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Project Management: Understanding Scheduling Computations
Product Code: PROJ07 Time: 3 Hour(s) CEUs: Available

Summary:

This course explains how to perform forward and backward computations to determine the critical path in a project network diagram and shows how an activity-on-node network diagram can be changed to make an activity-on-arrow diagram and a bar chart.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:
bulletList the variables that affect the project schedule as well as the rules for computing project time
bulletDefine forward pass computations
bulletDefine backward pass computations
bulletExplain the relationship of float to critical path
bulletExplain how network calculations are performed
bulletDescribe constrained end date scheduling
bulletExplain how to reduce activity durations
bulletDescribe the use of bar charts in project scheduling
bulletDemonstrate how to determine the critical path of project

Outline:

bulletBasics of scheduling computations
bulletForward pass computations
bulletBackward pass computations
bulletActivity maximum float
bulletNetwork calculations
bulletConstrained end date scheduling
bulletReducing activity durations
bulletUse of the bar chart

Features:

bulletExercises that allow users to practice the application
bulletA file containing the text of the exercises
bulletA glossary
bulletA Skill Assessment

Applicability:

This course is for anyone wanting to learn about project management. It can also be helpful in preparing for the Project Management Institute project management certification.

Prerequisites:

Project Management: Project Management OverviewProject Management: Understanding the Project Manager's RoleProject Management: Defining the ProblemProject Management: Determining the StrategyProject Management: Developing the Work Breakdown StructureProject Management: Estimating and Scheduling Resources

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95 and higher (98 or higher for MindLeaders Central). Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (5.5 or higher for MindLeaders Central) required. Macromedia Flash player 6.0 is recommended for full functionality, but not required to play the courses. Sound card, with speakers or headphones is recommended, but not required to play the courses. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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