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Fundamentals of Project Performance Measurement

Fundamentals of Project Performance Measurement with Government Processes

Scheduling

Fundamentals of Project Performance Measurement
This course is based upon the Robert Kemps text by the same title which is included with the course.  This course provides the perfect introduction to project performance measurement. It explains in simple terms the underlying concepts that combine to create the systems that produce data so essential to the cost, schedule, and technical trade-offs in a project manager’s world.  The course is divided into 15 sections.  This course covers:

  • Introduction to Earned Value
  • Understanding a Project
  • Organizing for a Project
  • Scheduling
  • Budgeting
  • Establishing a Performance Measurement Baseline
  • Detailed Planning
  • Measuring Performance with Earned Value
  • Accounting
  • Data Collection
  • Estimates At Completion
  • Change Control
  • Baseline Maintenance
  • External Reporting
  • Graphic Presentation

Fundamentals of Project Performance Measurement with Government Processes
This course is based upon the Robert Kemps text by the same title which is included with the course.  The course provides the perfect introduction to project performance measurement.  It explains in simple terms the underlying concepts that combine to create the systems that produce data so essential to the cost, schedule and technical trade-offs in a project managers world.  Additional sections have been added on-line to expand the course coverage.  The first 15 sections of this course are identical to the ones in the Fundamentals of Earned Value Management Course.  In addition, this course includes 6 sections on Government Processes not included in the original text. This course covers: 

  • Introduction to Earned Value
  • Understanding a Project
  • Organizing for a Project
  • Scheduling
  • Budgeting
  • Establishing a Performance Measurement Baseline
  • Detailed Planning
  • Measuring Performance with Earned Value
  • Accounting
  • Data Collection
  • Estimates At Completion
  • Change Control
  • Baseline Maintenance
  • External Reporting
  • Graphic Presentation
  • Contracting Processes
  • Integrated Baseline Review
  • Surveillance Process
  • Surveillance Plan Execution
  • Program Execution
  • The Big Picture

Scheduling
This course is based on portions of the new Humphreys & Associates text “Project Management Using Earned Value” which is included with the course. This comprehensive scheduling course addresses basic to advanced scheduling concepts in both development and production, with an emphasis on Critical Path Method.  This course covers:

  • Scheduling
  • Scheduling Types
  • Introduction To Network Logic Development
  • Critical Path Fundamentals
  • Resource Loading and Leveling
  • Considerations For Developing a Useful Network Schedule
  • Crashing the Network
  • Setting the Schedule Baseline
  • The Importance Of Schedule Traceability
  • Updating the Schedule
  • Schedule Changes
  • Resolving Negative Float
  • Special Networking Considerations
  • Schedule Risk Assessment
  • Scheduling In a Performance Measurement Environment

 

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