Project and ContractProject Planning and Scheduling
A programme is a model of how work will happen, and most are built to satisfy a reporting requirement rather than to be used. This course builds usable ones. Delegates work through scope definition and the work breakdown structure, activity definition, logic and the critical path, and duration estimating including where the estimate comes from and how much confidence it deserves. Resource loading and levelling follow, then baselining and progress measurement that reflects actual completion rather than elapsed time. The course covers schedule risk analysis and the float ownership question that decides many disputes, and closes on recovery when a programme has already slipped.
Course objectives
- Define scope and build a work breakdown structure
- Define activities, logic and identify the critical path
- Estimate durations and state the confidence they carry
- Load and level resources against real availability
- Baseline a programme and measure genuine progress
- Run schedule risk analysis and interpret the result
- Recover a programme that has already slipped
Who should attend
- Project planners and schedulers
- Project and construction managers
- Engineers responsible for delivery
- Cost and controls professionals
- Contract managers assessing programmes
Course outline
- 01Scope definition and the work breakdown structure
- 02Activity definition and logic
- 03The critical path and near critical paths
- 04Duration estimating and confidence
- 05Resource loading and levelling
- 06Baselining and progress measurement
- 07Schedule risk analysis and float ownership
- 08Recovery and re baselining
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 29 January 2027 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |