WSU CMD

Center for Management Development

W. Frank Barton School of Business - Wichita State University
Project Scheduling & Cost Management


Project Scheduling & Cost Management

Project Scheduling & Cost Management

Seminar Date: 5/3-4

Location: CMD Training Center - Wichita, Kansas
Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
Led by: Dr. Farhad Tadayon and Mr. Joe Zenisek

Price: $795.00 


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Cost management and a well constructed schedule are the backbone of any successful project. A project’s schedule brings the entire picture of a projects lifecycle into focus, giving clear and concise expectations of project milestones and completion date. Detailed cost management ensures a projects benefit and vitality; largely determining its ultimate success and justification. This two-day program will equip you with the critical, working knowledge you need to put together winning projects that meet the constraints of your time and budget.

LEARNING POINTS:

  • Using work breakdown structures to develop a network diagram.
  • How to develop a time-phased project budget.
  • How to calculate schedules using PERT/CPM/CCPM.
  • Find out how to use GANTT and milestone charts.
  • Gain critical tools to ensure your schedules are accurate and achievable.
  • Understand the various types of common project costs.
  • Understand scope verification and its importance to your project’s exit strategy.
  • Be able to manage projects using EVM/CCPM.

OUTLINE:

  1. Project Management Definition and Background
    1. What is a project?
    2. PMI
    3. PMBOK
    4. Project life cycle
    5. Project management processes
  2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    1. Why needed
    2. Requirements
    3. Techniques
  3. Schedule Development and Control
    1. Gantt Chart
    2. Network diagramming
    3. Dependencies
    4. Methods
    5. Techniques
  4. Critical Path Analysis (PERT/CPM)
    1. Critical chain project scheduling
    2. Single project
    3. Policies
    4. Behaviors
    5. Buffer management
    6. Multi-projects
    7. Multi-tasking
    8. Matrix management
  5. Resource Management
    1. Assigning resources
    2. Considerations
    3. Multi-tasking
  6. Risk Management
    1. Staffing, schedule and material risks
    2. Risk identification
    3. Risk quantification
    4. Risk mitigation and abatement
  7. Cost Estimating and Budgeting
    1. Cost management
    2. Cost estimation
  8. Project Evaluation and Control
    1. Monitoring project performance
    2. Earned value management
    3. Terms
    4. Practical use
  9. Project Closeout and Termination

LOCATION:

Project Scheduling & Cost Management will be held in the CMD Training Center in the Woodman Alumni Building on the Wichita State University campus in Wichita, Kansas.   

General Information for Nearby Accommodations

Candlewood Suites
3141 N Webb Rd
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 634-6070

Courtyard by Marriott
2975 N Webb Rd
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 636-4600

Hilton Garden Inn
2041 N Bradley Fair Pkwy
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 219-4444

Residence Inn
1212 N Greenwich Rd
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 682-7300


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