control account scheduling using Microsoft project
Why Take This Course?
This course introduces students to building a control account schedule in Microsoft Project or Project Online that will be part of an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Topics covered include:
- Configuring options for ideal critical path scheduling calculations
- Structuring the schedule to properly interface with an Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Applying Critical Path Method (CPM) best-practices
- Resource-loading, setting a baseline, and applying status
Who Will Benefit?
Control Account Managers (CAM) or Schedulers building and maintaining Microsoft Project schedules as part of an Integrated Master Schedule or to interface with an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) (such as Deltek Cobra, EVMS forProject™ or a similar tool).
Anyone who wants to learn how to schedule in Microsoft Project using best practices from the NDIA Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide (PASEG) or GAO Scheduling Guide.
What Will I Learn?
- Use Microsoft Project to develop a control account schedule using good scheduling practices
- Utilize a shared resource pool (Microsoft Project) or enterprise resource pool (Project Online/Project Server)
- Establish a baseline and assign resources
- Validate schedule integrity using the DCMA 14-point analysis
- Revise the schedule and forecast, with or without actuals
- Incorporate authorized changes to the baseline plan
- Establish an Integrated Master Schedule using Microsoft Project and/or Project Server
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