QA Certificate in 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 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
This course is suitable for managers, potential project managers, work-stream leaders or team members who wish to gain an insight into Earned Value Management (EVM).
Programme Structure
This course uses a combination of discussion and interactive activities and the spirit of the course is one of some input, discussion and building your own knowledge of project management, planning, scheduling and control practices.
Preparing for the workshop
Learners are not provided with any formal pre-reading before this course as such. It is recommended that candidates review the course workbook provided with the joining instructions or via the Mimeo link.
Group Size
Prerequisite & Requirements
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.
Supporting Resources
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. This course also uses a combination of discussion and interactive activities for content delivery.
Course Objectives
To expand the delegates knowledge of basic project management, planning, scheduling and control practices.
Accreditation
QA Certificate in Earned Value Management accreditation.
Course Progression
Stand alone course.
Course Syllabus/Topics
This highly interactive workshop uses a short case-study to enable learners to gain confidence in the use of proven techniques the areas listed below. The course provides a solid foundation for further development of earned value understanding through self-reading, more advanced training and practical hands-on experience.
The learners will develop a level of project management understanding with focus on the characteristics of effective earned value management. This course will support project managers/ leaders and planners in assessing project performance and forecasting to deliver successful outcomes.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the training the delegate will be able to:
- 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 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.
