Project Management: Understanding Scheduling Computations

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:

List the variables that affect the project schedule as well as the rules for computing project time
Define forward pass computations
Define backward pass computations
Explain the relationship of float to critical path
Explain how network calculations are performed
Describe constrained end date scheduling
Explain how to reduce activity durations
Describe the use of bar charts in project scheduling
Demonstrate how to determine the critical path of project

Outline:

Basics of scheduling computations
Forward pass computations
Backward pass computations
Activity maximum float
Network calculations
Constrained end date scheduling
Reducing activity durations
Use of the bar chart

Features:

Exercises that allow users to practice the application
A file containing the text of the exercises
A glossary
A 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:

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 98 or higher. 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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Terms of Use:

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