Intro to Planning | University of Cumbria

This course provides participants with an overview of project planning, monitoring and control including Earned Value Management. Participants will take part in planning a project, gaining an understanding of and applying tools such as Critical Path analysis, Earned Value calculations, and resource levelling and smoothing, to plan and maintain a project schedule.

Duration: Two days
Delivery format: Traditional or virtual classroom

Who is it for?

This course is ideal for anyone working in a project environment who requires an introductory understanding of planning and cost control.

Activities in breakout rooms very useful and aided understanding. Worked examples on Earned Value will stick with me: an excellent takeaway. An excellent course, with an excellent tutor. Good use of IT in the current home working environment. Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and felt the break out sessions with Ian visiting allow time to consolidate the information. I enjoyed Ian's approach of being able to share his wealth of experience. Thank you for making it very enjoyable.

Feedback from participants on Introduction to Planning and Cost Control, February 2021

Course content

Planning in relation to scope management: requirements capture and scope definition
Estimating time and cost
The Critical Path: what it is and how it is used
Resource Management
Reporting progress and information management
Time and cost control and management
Earned Value Management

Learning objectives

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the monitoring and control process
Contribute to planning and scheduling a project and define a range of resource types
Evaluate earned value data and the underpinning schedule information
Identify controlling actions during the project’s delivery cycle to resolve problems

Assessment format

Participants will complete a 30 minute multiple choice open-book test at the end of the second day of the course.

Dates

For details of forthcoming course dates and prices, please contact:

The University of Cumbria Project Academy Office on 01228 616332 or project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk

Booking

To book your place, please see below for arrangements if you want to pay by purchase order and invoice or by credit card.

Conditions

If you have selected a course which is delivered online, please read the technical requirements before booking. If you are unable to undertake a booked course due to not having the required equipment, no refund will be offered.

Inclusions and exclusions

Individual learning packs including presentations and exercise handouts will be issued to you, either electronically in the case of an online course, or in hard copy for in person courses.
Upon successful completion of the course assessment, a Project Academy certificate will be sent to you electronically shortly after the course.
Meals and refreshments are not included at in person courses. You will be able to bring your own lunch or buy food on or near the training premises.

I wish to pay using a company purchase order and require a separate invoice

Please email the following details to:project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk no less than 4 weeks before the first day of the course:

Delegate name(s), job title(s), email address(es) and company
Name and date(s) of course(s)
Purchase order and any additional details to be quoted on invoice.

If you have not conducted business with the University of Cumbria before, please be aware that both of us may have administrative procedures required to set up our respective customer/supplier accounts and the time taken to complete these may impact on the availability of places on your preferred course.

Payment, cancellation and changes

Bookings, including purchase orders, to be received at least four weeks ahead of course start date.
At our discretion, late bookings may be accepted: please check with us before sending a purchase order.
Invoices will be issued four weeks before the course once delivery is confirmed (or immediately on receipt of an accepted late booking) and will be due for payment immediately. Full payment should be received by us prior to the course commencing.
In the event that a booked delegate is unable to attend, substitutions may be made at no cost. UoC must be notified of the substituted names prior to the course commencing. No substitutions will be accepted once the course is in progress.
In the event of a substitute not being provided for a cancelled candidate place, the unfilled place will be charged for.
Any no-shows during the course will be charged for.
For all cancellations and substitutions, UoC must be notified in writing via email to project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk.

I wish to pay using a company or personal credit card and do not require a separate invoice

Please email the following details to:project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk no less than 4 weeks before the first day of the course:

Delegate name(s), job title(s), email address(es) and company
Name and date(s) of course(s)

On receipt of your booking and confirmation that we can accommodate you, we will send a link to take your payment.

Payment, cancellation and changes

Bookings to be received at least four weeks ahead of course start date.
At our discretion, late bookings may be accepted: please contact us to check whether we have a place for you
Payment link will be issued four weeks before the course once delivery is confirmed (or immediately on receipt of an accepted late booking) and will be due for payment immediately. Your place will not be confirmed until payment is received in full.
In the event that a booked delegate is unable to attend, substitutions may be made at no cost. UoC must be notified of the substituted names prior to the course commencing. No substitutions will be accepted once the course is in progress.
In the event of a substitute not being provided for a cancelled candidate place, the unfilled place will be charged for.
Any no-shows during the course will be charged for.
For all cancellations and substitutions, UoC must be notified in writing via email to project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk.