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Personal Productivity

Effective Planning and Scheduling (PP03EO)

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Savvy

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Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

  1. Define and create a Work Breakdown Structure
  2. Identify and understand task relationships
  3. Estimate task durations and determine project duration
  4. Construct a network diagram
  5. Calculate the critical path of a project
  6. Use the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) to create estimates
  7. Plan for risks
  8. Create a communication plan
  9. Effectively allocate project resources
  10. Update and monitor the project schedule

What Topics are Covered?

  1. Projects and schedules
  2. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  3. Estimating activity durations
  4. Identifying task dependencies
  5. Aligning resources with activities
  6. Project Planning with network diagrams, the Critical Path Method, PERT, and Gantt charts
  7. Scheduling software
  8. Uncertainty and risk management
  9. Communication strategies
  10. Creating a viable schedule
  11. Updating and monitoring the schedule

Course Content

  • Academy Topics

    • Overview

    • Pre-Assignment

    • Pre-Course Assessment

    • Project and Schedules

    • The Work Breakdown Structure

    • What is a Work Breakdown Structure?

    • The Role of a Work Breakdown Structure

    • Creating a Work Breakdown Structure

    • Work Breakdown Structure Formats

    • Work Breakdown Structure Numbering

    • Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary

    • Work Breakdown Structure Exercise

    • Estimating Activity Durations

    • Camping Case Study

    • Identifying Task Dependencies

    • About Task Dependencies

    • Task Dependency Types

    • Case Study: Trip to New York

    • Task Relationships Exercise

    • Aligning Resources with Activities

    • Definitions

    • Stages of Resource Scheduling

    • Case Study: Planning an Outdoor Concert

    • Project Planning

    • Network Diagrams

    • Critical Path Method

    • Critical Path Exercise

    • Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

    • About Gantt Charts

    • Gantt Chart Exercise

    • Scheduling Software

    • Uncerainty and Risk Management

    • About Risk Management

    • Risk Management Planning

    • Pre-Assignment Review

    • Communication Strategies

    • About Communication

    • Team Members

    • Communication Exercise

    • Creating a Viable Schedule

    • Creating a Schedule

    • Common Scheduling Problems

    • Updating and Mentoring the Schedule

    • Schedule Updates

    • Case Study

    • Recommended Reading List

Rp750
  • Lessons 45
  • Skill Beginner
  • Last Update 11/03/2025