Earned Value Management
Programme Overview & Summary
Effective project management skills are becoming increasingly important. Organisations need good project managers, at all levels, to successfully deliver the change projects that will enable the business to adapt, grow and achieve its strategic objectives.
Style and Approach
This 1 day course provides an essential overview of the core principles behind the discipline of effective project control through earned value management techniques, required to deliver small-to- medium sized projects and an introduction to key documentation.
Audience
While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, it is assumed that attendees will have a working knowledge of basic project management, planning, scheduling and control practices.
Programme Structure
1 day course followed by a 1 hour examination.
Preparing for the workshop
None required.
Group Size
14 Participants.
Prerequisite & Requirements
No prerequisites are necessary for attendance.
Supporting Resources
This course includes the QA Certificate in Earned Value Management exam, and all course materials to prepare you fully.
Course Duration
1 day
Course Cost
For all our course pricing please login at Course pricing. Please Note: Only employees with a Network Rail email address will be allowed access.
Learning delivery
Classroom based.
Course Objectives
This course provides an essential overview of the core principles behind the discipline of effective project control through earned value management techniques, required to deliver small-to- medium sized projects and an introduction to key documentation.
Accreditation
By successfully passing the exam, you will receive a qualification from the APMG-International.
Course Progression
Stand alone course.
Course Syllabus
essential overview of the core principles behind the discipline of effective project control through earned value management techniques. At the end of the course is a 1 hour, 40 questions. Closed book, 22 correct answers (55%) to pass.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will:
- Understand the principles and language of earned value management
- Explain why earned value analysis is used
- Explain planning structures for schedule, costs and organisation
- Understand the principles and practicalities of rolling wave planning
- Describe how to measure progress and cost against plan and produce performance metrics
- Understand the calculations used to determine earned value
- Explain how change in a project plan is managed
- State the benefits and costs of earned value analysis
How to apply
If you would like to attend this course or have any queries about your projects following the course, or wish to submit your project for accreditation, please goto our how to book webpage.
