This training is designed for persons who have on the job experience performing project management tasks, whether or not project manager is their formal job role, who may or may not be certified project management professionals or have received formal project management training. The course is appropriate for these persons if they wish to develop professionally, increase their project management skills, apply a formalized and standards-based approach to project management, and seek career advancement by moving into a formal Project Manager role.


  • Comprehend Project Management Institute (PMI’s) Philosophy of Project Schedule Management

  • Describe the five Domains of Project Schedule Management

  • Understand the Project Time Management processes

  • Comprehend how Project Time Management ties in with other Knowledge Areas

  • Align Project Time Management with The PMBOK Guide.

Week-1: Read Chapters 1-2 of both textbooks; complete all questions at the end of chapters

  • Scheduling Management Overview

  •     Describe PMI’s Time Management processes

  • Schedule Model

  •     Design a schedule model

  •     Analyze various schedule models

  •     Select the final schedule model

  •     Maintain the schedule model


Week-2: Read Chapter 3 of both textbooks; do the questions at the end of chapter

  • Project Scope

  •     Define Project Scope

  • Management processes


Week-3: Read Chapter 4 of both textbooks; do the questions at the end of chapter

  • Time Management

  •     Define activities

  •     Sequence Activities

  •     Schedule Components

  •     Estimate Activity Resources

  •     Estimate Activity Duration


Week-4: Read Chapter 5 of both textbooks; do the questions at the end of chapter

  • Schedule Creation and Analysis

  •     Comprehend Critical Path Method (CPM)

  •     Calculate Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) estimates

  •     Comprehend Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)

  •     Define Critical Chain Method

  •     Describe Monte Carlo Method

  • Earned Value Management

  •     Define Key Terms

  •     Distinguish formulae


Week-5: Read Chapters 6 of all textbooks; do the questions at the end of chapter

  • Monitor, Control and Report

  •     Comprehend Schedule control

  •     Analyze how to track schedule

  •     Illustrate methods to maintain and report schedule


Week-6: Read Chapters 7 of all textbooks; do the questions at the end of chapter

  • Scheduling Tools

  • Construct a project calendar and time periods in MS Project

  • Analyze and enter duration, start and finish dates for each activity, as well as sequence the activities

  •     Develop critical path analysis