Project Scheduling & Cost Planning Skills

Project Scheduling & Cost Planning Skills

Course Category : Project Management

A specialised training programme focused on developing project scheduling and cost planning capabilities to ensure efficient project execution within defined timeframes and budgets.
Duration: 5 Days
Level: Intermediate – Advanced.

Starts On

21 - June - 2026

Ends On

25 - June - 2026

Location

United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Dubai

Language

English

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Targeted Audience

Project Managers
Cost Engineers
Project Planners
Construction and Engineering Project Managers
Financial Analysts involved in projects
Planning and Scheduling Engineers
Procurement Specialists
Project Coordinators
Budget Managers
Project Management Office (PMO) Professionals

Targeted Skills

Project Scheduling Development
Cost Planning and Budgeting
Project Cost Estimation
Critical Path Analysis
Resource Allocation Management
Schedule and Cost Risk Management
Earned Value Performance Analysis
Project Cost Forecasting
Project Monitoring and Reporting
Stakeholder Communication

Expected Outcomes

Understand systematic principles of project scheduling and cost planning.
Develop professional project schedules.
Prepare accurate financial estimates for project phases.
Apply Critical Path Method to analyse project timelines.
Implement Earned Value techniques for performance measurement.
Optimise project resource utilisation.
Analyse schedule and cost deviations effectively.
Produce professional project monitoring reports.
Support decision-making using time and cost performance indicators.
Improve stakeholder communication regarding project progress.

Training Topics Index

Core concepts of project scheduling and cost planning
Relationship between scope, time, and cost
Strategic role of scheduling and budgeting in projects
Common challenges in scheduling and financial planning

Methodologies for developing project schedules
Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis
Application of Gantt charts
Network diagrams and PERT analysis

Types of project cost estimates
Preliminary and detailed cost estimation techniques
Project budgeting and financial planning
Tools and analytical techniques for cost estimation

Human and material resource planning
Resource allocation strategies in schedules
Resource leveling techniques
Impact of resource constraints on project execution

Techniques for monitoring project progress
Earned Value Management (EVM) performance analysis
Project dashboards and reporting systems
Managing deviations and corrective actions