
A day in the life of a project manager
In this course, you're going to learn how to estimate activity durations for your project, and how to develop the project schedule using those estimates.
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The Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP) includes a number of 28 sections covering the most relevant information in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
The Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP) includes a number of 28 sections covering the most relevant information in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Project Management Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the inputs to the Estimate Activity Durations process
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Estimate Activity Durations: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify tools and techniques of the Estimate Activity Durations process
After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the parametric estimating formula
After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the three-point estimating types
After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize examples of the outputs of the Estimate Activity Durations process
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the elements of a typical project schedule
Develop Schedule: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs
After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the inputs of the Develop Schedule process
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify tools and techniques used for the Develop Schedule process
After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize characteristics of the critical path method
Example of Critical Path Method
After completing this topic, you should be able to determine start and finish dates for activities in a given network diagram
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify techniques used to shorten overall schedule duration
Resource Leveling
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify outputs of the Develop Schedule process
Example Probability Distribution of a Target Milestone
After completing this topic, you should be able to perform a forward pass using the critical path method
After completing this topic, you should be able to perform a backward pass using the critical path method
Schedule Compression Comparison
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the total float of each noncritical path
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the free float of each activity on a noncritical path
After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the critical path and its characteristics
Relationship Between Product Vision, Release Planning, and Iteration Planning
After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize how to create a schedule network diagram from a table
Project Schedule Presentations - Examples
After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the Estimate Activity Durations and Develop Schedule processes
After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the Estimate Activity Durations and Develop Schedule processes
PMI Certification Info
In this course, you're going to learn how to estimate activity durations for your project, and how to develop the project schedule using those estimates.
PMI PMP Exam Outline
After completing the Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMP), take your preparation to the next level with the Test Prep: Project Management Professional: PMI - PMP Exam Mastery.
Dive deep into key topics, practice with real exam scenarios, and ensure you're fully equipped to conquer the PMI exams with confidence.
You think knowing stuff changes the game? You think sitting in a library, stacking up facts like you’re building a Jenga tower, is gonna make you a winner? Man, that’s cute. But life ain't a trivia night. Information alone? It’s worthless. It’s like having a Lamborghini in your garage but you never learned how to drive. You just sit in it, making engine noises. Vroom vroom. People walk by, they see the car, but they also see you ain't going nowhere. You got all this knowledge, all these textbooks, but when life throws a punch, you’re still looking up the definition of "duck." It’s what you *do* with that information that actually matters. Don't be the person with the shiny car and no keys.
The Develop the Project Schedule (PMI - PMP) is course 10 of 28 of the Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMI-PMP). The course is aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
In order to plan a schedule for anything, from a birthday party to a mission, you need to make an educated guess of how long the work is going to take, and then figure out the overall schedule.
A huge part of your job as a project manager is to see that all the work happens at the right time. If it doesn't, delays in one area can cause a domino effect that cascades through the remainder of the project.
In this course, you're going to learn how to estimate activity durations for your project, and how to develop the project schedule using those estimates.
1. Inputs to Estimate Activity Durations
2. High-level Duration Estimates
3. Using Parametric Estimating for Activity Durations
4. Using Three-point Estimating for Activity Durations
5. Outputs of Estimate Activity Durations
6. Overview of the Project Schedule
7. Inputs to Develop Schedule
8. Tools and Techniques of Develop Schedule
9. The Critical Path Method
10. CPM: Determining Start and Finish Dates
11. Leads & Lags and Schedule Compression
12. Outputs of Develop Schedule
13. Performing the Forward Pass
14. Performing the Backward Pass
15. Determining the Total Float
16. Determining the Free Float
17. Determining the Critical Path
18. Creating a Schedule Network Diagram from a Table
19. Exercise: Developing the Project Schedule
That’s it! Now go ahead and push that “Take this course” button, and see you on the inside!