41563 - Project Management: Time ManagementCourse Overview''Project Management: Time Management'': This program includes information about the differences between tasks, activities, and events, as well as how to identify predecessor, concurrent, and successor activities. Students will learn how to identify dependency relationships, how to convert an activity list into a network diagram, and how to estimate activity duration. In addition, this program covers the difference between float and free float, how to use CPM, PERT, and GERT when developing a schedule, how to calculate a project's earliest start time, earliest finish time, latest finish time, and latest start time, and how to use duration compression methods. Finally, the program explains how to maintain schedule control and how to level resources.Learn To • Understand diagrams. • Assess activity duration. • Identify the equation used to make PERT estimates. • Identify the benefits of schedule development. • Identify mathematical analysis techniques for schedule development. Audience Primarily targeted toward project managers and anyone interested in learning project management. Additionally, individuals who are trying to study for PMI's PMP exam. Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits PDU credits: 3 PDUs CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Activity Definition and Sequencing 0.5 - 1 hour • Identify the components of time management. • Match tasks, activities, and events to their definitions. • Identify predecessor, concurrent, and successor activities. • Identify mandatory, discretionary, and external dependencies. • Identify components of a network diagram. • Identify steps for converting an activity list into a network diagram. • Identify dependencies of precedence diagramming method. • Identify the difference between lead and lag time. • Identify the symbols and components of the arrow diagramming method. • Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Julie Carr, Senior Manager at Icon International. You may be put in charge of an important project, and this meeting has been arranged to discover how much you know about activity definition and sequencing. Unit 2: Assessing Activity Duration 0.5 - 1 hour • Identify factors affecting activity duration. • Identify the definition of work effort. • Identify the definition of activity duration. • Match the estimating techniques to their descriptions. • Match the schedule development techniques to their descriptions. • Identify the equation used to make PERT estimates. • Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Claire Nixon, Project Manager at Icon International. Claire has been recently promoted, and although she does not yet have a lot of confidence, she does have a comprehensive knowledge. Today, she will ask you some questions about assessing activity duration. Unit 3: Schedule Development 0.5 - 1 hour • Identify the benefits of schedule development. • Select two major constraints in schedule development. • Identify the difference between total float and free float. • Identify mathematical analysis techniques for schedule development. • Identify calculations of Critical Path Method. • Identify the steps for Critical Path Method scheduling. • Identify advantages and disadvantages of the schedule development techniques. • Match the duration compression methods to their descriptions. • Identify four ways to present project schedules. • Simulation Overview: Icon International has recently sent you on a training course for project managers. The employee education scheme specifies that in order for the company to cover full educational costs, an employee must demonstrate their knowledge gained from company-sponsored education. In this simulation, you'll meet with a recently appointed Project Manager, Claire Nixon. Claire completed the course in project management last year and so is familiar with the course content. She intends to assess your knowledge of schedule development. Unit 4: Schedule Control 0.5 - 1 hour • Identify the definition of resource loading. • Identify the steps for leveling resources. • Identify the role of the critical path and schedule management plan. • Select the equation for calculating schedule variance. • Select proactive actions that can help keep a schedule on track. • Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Patty Chen, Project Manager at Icon International. You've conducted an earlier successful interview with Claire Nixon, Project Manager and this is your opportunity to recoup your project management course fees. You'll be asked questions about schedule control, resource leveling, and the critical path. |
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