Robust planning, scheduling, and budgeting are the foundations on which every successful project is built. This Program equips officers to develop credible project plans, realistic schedules, and sound budgets using proven planning techniques.
Designed for officer-level project staff, the Program reflects international planning practice used across development, infrastructure, and public-sector projects worldwide. It is directly applicable wherever projects must be planned, scheduled, and costed reliably.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the project planning process
- Define scope and deliverables
- Develop a work breakdown structure
- Sequence activities and dependencies
- Estimate activity durations
- Develop project schedules
- Apply critical path analysis
- Apply Gantt charts and timelines
- Estimate project costs
- Develop project budgets
- Allocate and level resources
- Build schedule and cost baselines
- Manage planning assumptions and constraints
- Use planning tools and software
- Maintain and update plans
- Apply emerging trends in project planning
Course Outline
- Module 1: The Project Planning Process
- Module 2: Scope & Deliverables
- Module 3: Work Breakdown Structure
- Module 4: Activity Sequencing & Dependencies
- Module 5: Estimating Durations
- Module 6: Developing Schedules
- Module 7: Critical Path Analysis
- Module 8: Gantt Charts & Timelines
- Module 9: Cost Estimating
- Module 10: Developing Budgets
- Module 11: Resource Allocation & Levelling
- Module 12: Schedule & Cost Baselines
- Module 13: Assumptions & Constraints
- Module 14: Planning Tools & Software
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Project Planning
Who Should Attend
This Program is designed for project officers, planners, and schedulers at officer level in development, infrastructure, and public-sector project teams internationally.
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