Project Planning and Control™

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Our Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner course is accredited by APMG

Online Instructor-led (5 days)

Classroom (5 days)

Online Self-paced (40 hours)

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Exam

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner​ Course Outline

Definition (DE)
Module 1: Key Concepts of Definition of Project

  • Understand the Basics of Definition of Projects
    • Business Case
    • Scope Management
    • Requirements Management
    • Stakeholder Management
  • Types of Hierarchical Breakdown Structures
    • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • Organisation Breakdown Structure (OBS)
    • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
    • Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
    • Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Module 2: Identify Appropriate Project Information and Keys Elements

  • Works Information (WI)
    • Employers Information Specifies the Works to be Carried Out by the Supplier
    • Suppliers Response Incl. Details of how they Propose to Deliver the Works
  • Statement of Work (SOW)
    • Customer Needs and Requirements
  • Purpose of WBS
  • Key Elements
    • Good Project Planning
    • Scheduling
    • Monitoring and Control
    • Definition of Business Case
    • Definition of Scope, Requirement, and Stakeholder Management

Planning (PL)

Module 3: Facts, Terms, and Concepts for Planning of a Project

  • Definition and Outputs of Planning
  • Names and Descriptions of the Principal Scheduling Components
  • Terms of Planning
    • Dependency Management
    • Cost Estimating
    • Budgeting
  • Definition of Key Handover and Closeout Terms
    • Handover
    • Project Closeout

Module 4: Characteristics of Common Estimating Methods

  • Specific Analogy Estimating
  • Parametric Estimating
  • Delphi Technique
  • Definitive Estimating Methods
  • Activity-Based Cost (ABC) Estimating
  • Estimating Methodologies
    • Approximate Estimating Methods
    • Definitive Estimating Methods
  • Definition of the Planning Role
  • Purpose of Planning
  • Approaches to Planning
    • Top-Down Planning
    • Bottom-Up Planning
    • Agile Planning in the Software Industry
  • Planning Strategies
  • Allowing for Risk
  • Creating Breakdown Structures
  • Level 1, 2, 3, and Beyond
  • Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
    • What is a ‘Product’ in Planning Terms?
    • Definition of a PBS
    • Purpose of a PBS
    • Constructing a PBS
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • Principles of Designing a WBS
  • Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
  • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
  • RACI Matrix
  • Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
  • Resources Breakdown Structure (RBS)
  • Definition of Dependency Management
  • Schedule Impact
  • Handover and Project Closeout

Scheduling (SC)

Module 5: Explore the Facts, Terms, and Concepts of Scheduling Project

  • Introduction to Scheduling
  • Types of Schedules
    • Time-Based Schedules
    • Tracker Schedules
    • Schedule Design
    • Building the Schedule
    • Critical Path Method
    • Critical Path Analysis (CPA) Inputs
    • Time Analysis
    • Types of Logic Linking
    • Floats
    • Lags, Leads, and Constraints
    • Duration Estimation Techniques
    • Resources
    • Integration
    • Time Contingencies
  • Communicating the Schedule
    • Bar Charts
    • Line of Balance
    • Time Change
    • Schedule Narrative
  • Schedule Review

Module 6: Advantages and Disadvantages of Target Schedules

  • Target Schedule
  • Process of Resourcing the Schedule
  • Resource Smoothing
  • Scheduling Interfaces and Dependencies
    • Identification
    • Coding
    • Integration and Impact Analysis
    • Impact Resolution
  • Scheduling Process
    • Steps in Establishing the Schedule
    • Once the Schedule is Created
  • Checking the Schedule
    • Understanding the Project Schedule
    • Components of the Schedule Display
    • Critical Matters Not Included in Display
  • Scheduling Checks
    • Activity and Logic Checks
    • Float and Critical Path Checks
    • Resources Checks
    • Review of Schedule Risk
  • Schedule Structure
    • Schedule Density
    • Detail Density: Considerations
    • Network Templates
  • Schedule Types: Time-Based
  • Displaying Networks on Bar Charts
  • Elements of Schedule Design
  • Creating a Critical Path Network
  • Definition of Critical Path Method
  • Purpose of Critical Path Network
  • Methods of Constructing a Critical Path
  • Inputs into a Critical Path Analysis
  • Steps to Create a Network Analysis
    • Create a Logical Network
    • Forward Pass
    • Backward Pass
    • Calculation of Total Float
    • Identification of Critical Path
  • Float
  • Lags and Leads
  • Use of Constraints
  • Types of Logic Linking
  • Different Approaches to Produce Duration Estimates for the Project
    • Three-Point Estimating
    • PERT (Programme Evaluation Review Technique)
    • Comparative
    • Benchmarked Data
    • Resource Dependent and Expert Opinion
  • Resourcing the Schedule
  • Horizontal and Vertical Integration of Schedules
  • Time Contingencies
  • Bar Charts
  • Line of Balance
  • Time Chainage
  • Schedule Narrative
  • Definition of Schedule Review
  • Purpose of Schedule Review
  • Checking the Schedule
  • Planning Checks
  • Scheduling Checks

Monitor and Control (MC)

Module 7: Understand Key Concepts Monitor and Control of a Project

  • Baseline
    • Project Baseline
    • Baselining Principles
    • Baseline Maintenance
    • Re-Planning and Re-Programming
  • Performance Reporting
    • Control Systems
    • Progress Assessment
    • Variance Analysis
    • Drop a Line Method
    • Activity Weeks Method
    • Milestone Monitoring
    • Cash Flow Monitoring
    • Resource Monitoring
    • Network Analysis
    • Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
    • Basic Terminology
  • Budget at Completion
  • Planned Cost
  • Earned Value
  • Actual Cost
    • Budget Loaded Schedule
    • Budget Elements
    • Work Packages and Planning Packages
    • Setting the Baseline
    • Drawing ‘S’ Curves
    • Measuring Progress
    • Actual Costs
    • Variances and KPIs
    • Charting Variances
    • EVA and KPIs
    • Forecasting
    • Benefits of EVA
  • Cost Control
  • Short-Term Planning
    • Short-Term Planning Process
    • Make Ready Needs
    • Co-ordination Meetings
  • Change Management
    • Change Control
    • Change Control Process
    • Change Orders
    • Implementing Change
    • Communicating Change
  • Risk Management
    • Risk Management Plan
    • Risk Budget
    • Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA)
    • Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA)
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Record Keeping

Module 8: Monitoring and Control of a Project

  • Performance Analysis Methods of Progress Monitoring
  • Definition of Risk Management
  • Purpose of Risk Management
  • Risk Response
  • When Risks are Mitigated, Realised, and Closed?
  • When Opportunities are Realised?
  • Documenting Changes in the Risk Budget
  • Project-Level Change: Process Overview
  • Raising a Change Request
  • Change Log
  • Initial Evaluation of the Change Request
  • Estimating Impact of Change
  • Detailed Evaluation of Change Request
  • Approved Request
  • Implementing the Change
  • Communicating the Change
  • Monthly Change Reporting Requirements
  • Distribution Types
  • Application of Risks to Schedule Activities
  • Purpose of QCRA and QCRA process
  • Baseline
  • Curves Showing Planned Value, Actual Cost and Earned Value
  • Cost and Schedule Variance
  • Cost and Schedule Variance Charts
  • Bulls Eye Performance Charts
  • Short-Term Planning Process
  • Definition of Forensic Analysis
  • Purpose of Forensic Analysis
  • Methods of Forensic Analysis

APMG Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner ® Online Exams

*After completing 4 days of Online instructor-led/classroom training and successfully passing your Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Exam, the fifth day of this course is a flexible exam preparation day to complete at your convenience, to prepare you to take and pass your Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner exam online.

We provide comprehensive support during the exam process to make the experience as simple as possible. This exam can be taken at a suitable time, subject to availability; online, anywhere.

Benefits of Project Planning and Control™ online exams include:

  • Proven higher pass rates
  • Quicker Results
  • Save Travel Costs
  • Flexibility
  • Convenient
  • Sit your exam at your home, office, or work when you are ready

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Who should attend this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner Course?

This Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner Course is designed for anyone who wants to learn the knowledge, skills, and best practices related to planning and controlling projects. This training course is beneficial for these professionals:

  • Project Managers
  • Planning Engineers
  • Project Control Engineers
  • Program Managers
  • Portfolio Managers
  • Business Analysts
  • Quality Assurance Professionals
  • Risk Managers

Prerequisites of this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner Course

There are no formal prerequisites in this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner Training Course. However, it will be beneficial to have some basic knowledge of Project Management. Also, successful completion of the Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Examination is required before moving on to the Practitioner section of this course.

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner​ Course Overview

Project planning is a method for finishing a project within a specific timeframe, mainly with particular stages and selected resources. Project control is a method for collecting and examining project information to manage costs and schedules on track. Project Planning and Control include initiating, planning, controlling, monitoring, interacting, and closing project schedules and costs. Project Planning and Control provides organisations with an objective approach to handle and prevent different risks from arising in the future. This course will help individuals get their desired job related to planning and controlling projects in the future. It is an excellent career with handsome salaries and lots of variety at work.

Our 5-day Project Planning and Control™ Foundation and Practitioner Training course aim to provide delegates with a comprehensive knowledge of monitoring and controlling a project. During this course, delegates will learn about critical path methods and Critical Path Analysis (CPA) inputs. They will also learn about various essential topics such as steps to create a network analysis, forensic analysis methods, baseline maintenance, PERT (Programme Evaluation Review Technique), product breakdown structure, Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), etc. Our highly professional trainer with years of experience in teaching such courses will conduct this training course and will help you get a comprehensive understanding of PPC guidance.

This training will also cover the following concepts:

  • Delphi technique
  • Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
  • Integration and impact analysis
  • Displaying networks on bar charts
  • Horizontal and vertical integration of schedules
  • Cash flow monitoring
  • Raising a change request

At the end of this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner course, delegates will be able to develop and manage the corporate sales team and deal with clients effectively. They will be able to monitor and implement proactive control of the project.

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What’s included in this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation and Practitioner Course?

  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Examination
  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Examination
  • World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Certificate
  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Certificate
  • Digital Delegate Pack

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Project Planning and Control (PPC) Foundation Exam Information

The Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation introduces the fundamentals of project planning and control techniques, while the practitioner level delves into the detailed application of these techniques, empowering professionals to efficiently plan, monitor, and control complex projects. 

  • Question Type: Multiple Choice 
  • Total Questions: 50 
  • Total Marks: 50 Marks 
  • Pass Marks: 50% or 25/50 Marks 
  • Duration: 40 minutes 
  • Open Book/ Closed Book: Closed Book

Project Planning and Control (PPC) Practitioner Exam Information

The Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner exam evaluates a candidate's expertise in applying advanced planning and control techniques, ensuring effective management and delivery of complex projects. 

  • Question Type: Multiple Choice 
  • Total Questions:
  • Total Marks: 80 Marks 
  • Pass Marks: 50% or 40/80 Marks 
  • Duration: 3 hours 
  • Open Book/ Closed Book: Open Book

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Our Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation course is accredited by APMG

Online Instructor-led (3 days)

Classroom (3 days)

Online Self-paced (24 hours)

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Exam

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation​ Course Outline

Definition (DE)

Module 1: Key Concepts of Definition of Project

  • Understand the Basics of Definition of Projects
    • Business Case
    • Scope Management
    • Requirements Management
    • Stakeholder Management
  • Types of Hierarchical Breakdown Structures
    • Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
    • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • Organisation Breakdown Structure (OBS)
    • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
    • Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
    • Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Planning (PL)

Module 2: Facts, Terms, and Concepts for Planning of a Project

  • Definition and Outputs of Planning
  • Names and Descriptions of the Principal Scheduling Components
  • Terms of Planning
    • Dependency Management
    • Cost Estimating
    • Budgeting
  • Definition of Key Handover and Closeout Terms
    • Handover
    • Project Closeout

Scheduling (SC)

Module 3: Explore the Facts, Terms and Concepts of Scheduling Project

  • Introduction to Scheduling
  • Types of Schedules
    • Time-Based Schedules
    • Tracker Schedules
  • Schedule Design
  • Building the Schedule
    • Critical Path Method
    • Critical Path Analysis (CPA) Inputs
    • Time Analysis
    • Types of Logic Linking
    • Floats
    • Lags, Leads, and Constraints
    • Duration Estimation Techniques
    • Resources
    • Resourcing
    • Integration
    • Time Contingencies
  • Communicating the Schedule
    • Bar Charts
    • Line of Balance
    • Time Change
    • Schedule Narrative
  • Schedule Review

Monitor and Control (MC)

Module 4: Understand Key Concepts Monitor and Control of a Project

  • Baseline
    • Project Baseline
    • Baselining Principles
    • Baseline Maintenance
    • Re-Planning and Re-Programming
  • Performance Reporting
    • Control Systems
    • Progress Assessment
    • Variance Analysis
    • Drop a Line Method
    • Activity Weeks Method
    • Milestone Monitoring
    • Cash Flow Monitoring
    • Resource Monitoring
    • Network Analysis
    • Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
    • Basic Terminology
  • Budget at Completion – BAC
  • Planned Cost – PV
  • Earned Value – EV
  • Actual Cost – AC
    • Budget Loaded Schedule
    • Budget Elements
    • Work Packages and Planning Packages
    • Setting the Baseline
    • Drawing 'S' Curves
    • Measuring Progress
    • Actual Costs
    • Variances and KPIs
    • Charting Variances
    • EVA and KPIs
    • Forecasting
    • Benefits of EVA
  • Cost Control
  • Short-Term Planning
    • Short-Term Planning Process
    • Make Ready Needs
    • Co-Ordination Meetings
  • Change Management
    • Change Control
    • Change Control Process
    • Change Orders
    • Implementing Change
    • Communicating Change
  • Risk Management
    • Risk Management Plan
    • Risk Budget
    • Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA)
    • Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA)
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Record Keeping

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Who should attend this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Course?

The Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Training Course is ideal for anyone who wants in-depth knowledge of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling projects in an organisation effectively. The course is especially beneficial for these professionals:

  • Project Control Managers
  • Quality Assurance (QA) Professionals
  • Project Managers
  • Programme Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Department Heads
  • Business Analysts

Prerequisites of this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Training Course

There are no formal prerequisites to attend this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Training Course. However, it will be beneficial to have some basic knowledge of Project Management.

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation​ Course Overview

Project planning is the practice of describing how to finish a project within a specific time with determined phases and allocated resources. Process control is the capability to monitor and improve a process to produce the desired output. Planning to the right degree of detail and controlling and monitoring the project's performance are key supporting actions that considerably increases the project's success rates. Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) helps professionals to initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects in an organisation successfully. By applying sufficient planning, monitoring, and control measures, individuals can reduce project costs and minimise the risk of overrun in project scope. This Project Planning and Control™ Foundation Training is designed to equip individuals with the skills to become effective project planners, deliver successful projects, and enhance their career advancement opportunities in project management.

This 3-day Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Training course aim to provide knowledge of best practices for planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling projects in an organisation. This course focuses on four key areas: definition, planning, scheduling, and monitoring and control to provide delegates with the knowledge of key terms and techniques they need to plan and deliver projects. Delegates will also learn requirements management, types of hierarchical breakdown structures, key handover and closeout terms, Critical Path Analysis (CPA), risk management, and many more topics. Our highly professional trainer with years of experience teaching such courses will conduct this training and help delegates understand the Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) guidance.

During this training, delegates will also cover the following topics:

  • Definition of project
  • Stakeholder management
  • Schedule design
  • Time analysis
  • Performance reporting
  • Baselining principles

At the end of this training, delegates will be to manage and mitigate risk within projects successfully. They will also be able to complete their task on time and within budget to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations. This training will also enable delegates to estimate project costs, resources, and time to help them effectively become effective project planners within the organisation.

The Knowledge Academy is accredited by APMG International to offer the Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Training course.

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What’ included in this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Training Course?

  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Examination
  • World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Certificate
  • Digital Delegate Pack

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Project Planning and Control (PPC) Foundation Exam Information

The Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation introduces the fundamentals of project planning and control techniques, while the practitioner level delves into the detailed application of these techniques, empowering professionals to efficiently plan, monitor, and control complex projects. 

  • Question Type: Multiple Choice 
  • Total Questions: 50 
  • Total Marks: 50 Marks 
  • Pass Marks: 50% or 25/50 Marks 
  • Duration: 40 minutes 
  • Open Book/ Closed Book: Closed Book

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accredited by

Our Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner course is accredited by APMG

Online Instructor-led (2 days)

Classroom (2 days)

Online Self-paced (16 hours)

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Exam

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner​ Course Outline

Definition (DE)

Module 1: Identify Appropriate Project Information and Key Elements

  • Works Information (WI)
    • Employers Information Specifies the Works to be Carried Out by the Supplier
    • Suppliers Response Includes Details of how they Propose to Deliver the Works
  • Statement of Work (SOW)
    • Customer Needs and Requirements
  • Purpose of WBS
  • Key Elements
    • Good Project Planning
    • Scheduling
    • Monitoring and Control
    • Definition of Business Case
    • Definition of Scope, Requirement, and Stakeholder Management

Planning (PL)

Module 2: Characteristics of Common Estimating Methods

  • Specific Analogy Estimating
  • Parametric Estimating
  • Delphi Technique
  • Definitive Estimating Methods
  • Activity-Based Cost (ABC) Estimating
  • Estimating Methodologies
    • Approximate Estimating Methods
    • Definitive Estimating Methods
  • Definition of the Planning Role
  • Purpose of Planning
  • Approaches to Planning
    • Top-Down Planning
    • Bottom-Up Planning
    • Agile Planning in the Software Industry
  • Planning Strategies
  • Allowing for Risk
  • Creating Breakdown Structures
  • Level 1, 2, 3, and Beyond
  • Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
    • What is a 'Product' in Planning Terms?
    • Definition of a PBS
    • Purpose of a PBS
    • Constructing a PBS
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
    • Principles of Designing a WBS
  • Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
  • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
  • RACI Matrix
  • Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
  • Resources Breakdown Structure (RBS)
  • Definition of Dependency Management
  • Schedule Impact
  • Handover and Project Closeout

Scheduling (SC)

Module 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of Target Schedules

  • Target Schedule
  • Process of Resourcing the Schedule
  • Resource Smoothing
  • Scheduling Interfaces and Dependencies
    • Identification
    • Coding
    • Integration and Impact Analysis
    • Impact Resolution
  • Scheduling Process
    • Steps in Establishing the Schedule
    • Once the Schedule is Created
  • Checking the Schedule
    • Understanding the Project Schedule
    • Components of the Schedule Display
    • Critical Matters not Included in Display
  • Scheduling Checks
    • Activity and Logic Checks
    • Float and Critical Path Checks
    • Resources Checks
    • Review of Schedule Risk
  • Schedule Structure
    • Schedule Density
    • Detail Density: Considerations
    • Network Templates
  • Schedule Types: Time-Based
  • Displaying Networks on Bar Charts
  • Elements of Schedule Design
  • Creating a Critical Path Network
  • Definition of Critical Path Method
  • Purpose of Critical Path Network
  • Methods of Constructing a Critical Path
  • Inputs into a Critical Path Analysis
  • Introduction to Creating a Network Analysis
    • Step 1: Create a Logical Network
    • Step 2: Forward Pass
    • Step 3: Backward Pass
    • Step 4: Calculation of Total Float
    • Step 5: Identification of Critical Path
  • Training in Network Analysis: A Note
  • Float
  • Lags and Leads
  • Use of Constraints
  • Types of Logic Linking
  • Different Approaches to Produce Duration Estimates for the Project
    • Three-Point Estimating
    • PERT (Programme Evaluation Review Technique)
    • Comparative
    • Benchmarked Data
    • Resource Dependent and Expert Opinion
  • Resourcing the Schedule
  • Horizontal and Vertical Integration of Schedules
  • Time Contingencies
  • Bar Charts
  • Line of Balance
  • Time Chainage
  • Schedule Narrative
  • Definition of Schedule Review
  • Purpose of Schedule Review
  • Checking the Schedule
  • Planning Checks
  • Scheduling Checks

Monitor and Control (MC)

Module 4: Monitoring and Control of a Project

  • Performance Analysis Methods of Progress Monitoring
  • Definition of Risk Management
  • Purpose of Risk Management
  • Risk Response
  • When Risks are Mitigated, Realised, and Closed?
  • When Opportunities are Realised?
  • Documenting Changes in the Risk Budget
  • Project-Level Change: Process Overview
  • Raising a Change Request
  • Change Log
  • Initial Evaluation of the Change Request
  • Estimating Impact of Change
  • Detailed Evaluation of Change Request
  • Approved Request
  • Implementing the Change
  • Communicating the Change
  • Monthly Change Reporting Requirements
  • Distribution Types
  • Application of Risks to Schedule Activities
  • Purpose of QCRA and QCRA Process
  • Baseline
  • Curves Showing Planned Value, Actual Cost and Earned
  • Value, Cost and Schedule Variance
  • Cost and Schedule Variance Charts
  • Bulls Eye Performance Charts
  • Short-Term Planning Process
  • Definition of Forensic Analysis
  • Purpose of Forensic Analysis
  • Methods of Forensic Analysis

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Who should attend this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Course

The Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Training Course is ideal for anyone who wants to gain advanced skills in Project Planning and Control™. However, it will be more beneficial for:

  • Portfolio Managers
  • Project Control Managers
  • Project Control Officers
  • Senior Project Managers
  • Business Analysts
  • Risk Managers
  • Quality Assurance (QA) Managers

Prerequisites of the Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Course

There are no formal prerequisites for this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Training Course. But delegates must attend the Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Foundation Course and pass the associated examination.

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner​ Course Overview

Planning, monitoring, and control are the crucial perspectives of project management, and if executed to perfection, it can increase projects' success rates. Project planning and control include initiating, controlling, monitoring, interacting, and closing project schedules and costs. This Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Training will enhance the organisation's efficiency to manage project's compatibly and ensure efficient delivery of the products. This specially tailored training will improve individuals' skills in providing quality transparency and accuracy of project reporting, which will help them to enhance their careers on a high level.

In this 2-day Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner training course, delegates will learn to identify the key elements required for good project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control, including the business case and the management of scope and requirements and stakeholders. They will also learn about determining activities, outputs, and roles involved in developing and maintaining the plans required throughout the project's life. Delegates will understand performance analysis methods of progress monitoring, documenting changes in the risk budget, initial evaluation of the change request, etc. We provide highly skilled and experienced trainers for conducting the training, so our delegates get the best knowledge of the subject they aim at.

This training course will cover various essential concepts, such as:

  • Works Information (WI)
  • Statement of Work (SOW)
  • Characteristics of common estimating methods
  • Advantages and disadvantages of target schedules
  • Different approaches to produce duration estimates for the project
  • Monitoring and control of a project

After attending this course, delegates will be able to identify, analyse and distinguish between the appropriate and inappropriate use of key concepts relating to the definition of a project within a given project scenario. They will also be able to determine various elements of schedule design that should be included in the project schedule and ways to use them effectively.

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What’s included in this Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Course?

  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Examination
  • World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
  • Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner Certificate
  • Digital Delegate Pack

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Project Planning and Control (PPC) Practitioner Exam Information

The Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Practitioner exam evaluates a candidate's expertise in applying advanced planning and control techniques, ensuring effective management and delivery of complex projects. 

  • Question Type: Multiple Choice 
  • Total Questions:
  • Total Marks: 80 Marks 
  • Pass Marks: 50% or 40/80 Marks 
  • Duration: 3 hours 
  • Open Book/ Closed Book: Open Book

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Project Planning and Control™ FAQs

Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) is a best practice approach for project planning and controlling to ensure that organisations set standards and get optimum value for money from their projects.
Project Planning and Control™ Training courses will help you gain the required skills to use strategies to protect projects from uncertainty and ensure they remain on track for delivery, even when situations change throughout the project life-cycle.
Attending these Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) Training courses will help you gain the knowledge and skills required to maintain greater confidence over project delivery. These courses will help you upgrade your project deliverance skills, pass the exams without obstacles, gain credible credentials, and help gain senior job profiles.
Project Planning and Control™ (PPC) training helps to raise the technical competence of team members, enhances the calibre of schedules and confidence in project delivery, helps to get excellent project forecasting and success, and assists to achieve integration between controls functions, i.e., time and cost.
These Project Planning and Control™ Training courses aim to provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of various key concepts monitoring and controlling a project. In these courses, you will also learn about the various essential topics such as forensic analysis methods, resource monitoring, baseline maintenance, product breakdown structure, and many other concepts that will make you skilled in project planning and control practices.
The Knowledge Academy is the Leading global training provider for Project Planning and Control™.
The training fees for Project Planning and Control™ in the United Kingdom starts from £1995.
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