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Level II · PS-202

Updating and Progressing a Schedule

Data date, actuals, and what changed since last month.

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Course description

Updating and Progressing a Schedule | PS-202

A schedule earns its keep in the updates. This course covers the update cycle: status, the data date, retained logic against progress override, baselines and variance, and how to explain a moving critical path.

Who it’s for: Schedulers and project controls staff who run regular updates.

Duration: Self-paced

Outcomes

What you’ll be able to do

  • Status a schedule against a data date
  • Choose between retained logic and progress override
  • Compare against a baseline and explain the variance
  • Report a moving critical path

Planned outline

What it will cover

  1. The update cycle

    1. 1.1 Data date and status
    2. 1.2 Actual dates, remaining duration, percent complete
    3. 1.3 Retained logic and progress override

  2. Analysing the update

    1. 2.1 Baselines and variances
    2. 2.2 Critical path changes
    3. 2.3 Reporting the update