Planning & Scheduling Training
Software-neutral training in scope breakdown, logic, durations, float, the critical path, updating and schedule quality.
The craft of scheduling, independent of any software.
Strong planners are not produced by software menus. They know how to break scope down sensibly, sequence work with real logic, estimate durations from productivity rather than hope, read float correctly and keep a schedule honest from one data date to the next.
This course teaches that craft in any tool. It covers CPM calculation, relationship types and lags, duration estimating, calendars, baselines, progress and out-of-sequence work, schedule quality checks including the DCMA 14-Point Assessment, and how to write a narrative that a project director will actually read. Exercises are drawn from realistic capital projects.
What we bring to Planning & Scheduling Training
Senior practitioners, proven method and the right technology, specified line by line.
CPM principles
Forward and backward pass, total and free float, critical path.
INCLUDEDLogic quality
Relationship types, lags and the traps that hide delay.
INCLUDEDDuration estimating
Productivity-based durations that survive challenge.
INCLUDEDSchedule quality
DCMA 14-Point and practical health checks.
INCLUDEDUpdating
Progress, out-of-sequence work and variance explained.
INCLUDEDNarratives
Writing and presenting schedule information clearly.
INCLUDEDA clear path, milestone by milestone.
Every engagement follows a disciplined sequence, so you always know what happens next and why.
What you receive
- RB-20603-D01Course workbook
- RB-20603-D02CPM calculation exercises
- RB-20603-D03Schedule quality checklist
- RB-20603-D04RichardBarkley certificate of completion
- RB-20603-D05Post-course support window
- RB-20603-D06Reference guides
Technology we work in
Platform-fluent and vendor-independent. We work inside your environment, or recommend the one that fits.
What changes when we arrive.
Not activity. Results your board, your lenders and your teams can feel.
Planners who understand why, not just how.
Schedules more likely to stand up to scrutiny.
Capability that applies in P6, OPC or Microsoft Project.
What leaders ask us first.
Straight answers. If yours isn't logged here, raise it with us directly. A principal will respond.
Is the course tied to a particular tool?
No. The principles apply in P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project or any CPM tool.
Is it suitable for newer planners?
Yes. It is an excellent foundation for new planners and for project managers who rely on schedules without building them.
Does it cover DCMA?
Yes. Schedule quality, including the DCMA 14-Point Assessment and its limitations, is covered in depth.
Delay Analysis Training
Advanced training in recognized delay methods, concurrency, time impact analysis and the records and notices that protect entitlement.
Executive Workshops
Concise workshops that equip executives, boards and investment committees to oversee capital programs and read controls data critically.
Corporate Training
Tailored, enterprise-wide capability programs in scheduling, controls, forensic awareness and reporting, aligned to your standards and roles.
Command the date you announced.
Book a 45-minute program review with a senior principal. You will leave with an independent read of where your schedule and cost really stand, and the three moves that matter most.