Project Management Foundations: Schedules
.MP4, AVC, 1280x720, 30 fps | English, AAC, 2 Ch | 2h 7m | 327 MB
Instructor: Bonnie Biafore
.MP4, AVC, 1280x720, 30 fps | English, AAC, 2 Ch | 2h 7m | 327 MB
Instructor: Bonnie Biafore
Discover how to build project schedules that help you accomplish your project goals on time and within budget—while being flexible enough to accommodate change. In this course, trainer and PMP Bonnie Biafore teaches you how to proactively manage project schedules. Learn how to develop a plan for schedule management; identify activities and milestones; estimate costs; allocate and negotiate for resources; and manage the schedule over time. Bonnie introduces techniques to uncover and resolve schedule conflicts, shorten timeframes, and reduce costs. By the end of the course, you'll have learned the skills you need to meet stakeholder expectations and adapt to changes as they arise over the life of the project.
Note: This course aligns with best practices from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) - Sixth Edition, published by the Project Management Institute®.
Learning objectives
- Explain when to use different types of project schedules.
- Describe the methods of estimating activities.
- Recognize how to use dependencies to put activities in order.
- List the variables related to resource assignments
- Identify ways to manage negative slack in a project schedule.
- Review ways to change schedules to reduce project costs.