Schedule and Cost Control - In House

Course Introduction

Quick PM Review

• The PMI-SP Process
• The PMI-SP Exam
• The Basics of PM
• The Five Process Groups
• The PMI Process Model
• The Nine Knowledge Areas

Time Management

• The PMI Scheduling Model
• Decomposition
• Dependencies
• Conditional Diagramming
• Leads and Lags
• Duration Estimating Methods
• Bottom-Up Estimating
• Analogous Estimating
• Expert Judgment for Estimating
• Parametric Modeling Estimating
• Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)
• Project Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)
• Resource Considerations
• Schedule Creation

xCritical Path Method

• CPM Basics
• CPM Diagram
• Constraints
• Resource Leveling
• Simulation
• Duration Compression

Basic Cost Management

• Types of Cost Estimating
• Bottom-Up Cost Estimating
• Analogous / Top Down Estimating
• Parametric Cost Estimating
• Types of Project Costs
• The Cost Baseline
• Total Project Budget

Introduction to Earned Value

• Basic Performance Reporting
• Triangle Reporting
• Basic Terms
• Basic Formulas
• Reading EVT Values
• Forecasting
• EVT Charting
• EV Performance Radar
• EV 4th Dimension Radar
• Performance Dashboard

Critical Chain Management

• The Current Management Paradigm
• Current Project Schedules
• The Results
• A New Paradigm
• The Theory of Constraints
• Theory of Constraints Meets Project Management
• Prevent Multi-Tasking
• Prevent Multi-Tasking 2
• CCPM Key Concepts

Project Quality Management

• Plan Quality
• Plan Quality Management
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Control Quality

Other Cost Calculations

• Present Value (PV)
• Net Present Value (NPV)
• Future Value Calculation
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Return On Investment (ROI)
• Payback Period
• Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
• Opportunity Costs (OC)
• Depreciation