Introduction:
The AACE International program's intent is to recognize specialists who meet a demanding set of planning and scheduling criteria. The PSP certification will distinguish you as a Planning and Scheduling Professional who has the knowledge and skills that impact the bottom line. You can find information about this program by clicking here  AACEI You are allowed 105 minutes for each of the four closed-book parts of the exam which are briefly described below:

Part I is Basic Knowledge. It consists of multiple-choice questions concerning the basics of planning and scheduling.

Part II is a real-time Communications Exercise. It requires the candidate to draft the equivalent of a one-page typewritten (maximum) memorandum to simulate reporting on planning and scheduling analysis to the project manager, explaining the issues and proposing a solution regarding a given problem.

Part III is a Practical Exercise. This part entails answering a series of multiple-choice questions concerning various aspects of a single problem.

Part IV is Planning and Scheduling Applications. It consists of multiple-choice questions involving planning and scheduling scenarios.

At the end of this course, participants will gain the following:
The training course will provide participants with a thorough background in the concepts of Planning and Scheduling Engineering and Construction projects. The course addresses how to identify, monitor, and balance information crucial for the successful management of projects. It will discuss the development of a baseline performance management plan (PMP) for the project that will allow the efficient compilation and the timely generation of quantitative performance comparisons. The comparisons highlight significant performance departures ("actual vs. baseline") and allow for preventive and early remedial and corrective actions. 

Who should attend?
This course is targeted for Chief Executive Officers, Finance Managers, Human Resources Managers, Project Managers, Engineers and Planners, Information Technology Managers.

In What Industries
Government, Real State Development, Aerospace, Defense, Engineering and Construction, Manufacturing and Industrial, Oil and Gas\Petrochemical, Power and Water Utility Plants, Education and Training, Retail, Financial Services, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Pharmaceuticals, Environmental Management, Shipbuilding, Repair Yards, Decision and Risk Management, Quality Assurance/Management and Quantity Surveying.
 

Course Objectives
 

• Project Management Frame work
• Planning and Scheduling Professional
• WBS and Activity Identification
• Estimating Activity Durations
• Activity network Development
• Network Schedule Calculation
• Earned Value Management
• Project Report

Course OUTLINES

• Unit 1:Project Management Framework

• Identify Project Management Basics

• Examine Organizational Influences on Project Management

• Examine the Project Management Context Identifying Project Management Processes

• Examine the Project Life Cycle

• Recognize Process Groups
 

•Unit 2: Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
 

• Describe Project Selection Methods and Processes

•    Create a Project SOW

•    Create a Project Charter

•    Describe the Elements of a Project Management Plan

•    Create a Scope Statement
•    Identify Enterprise Environmental Factors

• Unit 3:WBS and Activity Identification
 

•    Explore WBS Creation

•    Explore Activity Definition

•    Create a Milestone List

•    Create an Activity List

•    Identify Activity Attributes
 

• Unit 4: Develop Network Diagram
 

•    Describe the Process of sequencing Project Activities

•    Determine Activity Dependencies and Relationships

•    Apply Lag and Lead in Activity Sequence

•    Create a Schedule Network Diagram
 

• Unit 5:Estimating Activity Resources & Durations
 

•    Identify Activity Resources 

•    Determine Activity Resource Requirements

•    Describe the Process of Developing a Project Schedule

•    Draft a Project Schedule
 

• Unit 6:Network Schedule Calculation

•    Identify the Critical Path

•    Optimize the Project Schedule

•    Establish a Schedule Baseline

•    Create Schedule Data
 

• Unit 7:Earned Value Management
 

•    Explore the Control Schedule Process by EV

•    Utilize an Integrated Change Control System

•    Monitor the Schedule

•    Calculate Schedule Efficiency
 

• Unit 8:Project Report

•    Communicate the Project Status