Project Scheduling and Planning Skills

Course Category : Project Management

A professional training programme focused on developing advanced project planning and scheduling capabilities to enhance time control and ensure successful project delivery.
Duration: 5 Days
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Introduction

In modern business environments, effective project planning and scheduling have become essential for maintaining delivery timelines and reducing operational and financial deviations. Successful projects rely on structured planning methodologies that enable resource allocation, activity sequencing, and professional schedule monitoring to support informed decision-making.
This course provides a practical and comprehensive framework for developing project planning and scheduling skills using internationally recognised best practices. It focuses on schedule development, critical path analysis, delay management, and project progress control through professional tools and methodologies widely used in contemporary project environments..

Targeted Audience

Project Managers
Planning and Scheduling Engineers
Operations Managers
Technical and Engineering Project Managers
Project Control Teams
Project Coordinators
PMO Professionals
Professionals Seeking Advanced Scheduling Skills

Targeted Skills

Project Schedule Development
Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis
Resource and Activity Management
Project Progress Monitoring
Delay and Variance Analysis
Planning and Scheduling Tools Utilisation
Professional Time Reporting
Project Execution Optimisation

Expected Outcomes

Understand the core concepts of project planning and scheduling.
Develop professional project schedules for various project types.
Analyse critical paths and activity dependencies effectively.
Manage resources and monitor schedule performance efficiently.
Evaluate delays and variances and implement corrective actions.
Utilise modern scheduling tools for effective project management.

Training Topics Index

Project scheduling concepts
Project lifecycle and scheduling integration
Activity types and logical relationships
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
Professional project planning principles

Project network development
Activity sequencing and dependencies
Critical Path Method (CPM) application
Float and variance calculations
Schedule compression and optimisation

Project resource allocation
Resource levelling and conflict resolution
Schedule performance measurement
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Time performance reporting

Causes of project delays
Schedule risk assessment
Delay mitigation strategies
Time claims and change management
Recovery and corrective action planning

Microsoft Project scheduling applications
Primavera P6 for large-scale projects
Reporting dashboards and monitoring tools
Integration between scheduling and cost control
Global best practices in project scheduling

Course Features

Updated and Interactive Content
Hypothetical Examples and Case Studies
Pre- and Post-assessments to Measure Impact
Verified Certificate with a QR Verification Code