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Level I · PS-100

Introduction to Project Planning

Scope, WBS and activities: the work before the first date.

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Course description

Introduction to Project Planning | PS-100

Before a schedule has dates it needs a plan: what is in scope, how the work breaks down, and which activities, durations and milestones carry it. This course covers the planning steps that make scheduling straightforward.

Who it’s for: Anyone starting a planning role, and project managers who own the plan.

Duration: Self-paced

Outcomes

What you’ll be able to do

  • Turn a scope statement into deliverables
  • Build and code a work breakdown structure
  • Define activities and estimate their durations
  • Choose milestones that mean something to the client

Planned outline

What it will cover

  1. Scope and the planning package

    1. 1.1 What a schedule is for
    2. 1.2 Scope, deliverables and assumptions
    3. 1.3 The planning package

  2. Work breakdown structure

    1. 2.1 Decomposing deliverables
    2. 2.2 WBS dictionary and coding
    3. 2.3 Common WBS mistakes

  3. Activities and durations

    1. 3.1 Defining activities
    2. 3.2 Estimating durations
    3. 3.3 Milestones that mean something