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Project Management Scheduling at NASA (APPEL-vPMSCHED)Program / Project Management

Project Management Scheduling at NASA (APPEL-vPMSCHED)

PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS

  • Program / Project Management
    Program / Project Management

Skill Level: Team/Subsystem Leads or higher.

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.

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

Click here to view full competency model.

APPEL KS Library Resources
NASA Galaxie Library NASA Galaxie Library Books 24x7 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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Schedule & Registration

Interested in taking this course? Click the date(s) below to register through SATERN.
DATES:
Central
Aug 3-4, 2022
LENGTH:
Registration Overview

Registration Question? Contact the training specialist below for assistance.

Tyler Waddell
tyler.c.waddell@nasa.gov
(321) 861-1112

Click here to watch a video tutorial of the APPEL Course Registration Process.

EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION CREDIT

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.

CURRICULUM LEAD

Curriculum Question? Contact the curriculum lead below for assistance.

Daniel Daly
daniel.c.daly@nasa.gov

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