Project Planning and Schedule Management

Coursera MOOC / Non-credit USD 49
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Project Planning and Schedule Management

About this course

Master professional project scheduling, critical path analysis, WBS development, and schedule control with a practical PMI-SP-aligned learning path. Build job-ready skills to plan, monitor, analyze, and control complex project schedules with confidence. The Professional Project Scheduling – Preparatory Program is designed for learners who want to strengthen their ability to create realistic schedules, manage project timelines, control scope, and support successful project delivery. Through four structured courses, learners will explore project schedule management, Work Breakdown Structures, requirement traceability, network scheduling, Critical Path Method, schedule baselines, resource planning, risk analysis, earned value management, and performance reporting. This Specialization focuses on practical scheduling techniques used in complex project environments. Learners will gain the ability to define activities, sequence work, analyze dependencies, monitor progress, manage changes, evaluate project health, and support informed decision-making through structured schedule data. By completing this program, learners will be prepared to contribute effectively to project planning, project controls, scheduling coordination, and professional scheduling roles while strengthening their readiness for PMI-SP-oriented concepts and practices.

What you'll learn

  • master project scheduling
  • perform critical path analysis
  • develop work breakdown structures
  • manage project timelines
  • control project scope
  • monitor project progress
  • evaluate project health
  • support informed decision-making

Course objectives

  • strengthen ability to create realistic project schedules
  • explore project schedule management techniques
  • enhance readiness for PMI-SP-oriented concepts and practices

Skills you'll gain

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