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Mastering Project Scheduling – From Plans to Critical Paths
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(235 ratings)
1,021 students

Mastering Project Scheduling – From Plans to Critical Paths

Master the knowledge and skills to ensure your projects finish on time!
Created byTim Fairley
Last updated 1/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Over 25,000 students
  • Project Schedule Management
  • The critical skills to ensure projects finish on time
  • PMP
  • PMBOK
  • Construction scheduling
  • Gantt charts
  • Project scheduling
  • The importance of scheduling
  • What makes a great planner
  • What a great schedule looks like
  • Critical path method
  • Earned Value management

Course content

4 sections27 lectures3h 28m total length
  • Introduction3:50
  • What is Project Scheduling?7:44
  • Excel Gantt Chart0:05
  • Context10:19
  • Why is it important?7:21
  • What skills does a great scheduler have?7:15
  • Ikea make the best schedules???6:01

Requirements

  • No prior experience necessary
  • Somewhere to apply the theory

Description

So far, we've helped over 25,000 students accelerate their careers in project management by mastering the fundamentals.

Learn the tools and processes to create project schedules.

The course is:

  • Proven - taken by thousands of students with satisfied results. Over 94% of students surveyed believed our construction management courses supported their career progression

  • Practical - developed in consultation with industry experts to teach you exactly what you need to know to succeed in the real world

  • Fast - we know you are busy, so we developed the course with that in mind and cut out every second of unnecessary information

  • Contains useful templates - we offer useful construction estimating templates so you can apply the skills in the real world

And we are always improving. We want to hear your feedback and we are committed to helping you on your journey. We will always respond to questions, queries, or feedback suggestions.

We are super excited to have you enroll in our Fundamentals of Project Scheduling Course.

Learn the fundamental skills required to accurately estimate construction costs to help grow your career or run your construction business.

The course is broken down into four sections:

  • Section 1 - Introduction and basic concepts of project scheduling

    • What is project scheduling?

    • The core concepts

    • Why scheduling is important

    • What skills do great schedulers have

    • Why Ikea make the best project schedules

  • Section 2 - Project Schedule Management according to the PMBOK

    • Plan schedule management

    • Defining Activities

    • Sequencing Activities

    • Estimating activity durations

    • The link between scheduling and estimating

    • Developing the schedule

    • Understanding the critical path

    • Controlling the schedule

  • Section 3 - Applications to Infrastructure Projects

    • Tailoring Schedule Management

    • Construction project scheduling in practice

    • Applications to infrastructure projects

    • Case Study

    • Lean Construction

  • Conclusion and Review

    • 10 practice exam questions

If you're ready, let's get started!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner infrastructure professionals
  • Looking for project management certification