Advanced Planning and Scheduling
Course ID: 260119 0101 868Proj
Course Dates : 19/01/2026 Course Duration : 5 Studying Day/s Course Location: London, United Kingdom
Language: Bilingual
Course Category: Professional and CPD Training Programs
Course Subcategories:
Business Decision Making Corporate Strategy Performance Management Professional Practice & Standards Strategic Management
Course Certified By: Projacs Academy & LondonUni - Executive Management Training
* Professional Training and CPD Programs
Leading to:
Executive Diploma Certificate
Leading to:
Executive Mini Masters Certificate
Leading to
Executive Masters Certificate
Certification Will Be Issued:
From London, United Kingdom
Course Fees:
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Introduction
Advanced Planning and Scheduling teaches methods to produce reliable, executable schedules for complex projects and operations. The course focuses on integrating resources, lead times, risk, and procurement into planning. Participants apply techniques to real scenarios and scheduling tools to test and compare alternatives. The result is fewer schedule surprises and clearer decisions about time and capacity.
Objectives
1. Build integrated master schedules that align milestones, resource plans, and procurement timelines.
2. Apply critical path, float analysis, and resource leveling to identify and remove bottlenecks.
3. Create and compare alternative scenarios using scheduling software and data-driven assumptions.
4. Implement scheduling governance: baselines, change control, and performance KPIs.
5. Diagnose schedule variance and produce corrective action plans with quantified impacts on time and cost.
2. Apply critical path, float analysis, and resource leveling to identify and remove bottlenecks.
3. Create and compare alternative scenarios using scheduling software and data-driven assumptions.
4. Implement scheduling governance: baselines, change control, and performance KPIs.
5. Diagnose schedule variance and produce corrective action plans with quantified impacts on time and cost.
Who Should Attend
1. Project schedulers and planners (e.g., Primavera P6 or MS Project users)
2. Project controls managers and planners
3. Production planners and master planners in manufacturing or operations
4. Maintenance planning supervisors and reliability planners in asset-intensive industries
5. Supply chain planners responsible for lead times, capacity, and materials coordination
Training Method
• Pre-assessment
• Live group instruction
• Use of real-world examples, case studies and exercises
• Interactive participation and discussion
• Power point presentation, LCD and flip chart
• Group activities and tests
• Post-assessment
If Applicable:
• Each participant receives a 7” Tablet containing a copy of the presentation, slides and handouts
Program Support
This program is supported by:
* Interactive discussions
* Role-play
* Case studies and highlight the techniques available to the participants.
Course Agenda
Daily Schedule (Monday to Friday)
- 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM Technical Session 1
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Technical Session 2
- 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Technical Session 3
- 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch Break (If Applicable)
- Participants are expected to engage in guided self-study, reading, or personal reflection on the day’s content. This contributes toward the CPD accreditation and deepens conceptual understanding.
- 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM Self-Study & Reflection
Please Note:
- All training sessions are conducted from Monday to Friday, following the standard working week observed in the United Kingdom and European Union. Saturday and Sunday are official weekends and are not counted as part of the course duration.
- Coffee and refreshments are available on a floating basis throughout the morning. Participants may help themselves at their convenience to ensure an uninterrupted learning experience Provided if applicable and subject to course delivery arrangements.
- Lunch Provided if applicable and subject to course delivery arrangements.
Week 1
Day 1 – Advanced Planning Principles
1. Integrated Project Planning
- Planning objectives and project constraints
- Developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Defining project milestones and deliverables
2. Schedule Development
- Activity definition and sequencing
- Estimating durations and dependencies
- Building the initial project schedule
3. Planning Standards and Governance
- Planning procedures and responsibilities
- Schedule coding structures
- Baselines and schedule governance
Day 2 – Critical Path and Resource Planning
1. Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Identifying the critical path
- Float and slack analysis
- Managing critical activities
2. Resource Planning
- Resource allocation techniques
- Resource loading and balancing
- Capacity planning
3. Resource Optimisation
- Resource levelling
- Resource smoothing
- Resolving resource conflicts
Day 3 – Advanced Scheduling Techniques
1. Procurement and Lead Time Planning
- Procurement schedules
- Material delivery planning
- Vendor coordination
2. Scenario Planning
- Developing schedule alternatives
- What-if analysis
- Evaluating scheduling options
3. Scheduling Software Applications
- Primavera P6 and MS Project features
- Updating project schedules
- Schedule reporting and dashboards
Day 4 – Schedule Monitoring and Control
1. Progress Measurement
- Updating project progress
- Measuring schedule performance
- Forecasting project completion
2. Schedule Performance Analysis
- Schedule variance analysis
- Performance KPIs
- Trend analysis
3. Change Control
- Managing schedule changes
- Baseline revisions
- Assessing time and cost impacts
Day 5 – Risk Management and Schedule Improvement
1. Schedule Risk Analysis
- Identifying scheduling risks
- Risk response planning
- Contingency scheduling
2. Corrective Action Planning
- Identifying recovery options
- Schedule compression techniques
- Optimising project delivery
3. Practical Scheduling Workshop
- Developing an integrated project schedule
- Analysing project scenarios
- Presenting recommendations and lessons learned
