Introduction
- Discussion of workshop approach
- Workshop Learning Objectives/DLOs
- Review of notebook contents
Introduction to Project Scheduling Workshop
- Workshop Focus
- Programs vs. Projects
- Workshop Objectives
- Class exercise
Project Schedule Use and Users
- Why have a schedule?
- impacts of poor scheduling
- Using schedule results
- Schedule Roles and Responsibilities
Schedule Development Process
- Planning vs. Scheduling
- Sources of scheduling information
- Nine step schedule development process
- Development Considerations and Concerns
Scope Definition and Work Breakdown Structure
- Tradeoff: desired scope vs. available resource
- WBS overview
- Introduction to the program planning approach
Class Exercise – The Family Vacation (Part 1)
- Practice scope decomposition
Network Diagramming Fundamentals
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Introduction to the fundamental components of a schedule network:
- Activities
- Relationships
Case Studies – Creating Simple Networks and Network Construction
- Practice creating network diagrams
Critical Path Fundamentals
- Definition of critical path
- Forward and Backward Passes
- Total Float Free Float
- How to determine the critical path
- Critical path vs. driving path
Class Exercise – The Family Vacation (Parts 2 & 3)
- Build on Part 1 by adding durations and logic to calculate the critical path
Case Study: Path Analysis Using Total Float
- Using total float and trend data to determine areas for management attention
Project Schedule Modeling Techniques
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Overview of common schedule modeling tools/techniques
- Lags
- Schedule Visibility Tasks
- Leads
- Constraints
- Templates
- Level of Effort
Case Study: Constructing a More Complex Network
- Construction of a network diagram with more complex relationships
Case Study: Use of Constraints
- Impact of Constraints on a schedule network
Resource Loading and Leveling / Smoothing
- Benefits of resource loaded schedules
- Basic resource limitations: Resource capacity and time
- Resource leveling priorities
Case Study: Resource Loading and Leveling
- Apply resource leveling principles to model an achievable plan
Schedule Traceability
- Horizontal vs. Vertical traceability
- Summary tasks vs. hammocks
Schedule Health
- Characteristics of a “healthy” schedule
- Overview of common schedule health metrics
Schedule Review
- When to perform schedule reviews
- Types of schedule reviews
- Stakeholder roles
Class Exercise – Family Vacation (Part 4)
- Practice schedule review techniques
Schedule Baseline
- Definition and objectives of the schedule baseline
- Baseline differences between scheduling tools
- Baseline revisions
Schedule Status
- Progress vs. Forecast
- Status requirements for each activity state
- Recommendations for effective statusing
Schedule Changes
- Routine updates vs. Baseline changes
- Causes of baseline changes
Case Study: Determining Status and Forecasting Project Completion
- Demonstrate the impact of status on the forecasted project completion
Schedule Acceleration Techniques
- Overview of common schedule acceleration techniques
- Demonstrate the “Crashing” technique
Managing Schedule Risk
- Sources of schedule risk
- Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) overview
- Definition and use of Schedule Margin
Diagnosis and Analysis
- Overview of “what-if” analysis
- Cost / Schedule tradeoffs
Case Study: Analyzing Schedule Changes
- Analyze the status impacts to determine the source of schedule delays
Reporting and Analysis
- Benefits and limitations of common scheduling formats/reports
Good Practices in Planning & Scheduling
- Scheduling best practices
- Schedule review checklist
The Schedule in the Government Environment
- Differences between commercial and government scheduling
- Review the documents that define project requirements
- Introduce the concept of a control account
- Overview of the Integrated Master Plan (IMP)
Earned Value – Introduction to EVMS
- Overview of basic EV terms/principles
- Demonstrate the relationship between the schedule and EVMS
- Calculation and use of common EV indices
Case Study: Calculation of Cost & Schedule Variances
- Reinforce understanding of basic cost and schedule indices
Analysis Using EVMS Calculations with the Schedule
- Use summary EVMS data to identify schedule risk areas
- Combining EVM indices and schedule data to diagnose issues
Case Study: Schedule Analysis Combining SPI, CPI and Critical Path
- Use schedule status to calculate indices and forecast project completion
IPMR DID Scheduling Requirements
- Overview of scheduling requirements in each section of the IPMR DID
Other Government Schedule Metrics
- Overview of the DCMA 14-pt assessment
- Review of metrics not already covered in the Schedule Health section
DCMA Data Driven Analytics
- Overview of the draft metrics DCMA will be using to conduct schedule surveillance reviews
Appendix
Course Evaluation Sheet
Adjourn