Project Management Scheduling at NASA (APPEL-PMSCHED)

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Program / Project Management

This two-day course addresses NASA project scheduling fundamentals. Participants will learn the foundational processes for developing, updating and maintaining a project schedule, including activity definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimating, and resource loading, to create the necessary baselines for effective performance management.

This course is designed for Project Managers, Systems Engineers, and any project team member responsible for planning, controlling and analyzing cost, schedule and technical performance of an activity, project, or contract.

Common Competencies

PM 5.0 - Project Planning
PM 14.0 - Tracking/Trending of Project Performance
PM 15.0 - Project Control

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APPEL KS Library Resources
	NASA Galaxie Library		Books 24x7 Library

All supplemental resources are NASA accessible only unless otherwise noted.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Define the role of scheduling in a successful project
Create a WBS to define and manage the scope of a project
Create, update, and maintain a realistic schedule
Manage schedule risk
Integrate resources to a schedule
Perform schedule analysis
Establish and manage a schedule baseline
Implement schedule control mechanisms for baseline revisions
Create a project roadmap for an Agile project

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About the Instructor(s)

Mark A. Wilson

Senior executive with practical experience and proven results in systems engineering and project management. Certified as Expert Systems Engineering Professional (INCOSE). Deep domain expertise in national security space programs. Skilled facilitator and recognized expert in collaborative decision making techniques. Polished instructor—teaches seminars and graduate-level courses in Systems Engineering, Project Management, Quality Management, Strategy, and Decision-Making.

James Whalen

Senior executive with practical experience and proven results in systems engineering, as well general, functional, and project management. Certified as Expert Systems Engineering Professional (INCOSE). In addition to deep domain expertise in national defense and intelligence programs, Mr. Whalen has broad experience in hardware and software development, all aspects of systems engineering, program management, and functional line management. Mr. Whalen has broad experience in teaching and course development in all areas of systems engineering and project management.

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