Control the Project Schedule (PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition)

Control the Project Schedule (PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition)

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

Overview/Description
Successfully managing projects requires monitoring activities to discover and correct any project schedule variances, evaluating the effective schedule changes on all project activities, and making adjustments as required to minimize risk to your project schedule. The CAPM® is an asset that will enhance your project time management skills. CAPM training will ensure you have the knowledge you need to define the project schedule and use it to keep the project on track. In this course, you'll learn how to apply useful techniques to control the project schedule and improve your time management. This course will assist learners in preparing for the PMI® PMP® certification exam.

Target Audience
Existing project managers pursuing certification in recognition of their skills and experience; individuals training to become accredited project managers

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.9

Lesson Objectives

Control the Project Schedule (PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition)

identify inputs to the Control Schedule process

recognize tools and techniques used to control the schedule

perform earned value management calculations to assess a project's schedule performance

recognize examples of the outputs of the Control Schedule process

recognize if resource leveling is the ideal resource optimization technique, given a scenario

recognize if resource smoothing is the ideal resource optimization technique, given a scenario

recognize if crashing is the most appropriate schedule compression technique, given a scenario

recognize if fast tracking is the most appropriate schedule compression technique, given a scenario

demonstrate your understanding of the Control Schedule process

Course Number:
apj_19_a03_bs_enus

Expertise Level
Everyone