Project Management - Estimating and Scheduling Resources

Summary:

This course explains estimating and scheduling concepts, provides guidelines for estimating and scheduling, and describes the advantage of project management tools such as Microsoft Project.

This lesson is part of our Project Management online training series which contains over 22 hours of self-paced courseware. Our web-based training provides 6 months of unlimited access.

Objectives:

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Define estimating
• List the questions you need to answer to begin estimating a project
• Explain the importance of historical data
• List the factors to consider when estimating cost
• List the factors to consider when estimating resources
• Explain the advantages of scheduling methods such as PERT and CPM
• Explain how to take advantage of project management software

Outline:

• Basics of Scheduling
• The Definition of Estimating
• Assumptions When Estimating
• Estimating Methods
• Resource Estimates
• Basics of Budgeting
• Approval of Work Plan
• Project Management Software

Applicability:
This course is for anyone who wants to get the most out of using Project Management.

Prerequisites: None:

Technical Requirements:

• Internet connection
• Browser: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome, Safari, Opera or any standards compliant browser.
• Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required.
• JavaScript must be enabled.

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