Master the principles, processes, and techniques required to manage projects successfully from initiation through closure. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of project management process frameworks, enabling learners to plan, execute, monitor, and control projects using structured methodologies aligned with industry best practices.

Project Planning, Scope and Schedule Management

What you'll learn
Analyze project lifecycles and apply project management process groups effectively.
Develop project plans covering scope, time, cost, risk, and stakeholders.
Evaluate scheduling techniques like CPM and schedule compression for project control.
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June 2026
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There are 10 modules in this course
This module introduces the fundamental concepts of project management, including its definition, characteristics, lifecycle, and core process groups. Learners will explore how projects differ from operations, understand key constraints such as scope, time, and cost, and gain insights into risk and communication fundamentals. This foundation prepares learners to navigate structured project environments effectively.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 113 minutes
- Project Management Introduction•12 minutes
- Project Management Characteristics•9 minutes
- Project Management Life Cycle and Phases•8 minutes
- Process Groups & Knowledge Areas•8 minutes
- Different Process Groups•8 minutes
- Different Process Groups & Knowledge Areas•7 minutes
- Project Integration Management•12 minutes
- Scope•6 minutes
- Cost and Quality•7 minutes
- Cost and Quality Continues•7 minutes
- Triple Constraints & Communications•8 minutes
- Tripple Constraints and Communications•8 minutes
- Risk Management•12 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Foundations of Project Management•30 minutes
- Understanding Project Basics•10 minutes
- Exploring Process Groups•10 minutes
- Core Constraints & Risk•10 minutes
This module focuses on essential knowledge areas including procurement, stakeholder management, human resource management, and project integration. Learners will understand how to manage stakeholders effectively, develop project charters, and create project management plans to guide execution and coordination.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 116 minutes
- Procurement Management•9 minutes
- Stakeholder Management•9 minutes
- Stake Holder Management Continues•5 minutes
- Project Human resource Management•6 minutes
- Human Resource Management Continues•8 minutes
- Project Integration Management Processes•12 minutes
- Develop Project Charters•11 minutes
- Develop Project Charters - Inputs•10 minutes
- Develop Project Charters - Tools and Techniques, Output•10 minutes
- Develop Project Management Plan, Inputs•7 minutes
- Develop Project Management Plan - Tools and Techniques, Output•10 minutes
- Direct and Manage the Project Work•10 minutes
- Direct and Manage the Project Work - Inputs, Tools and Techniques•8 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Managing Key Knowledge Areas•30 minutes
- Procurement & Stakeholders•10 minutes
- Human Resources & Integration•10 minutes
- Planning & Execution Basics•10 minutes
This module covers project execution processes, monitoring and controlling mechanisms, and integrated change control. Learners will understand how to manage deliverables, track performance, handle changes systematically, and formally close projects or phases.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 102 minutes
- Direct and Manage the Project Work - Outputs•9 minutes
- Monitor and Control Project Work•7 minutes
- Monitor and Control Project Work - Process Charts•7 minutes
- Perform Integrated Change Control•7 minutes
- Perform Integrated Change Control - Process Charts•9 minutes
- Close Project or Phase•8 minutes
- Project Scope Management Introduction•10 minutes
- Project Scope Management Processes•8 minutes
- Plan Scope Management - Inputs•10 minutes
- Plan Scope Management - Tools and Techniques•7 minutes
- Plan Scope Management - Outputs•6 minutes
- Plan Scope Management - Outputs Continues•6 minutes
- Collect Requirements•6 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Project Execution & Control•30 minutes
- Execution Outputs & Monitoring•10 minutes
- Change Control & Closure•10 minutes
- Scope Planning•10 minutes
This module dives into requirement collection techniques and analytical methods. Learners will explore interviews, focus groups, brainstorming, and tools such as affinity diagrams and context diagrams to effectively gather and analyze stakeholder requirements.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 119 minutes
- Collect Requirements Continues•8 minutes
- Collect Requirements - Inputs•9 minutes
- Collect Requirements - Inputs Continues•7 minutes
- T&T - Interviews•8 minutes
- T&T - Focus Group•9 minutes
- T&T - Group Creativity Techniques•8 minutes
- T&T - Group Creativity Techniques Continues•8 minutes
- Affinity Diagram•10 minutes
- Collect Requirements - Tools and Techniques•10 minutes
- Value Analysis•11 minutes
- Context Diagram, Document Analysis•12 minutes
- Define Scope Part 1•9 minutes
- Define Scope Part 2•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Requirement Gathering & Analysis•30 minutes
- Requirement Collection Deep Dive•10 minutes
- Group Techniques•10 minutes
- Analytical Techniques•10 minutes
This module focuses on defining project scope, creating detailed scope statements, and structuring work using Work Breakdown Structures (WBS). Learners will also explore scope validation and control to prevent scope creep and ensure project alignment.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 110 minutes
- Define Scope - Process Charts•8 minutes
- Define Scope - Inputs•10 minutes
- Define Scope - Tools and Techniques•9 minutes
- Define Scope - Outputs•9 minutes
- Create WBS Part 1•7 minutes
- Create WBS Part 2•8 minutes
- Create WBS - Process Charts•10 minutes
- Create WBS - Tools and Techniques•10 minutes
- Validate Scope•5 minutes
- Validate Scope - Process Charts•8 minutes
- Validate Scope - Inputs•8 minutes
- Validate Scope - Outputs•10 minutes
- Control Scope - Process Chart•9 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Defining and Structuring Scope•30 minutes
- Scope Definition•10 minutes
- Work Breakdown Structure•10 minutes
- Scope Validation & Control•10 minutes
This module bridges scope control with time management fundamentals. Learners will understand how to manage scope changes, plan schedules, and define project activities that serve as the foundation for scheduling and execution.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 112 minutes
- Control Scope - T&T‚ Outputs•8 minutes
- Project Time Management Introduction•9 minutes
- Plan Schedule Management•10 minutes
- Plan Schedule Management - input•12 minutes
- Plan Schedule Management - Tools and Techniques•12 minutes
- Plan Schedule Management - Output•7 minutes
- Define Activities•12 minutes
- Define Activities - Tools and Techniques•6 minutes
- Project Time Management Part 8•6 minutes
- Define Activities - Tools and Techniques•8 minutes
- Define Activities - Outputs•5 minutes
- Sequence Actvities•7 minutes
- Sequence Activities - Inputs•9 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Scope Control & Time Management Intro•30 minutes
- Scope Control Execution•10 minutes
- Schedule Planning•10 minutes
- Activity Definition•10 minutes
This module explores activity sequencing, dependency determination, and resource estimation. Learners will gain practical understanding of sequencing techniques such as PDM, leads and lags, and resource planning.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 125 minutes
- Sequence Activities - Tools and Techniques•9 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - PDM Method•6 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - PDM Method Continues•10 minutes
- Tools and Techniques- Dependency Determination•10 minutes
- Tools and Techniques- Leads and Lags•10 minutes
- Sequence Activities - Outputs - Project Schedule Diagram Networks•6 minutes
- Sequence Activities - Outputs•7 minutes
- Estimate Activity Resources•10 minutes
- Estimate Activity Resources - Process Charts•11 minutes
- Estimate Activity Resources - Inputs•11 minutes
- Estimate Activity Resources - Tools and Techniques•13 minutes
- Estimate Activity Resources - Tools and Techniques, Outputs•11 minutes
- Estimate Activity Duration•11 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Activity Sequencing & Planning•30 minutes
- Sequencing Techniques•10 minutes
- Advanced Sequencing•10 minutes
- Resource Estimation•10 minutes
This module focuses on estimating activity durations and developing project schedules. Learners will explore techniques such as analog estimating, three-point estimating, and reserve analysis, along with schedule development tools.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 105 minutes
- Estimate Activity Duration - Process Chart•11 minutes
- Estimate Activity Duration - Inputs•9 minutes
- Estimate Activity Duration - Tools and Techniques•6 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - Analog Estimating•9 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - Three Point Estimating•6 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - Three Point Estimating Continues•9 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - Reserve Analysis, Outputs•9 minutes
- Develop Schedule•10 minutes
- Develop Schedule - Process Chart•9 minutes
- Develop Schedule - Inputs•7 minutes
- Inputs - Activity Resource Requirements•8 minutes
- Inputs - Project Staff Assignment, RBS•7 minutes
- Develop Schedule - Tools and Techniques•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Estimation & Scheduling Techniques•30 minutes
- Duration Estimation•10 minutes
- Advanced Estimation Methods•10 minutes
- Schedule Development•10 minutes
This module introduces critical path analysis, float determination, and advanced scheduling techniques such as Critical Chain Method and resource optimization. Learners will understand how to identify critical activities and optimize project schedules.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videos•Total 96 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - Critical Path Method•8 minutes
- Critical Path Method Continues•8 minutes
- Critical Path Method - Critical Path Analysis•7 minutes
- Critical Path Method - Float Determination•7 minutes
- Float Determination Continues•7 minutes
- Critical Path Method - Early Start and Early Finish•6 minutes
- Critical Path Method - Late Start and Late Finish•7 minutes
- Late Start and Late Finish Continues•5 minutes
- Late Start Late Finish Calculations•5 minutes
- Critical Path Method - AOA•6 minutes
- Critical Chain Method•11 minutes
- How Critical Chain Method works?•10 minutes
- Tools and Techniques - Resource Optimization Techniques•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Critical Path & Optimization•30 minutes
- Critical Path Fundamentals•10 minutes
- Scheduling Calculations•10 minutes
- Advanced Scheduling Techniques•10 minutes
This module focuses on schedule compression techniques, visualization tools like Gantt charts, and schedule control processes. Learners will understand how to optimize timelines and manage schedule performance effectively.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videos•Total 101 minutes
- Leads and Lags, Schedule Compression•11 minutes
- Crashing•8 minutes
- Crashing Example•10 minutes
- Revisiting the Develop Schedule Process Chart•10 minutes
- Develop Schedule - Outputs•7 minutes
- Outputs - Bar Charts, Gantt Charts•9 minutes
- Outputs - Project Schedule Network Diagrams•13 minutes
- Control Schedule•9 minutes
- Control Schedule - Inputs, Tools and Techniques•11 minutes
- Control Schedule - Tools and Techniques, Outputs•12 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Schedule Optimization & Control•30 minutes
- Schedule Compression•10 minutes
- Revisiting Scheduling•10 minutes
- Schedule Visualization•10 minutes
- Schedule Control & Closure•10 minutes
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