Project Management: Planning, Scheduling & Control

Save money on your projects, build the brand recognition and reputation that you desire for yourself and your business by learning to effectively manage your project's schedule, costs & resources.  Effective planning, scheduling, and control, is the difference between being on time, or behind time; making money or losing money; and most importantly being stressed-out or stress-free. In these trying times it is more important than ever to have the tools, skills, and knowledge to adapt and be agile on your projects.  This course will provide you with the fundamental skills and knowledge required to successfully plan, schedule, and most importantly control simple to complex construction projects.  This online course provides participants with both the technical and soft skills to be successful in managing your projects.

Through this course you will learn to:

• Manage projects to deliver on time
• Analyze and determine sequence and duration of construction activities
• Plan for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA)
• Apply change and claim management principles and conduct time impact analysis to your project
• Learn both the soft (leadership, communication, management) and technical side of project management planning and scheduling
• Plan construction activities for various building projects
• Apply and manage resources effectively
• Develop and review critical path method (CPM) schedules
• Develop a construction plan and schedule (baseline schedule)
• Develop effective short term look ahead schedules
• Monitor, control and update project progress including accelerating and delaying construction using the DIRECT Anatomy of a Recovery Method
• Analyze performance and productivity information from past construction projects for use in planning future projects
• Identify bottlenecks, and waste use the Ching FOCCCUS method and Lean thinking to reduce and eliminate them
• Change and claim management identification and relief documentation
• Manage time, cost, quantity, and quality performance for construction projects
• Ensure proper communication structures are in place to effectively implement the planning and scheduling process
• Implement a number of management and leadership skills that are required to successfully plan, schedule and control projects

This course is suitable for anyone involved in the management of construction projects including:

• Project Coordinators

• Facilities Managers
• Assistant Superintendents
• Superintendents
• Assistant Project Managers
• Sub-contractors
• Project Managers
• M&E coordinators
• LEED coordinators
• BIM coordinators
• Architects and Designers
• Estimators
• Field Engineers

This is a blended learning course that includes:

• Three, three-hour virtual sessions delivered live, online by your instructor
• You will also have access to another 20+ recorded instructional videos via links provided by your instructor.

Final Test:

• Your instructor will provide you with instructions and access to a final, online, multiple-choice test which you must pass to successfully complete the course and receive a certificate.

Live, Online, Instructor-led training:

• This course is facilitated by the instructor on the Zoom platform. Access information will be provided to you in advance of the training.
• You will be expected to have your webcam on during the class and participate in group discussions and other activities with your instructor and classmates during the course.

Course Requirements

Please make sure you have the following:

• Computer or laptop with webcam: This course will involve on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content like slides or videos, and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, we recommend that you have a full computer/laptop set-up and don’t recommend using a cell phone or tablet to attend the training.
• A quiet space with minimal distractions: plan to be fully engaged in the class and clear your work schedule just as you would for attendance in an in-class program.

Tom Stephenson, MBA, CM-LEAN, PMP

Tom is a national award-winning professor and best-selling textbook author whose background in education spans nearly three decades. He has been a full-time Professor at George Brown College in Toronto, ON, since 1992, and prior to teaching, he owned, managed, and operated a mid-sized general contracting company. Tom holds three Trade Licenses: General Carpenter, Brick and Stone Mason, and Industrial Woodworker.

Tom authored, developed, and coordinates the Building Renovation and Restoration Technician, and Technology Programs at George Brown College. He also teaches Project Management for professional organizations including The Construction Institute of Canada and the Ontario General Contractors Association, as well as Building Science courses at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. Tom is the author of the newly released textbook, Planning, Scheduling, and Control of Construction Projects with American Technical Publishers, as well as four best-selling editions of Understanding Construction Drawings for Housing and Small Buildings with Nelson Publishing Canada (now with Top Hat).

A champion of change management, Tom takes pride in helping students and businesses navigate uncharted territories, take calculated risks, and rise above the status quo.