SPPMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®
Course Overview
This comprehensive training program prepares participants for the PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® certification exam, focusing on the five domains of practice defined by PMI.
It acknowledges the individual’s unique expertise on the project team while demonstrating the recognition and value the role provides to the project management profession.
In this role, an individual has more competence in the specialized area of developing and maintaining the project schedule than a general practitioner and yet, also maintains a basic level of competence in all areas of project management.
Employers can trust certification holders to possess the skills, knowledge and experience to contribute directly to their crucial projects. This global certification also supports individuals in meeting organizational needs; organizations can be confident in hiring capable, experienced practitioners as well as having a means for a career development path.
Key Takeaways
Course Outline
Aligning schedule management practices with organizational and project objectives
Supporting schedule integration with scope, cost, and resource planning
Selecting scheduling tools, frameworks, and methodologies based on context
Developing policies, procedures, and governance for schedule management
Establishing schedule performance and control thresholds
Evaluating organizational process assets and tailoring schedule standards
Defining schedule requirements, objectives, and constraints
Breaking down project scope into activities and sequencing them logically
Estimating durations, resources, and availability
Developing network diagrams, identifying the critical path
Incorporating leads, lags, buffers, and schedule constraints
Applying schedule compression, resource leveling, and smoothing
Using scheduling software to build and analyze the schedule baseline
Validating the schedule with stakeholders and formalizing the plan
Tracking progress using performance indicators (SPI, SV, % complete)
Performing variance analysis and identifying schedule deviations
Managing schedule changes through integrated change control
Re-baselining and forecasting based on earned value and actual data
Adjusting the schedule using rolling wave planning or fast-tracking
Conducting trend analysis to anticipate future delays or accelerations
Implementing corrective and preventive actions based on monitoring results
Obtain final approval of schedule components from sponsor and/or client
Evaluate schedule performance against the original baseline using standard tools
Document lessons learned and best practices for continuous improvement
Distribute final reports including EVM results and variance analyses
Archive final schedule documentation per organizational and contractual requirements
Foster stakeholder relationships to ensure schedule awareness and collaboration
Maintain visibility of the schedule through engagement and reporting mechanisms
Provide verbal and written updates to management and stakeholders as required
Communicate any schedule issues that could affect scope or timeline delivery
Support the communication management plan by using appropriate tools and strategies
Who Should Attend?
Project Schedulers and Planning Engineers
Project Managers seeking advanced scheduling specialization
PMO Analysts and Project Controllers
Professionals preparing for the PMI-SP® certification exam
Engineers and Consultants involved in project time management