Project Management Series - Schedule & Cost Control CBT Training
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Course Outline
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  Online Delivery
$385
$285
DVD-ROM Delivery
$485
$385
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COURSE OVERVIEW
In the schedule and cost control course, users learn techniques and skills to effectively manage complicated schedule and cost management problems. Students are taught various strategies to determine what's impractical and practical when confronted with everyday project management problems.
This course was developed for project managers with intermediate or extensive work experience. Users can obtain 14 PDU/Contact Hours after finishing it.
PACKAGE INCLUDES
- 3 DVDs that contain expert-led instruction with review questions, video, and audio
- 14 PDU/Contact hours after the course is successfully completed
- 1 year upgrade free of charge
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Martin VanDerSchouw - PMP
Martin VanDerSchouw, PMP is the CEO and President of LookingGlass Development, LLC., a leading project management consulting and training firm. He previously sat on the Board of Directors at the Project Management Institute, served as its Secretary Treasurer, and chaired its External Relations and Involvement and Performance Oversight Committees. The Denver Business Journal named Martin as a Top 40 under 40, and the Project Management Institute awarded him its Business Leader of the Year award in 2004. He frequently speaks at conventions about project, performance, and risk management, and leadership. Martin currently serves as the Colorado State Commissioner for Information Management. He's responsible for supervising every IT project exceeding $500,000.
FEATURES
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Main Menu
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PowerPoint
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Controls
Move ahead, review, or repeat previous topics and sections. A progress bar monitors progress as you complete exercises.
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Full Motion Video
Every course offers full-motion videos of classroom instruction. It's as if you're sitting in a classroom. Our one of a kind delivery mimics a one-on-one classroom setting for more personalized educational experiences. -
Review Exercises
Every section contains a review quiz to assist and enhance learning by testing whether students comprehend course concepts before moving forward. -
Resume
Every course resumes where you finished during the previous session in case you forget where you stopped. -
Certificate of Completion
We are internationally recognized for our technology-centered IT training programs. Once you finish a program, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion.
COURSE OUTLINE
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
The PMI Scheduling Model
6.1 Define Activities
6.2 Sequence Activities
6.3 Estimate Activity Resources
6.4 Estimating Activity Duration
6.5 Develop Schedule
6.6 Control Schedule
Decomposition
Dependencies
Types of Dependencies
Precedence Diagramming - Finish to Start
Precedence Diagramming - Start to Start
Precedence Diagramming - Finish to Finish
Precedence Diagramming - Start to Finish
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
CPM Basics
CPM Basics 2
CPM Diagram
Definitions
A Basic PDM Diagram
Add CPM
Constraints
Resource Leveling
Simulation
Simulation Advantages & Disadvantages
Duration Compression
7.1 Estimate Cost
7.2 Determine Budget
7.3 Control Costs
Types of Cost Estimating
Bottom-Up Cost Estimating
Analogous / Top Down Estimating
Parametric Cost Estimating
Types of Project Costs
Estimate Types
The Cost Baseline
Total Project Budget
Basic Performance Reporting
Triangle Reporting
Basic Terms
Basic Terms Continued
Basic Formulas
The Key to Learning EVT
Analysis
Reading EVT Values
An Example
Forecasting - ETC
Forecasting - EAC
Forecasting - TCPI
Forecasting - ETTC
Forecasting - Other Calculations
Cumulative Cost Curve
EVT Charting
EV Performance Radar
EV 4th Dimension Radar
Performance Dashboard
Section Objectives
The Current Management Paradigm
Current Project Schedules
Project Schedules
Project Schedules 2
Project Schedules 3
Project Schedules 4
Project Schedules 5
The Results
What Else Can You Do?
Overestimate AKA Pad the Schedule
Management's Response
Resources
A New Paradigm
The Theory of Constraints
Theory of Constraints Meets Project Management
Critical Chain Step 1
Critical Chain Step 2
Prevent Multi-Tasking
Prevent Multi-Tasking 2
CCPM Key Concepts
A CCPM Example
A CCPM Example 2
A CCPM Example 3
A CCPM Example 4
A CCPM Example 5
A CCPM Example 6
A CCPM Example 7
A CCPM Example 8
A CCPM Example 9
Reality
A Better Way
Measures
Remember…
Some Key Ideas
Present Value (PV)
Net Present Value Calculation
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
Common Depreciation Conventions
Common Depreciation Conventions 2
Depreciation Formulas
Depreciation Examples
Depreciation Examples UP/O
Depreciation - DDB
Depreciation - SYD
Course Closure