Course Description
This course provides participants with tools and techniques to help them determine and deliver products, services, and results that meet requirements, expectations, and deadlines. NOTE: This course will earn you 14 PDUs.
Who Should Attend
This class is intended for PMP’s looking to earn PDU's, or for Project Managers looking to learn more about Project Scope and Schedule Management techniques.
Agenda
Agenda
1 - PROJECT SCOPE AND TIME MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
Project Scope Management Overview
Project Scope Mgt. Processes and Key Outputs
Project Time Management Overview
Project Time Mgt. Processes and Key Outputs
Case Study Selection
Requirements, Scope, and Negotiations
2 - PLAN SCOPE AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT
Plan Scope and Schedule Mgt. Overview
The Scope Management Plan
The Requirements Management Plan
The Schedule Management Plan
3 - COLLECT REQUIREMENTS
Collect Requirements Overview
Types of Requirements
Effective Product/Solution Requirements
Other Stakeholders and Requirements
Collect Requirements Techniques
Voice of the Customer
Requirements Traceability Matrix
4 - DEFINE SCOPE
Define Scope Overview
Project Scope Statement Sections
Create a Project Scope Statement
5 - CREATE WBS
Create WBS Overview
WBS by Deliverable
WBS by Phase
When to Subdivide a Work Package Further
Effective WBSs
General Process for Creating the WBS
Create a WBS
6 - DEFINE ACTIVITIES
Define Activities Overview
Practical Considerations for Defining Activities
Activities and Steps
Milestones
Create Activities and Milestones
7 - SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES
Develop Schedule Overview
Critical Path
Resource Optimization – Resource Leveling
Resource Optimization – Resource Smoothing
Resolve Overallocations
Critical Chain
Schedule Compression Techniques
8 - ESTIMATE ACTIVITY RESOURCES
Estimate Activity Resources Overview
Resource Breakdown Structure
Estimate Activity Resources
Assign Resources to Activities
9 - ESTIMATE ACTIVITY DURATIONS
Estimate Activity Durations Overview
Expert Judgment
Ratio Estimating
Analogous Estimating
Parametric Estimating
Forecasting
Three Point Estimating and PERT Estimating
Reserves
Estimate Activity Durations
10 - DEVELOP SCHEDULE
Develop Schedule Overview
Critical Path
Resource Optimization – Resource Leveling
Resource Optimization – Resource Smoothing
Resolve Overallocations
Critical Chain
Schedule Compression Techniques
11 - VALIDATE SCOPE
Validate Scope Overview
Verify Scope Best Practices
Create a Scope Validation Form
12 - CONTROL SCOPE AND SCHEDULE
Control Scope Overview
Control Schedule Overview
Control Scope Best Practices
Change Control Stakeholders
Determine Change Control Stakeholders
Change Control Process
Change Request Form