Project Planning, Scheduling & Budgeting

This course offers an introduction to the detailed planning process of project management, providing learners with the essential tools and techniques needed to create a comprehensive project plan. By the end of the course, participants will gain a solid understanding of how to integrate all the key components of a project plan and summarize them into a cohesive, actionable summary plan. Throughout the course, learners will explore various critical areas of project planning, such as defining project scope, creating a work breakdown structure, estimating resource requirements, and applying methods like the critical path method to optimize schedules. They will also develop a comprehensive project budget and learn how to effectively manage project risks by creating a risk register and planning a structured risk management approach.

This course is designed to equip learners with practical skills that can be directly applied to real-world projects, ensuring they are prepared to handle every aspect of the project planning process from start to finish.

What You’ll Learn

• Learn how to integrate various components into a cohesive project plan.
• Define and develop a clear project scope and detailed scope statement.
• Create a work breakdown structure (WBS) to organize tasks and deliverables.
• Estimate resource needs and assign resources to specific tasks.
• Apply the critical path method to optimize project timelines.
• Develop a comprehensive project budget and plan for risk management.