Estimating, Scheduling and Managing Project Performance - Online - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Estimating, Scheduling and Managing Project Performance
	The elements of the planning phase of a project are critical to its execution and control. Through case studies and hands-on practice, this workshop provides an in-depth look at each step involved in estimating time and resources, estimating costs for budgeting and scheduling a project. It also covers the metrics that need to be in place and how to track performance during the project's execution. Value to You • Develop better project estimates through team collaboration • Have your projects come in on schedule • Develop earned value management metrics to measure performance to date • Gain immediate results to take back to your daily applications Select 'More' below for course outline.
More ▼ Seminar Outline Estimating Assessing a project charter prior to creating estimates What's involved in estimating time Scheduled and unscheduled duration Effort Defining the role of the work breakdown structure in estimating Estimating duration using weighted average estimating Estimating and calculating effort Linking a work breakdown structure to resources and costs Connecting a work breakdown structure to estimated duration, scheduled duration and effort Customizing Microsoft Project to ensure estimates are accurate Estimating non-HR costs Scheduling Creating a project roadmap (aka the schedule) Types of dependencies when ordering tasks Scheduling reality check Types of dependencies between tasks Constraints on the schedule Types of constraints on start and finish dates Selecting the type of constraint to use on the schedule Using scheduling diagrams: Activity on Node Network Diagram, Gantt Chart, PERT Chart Identifying predecessor and successor tasks for a project Understanding critical path: what it is, where it is, why should I bother and how will I know it is calculated correctly Scheduling resources Resource leveling How to calculate a productive day Eight types of resource loading on the task Determining if resources are over-committed and what to do about it Baselining the schedule to measure progress Performance to Date Determining the types of performance to track at the beginning of a project actuals, progress to date, stoplight reports and summary reports Tracking and reconciling actuals against the estimates and the schedule Interpreting a schedule stoplight report What to do when the project is in trouble Fast tracking a project Crashing a project How to decide which course of action to take Interpreting and taking action on a project summary report Close ▲
	Prerequisites Project Management Foundations
	Notes Register for the Project Management Certificate


	Dates and locations to be announced. Fee: $845 CEUs: 1.4, PDUs: 14

	Email us with your interest, contact:
		Business & Management General Information, sce-bus@uwm.edu, 414-227-3220 Maribeth Sacho, Program Associate, msacho@uwm.edu, 414-227-3337

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