish Cost and Schedule Integration
Design the Project Schedule for Integration into External Schedules
Ensure Vertical and Horizontal Integration
Maintain the Schedule Using Generally Accepted Scheduling Principles
Update Activity Status and Forecast Activity Completion Dates and Costs
Conduct Schedule Analysis
Establish a Business Rhythm for Maintaining Schedules and Delivering Schedules to Customers 
Target Student
This course is designed for:
Project Planners and Schedulers
Project Managers
Control Account Managers
Program Controls Analysts 
Project Team Members
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Project Scheduling
Lesson 1.1: Projects and Project Management
Lesson 1.2: The Importance of the Integrated Master Schedule and Project Success
Lesson 1.3: Project Scope, Schedule and Cost Integration
Lesson 1.4: Managing Project Using Earned Value Management
Module 2: Generally Accepted Scheduling Practices (GASP)
Lesson 2.1: GASP 1 - Complete Schedules
Lesson 2.2: GASP 2 - Traceable Schedules
Lesson 2.3: GASP 3 - Transparent Schedules
Lesson 2.4: GASP 4 - Statused Schedules
Lesson 2.5: GASP 5 - Predictive Schedules
Lesson 2.6: GASP 6 - Usable Schedules
Lesson 2.7: GASP 7 - Resourced Schedules
Lesson 2.8: GASP 8 - Controlled Schedules
Module 3: Schedule Development and Control
Lesson 3.1: Identify Schedule Activities
Lesson 3.2: Sequence Schedule Activities
Lesson 3.3: Estimate Activity Resources
Lesson 3.4: Estimate Activity Durations
Lesson 3.5: Develop and Analyze Schedule
Lesson 3.6: Status the Schedule
Lesson 3.7: Analyze Schedule Performance
Lesson 3.8: Control Schedule Baseline Changes
Module 4: Schedule Architecture
Lesson 4.1: Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Architecture
Lesson 4.2: Schedule Hierarchy
Module 5: Schedule Modeling Techniques
Lesson 5.1: Activity Naming Conventions
Lesson 5.2: Activity Durations
Lesson 5.3: Activity Relationships and Schedule Logic
Lesson 5.4: Activity Relationship Lead and Lag Times
Lesson 5.5: Activity Constraints
Lesson 5.6: Milestones
Lesson 5.7: Summaries and Hammocks
Lesson 5.8: Level of Effort
Lesson 5.9: Apportioned Effort Activities
Lesson 5.10: Working Calendars
Lesson 5.11: Schedule Calculation Algorithm
Lesson 5.12: Schedule Margin
Module 6: Cost and Schedule Integration
Lesson 6.1: Resource-Loaded versus Non-Resource Loaded Schedules
Lesson 6.2: Resource Loaded Schedules
Lesson 6.3: Non-Resource Loaded Schedules
Module 7: External Schedule Integration
Lesson 7.1: Subproject/External Schedule Integration
Lesson 7.2: Interface Handoff Milestones
Lesson 7.3: Schedule Visibility Tasks (SVT)
Module 8: Horizontal and Vertical Traceability
Lesson 8.1: Horizontal Traceability
Lesson 8.2: Vertical Traceability
Lesson 8.3: Activity Coding for Traceability
Module 9: Schedule Maintenance
Lesson 9.1: Status to Timenow
Lesson 9.2: Forecasting
Lesson 9.3: Schedule Acceleration Techniques
Lesson 9.4: Estimate at Completion
Module 10: Schedule Analysis
Lesson 10.1: Critical and Driving Path Analysis
Lesson 10.2: Schedule Health Assessment
Lesson 10.3: Risk and Opportunity
Lesson 10.4: Schedule Execution Metrics
Critical Path Length Index (CPLI)
Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
Baseline Execution Index (BEI)
Current Execution Index (CEI)
Duration-Based vs. Scope-Based Percent Complete
Schedule Rate Chart
Module 11: Business Rhythm and Submittal 
Lesson 11.1: IMS Supplemental Guidance
Lesson 11.2: Schedule Procedure Documentation
Lesson 11.3: IMS Submittals
Lesson 11.4: Business Rhythm
Lesson 11.5: Program Schedule Reviews
Module 12: Training
Lesson 12.1: Leadership Training
Lesson 12.2: Planner/Scheduler Skills and Training
Module 13: Program and Contract Phase Considerations
Lesson 13.1: Proposal IMS Considerations
Lesson 13.2: Scheduling in a Production Environment

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