Schedule management is a critical element in the management of a technology project. Learn everything you need to know in this area with this TECH Postgraduate certificate"  

Why Study at TECH?

TECH is the world's largest 100% online business school. It is an elite business school, with a model based on the highest academic standards. A world-class centre for intensive managerial skills training.   

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The university offers an online learning model that combines the latest educational technology with the most rigorous teaching methods. A unique method with the highest international recognition that will provide students with the keys to develop in a rapidly-evolving world, where innovation must be every entrepreneur’s focus.

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Admissions criteria at TECH are not economic. Students don't need to make a large investment to study at this university. However, in order to obtain a qualification from TECH, the student's intelligence and ability will be tested to their limits. The institution's academic standards are exceptionally high...  

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Professionals from countries all over the world attend TECH, allowing students to establish a large network of contacts that may prove useful to them in the future.  

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Students will grow hand in hand with the best companies and highly regarded and influential professionals. TECH has developed strategic partnerships and a valuable network of contacts with major economic players in 7 continents.  

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While studying at TECH, students will enjoy a unique experience. Study in a multicultural context. In a program with a global vision, through which students can learn about the operating methods in different parts of the world, and gather the latest information that best adapts to their business idea. 

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TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.  

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TECH offers students the best online learning methodology. The university combines the Relearning methodology (the most internationally recognized postgraduate learning methodology) with Harvard Business School case studies. A complex balance of traditional and state-of-the-art methods, within the most demanding academic framework.   

TECH is the world’s largest online university. It currently boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 university postgraduate programs. And in today's new economy, volume + technology = a ground-breaking price. This way, TECH ensures that studying is not as expensive for students as it would be at another university.  

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The syllabus has been built based on the requirements of intensive and high-impact training that this Postgraduate Certificate has set for itself. Through a complete course, which incorporates all the key aspects to carry out a successful management of technological projects, the student will develop their theoretical and practical knowledge, achieving a professional and personal growth that will allow them to intervene in this field of work with the security of an expert. You will achieve this through top-notch content designed by the best professionals in the industry.  

You will study from ten intensive subjects that will teach you everything you need to practice in this exciting field" 

Syllabus

In this course, special attention will be paid to one of the key aspects in the management of technological projects: the schedule. In this sense, the importance of controlling and managing processes and their compliance with the established schedule will be analyzed.  

In the same way, within the syllabus of this Postgraduate certificate, the process of creating and controlling the schedule, as well as its subsequent follow-up, will be studied in depth. In the same way, important terms such as analog, parametric or bottom-up estimations will be discussed.  

At the end of this course, the professional will be able to control the management of the schedule in all its phases, acquiring the necessary skills to make relevant decisions for the development of the project in time and form.  

All this development will be carried out by professionals recognized and valued worldwide. In this way, the student learns from the best in the sector and is provided with the most effective learning system on the market and a stimulating and attractive Academic process.  

In addition, it will be a 100% online training that gives the student the ease of being able to take it wherever and whenever he/she wants. All you need is a device with internet access, and you will be able to access a universe of knowledge that will be the main asset of the engineer when positioning themselves in a sector that is increasingly in demand by companies in various sectors.  

This Postgraduate certificate takes place over 6 weeks and is divided into the following syllabus:

Module 1. Time Management of Technology Projects

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers the possibility of taking this Postgraduate certificate in Technology Project Schedule Management totally online. During the 6 weeks of the training, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow them to self-manage their study time. 

Module 1. Time Management of Technology Projects

1.1. Estimated Duration of Project Tasks

1.1.1. Three-value Estimation

1.1.1.1. Most Likely (tM)
1.1.1.2. Optimistic (tO)
1.1.1.3. Pessimistic (tP)

1.1.2. Analogous Estimate
1.1.3. Parametric Estimation
1.1.4. Bottom-up Estimates
1.1.5. Decision Making
1.1.6. Expert Judgment

1.2. Definition of the Activities and Breakdown of the Project Work

1.2.1. Decomposition
1.2.2. Define the Activities
1.2.3. Project Work Breakdown
1.2.4. Activity Attributes
1.2.5. List of Milestones

1.3. Activity Sequencing 

1.3.1. List of Activities
1.3.2. Activity Milestones
1.3.3. Provenance Diagramming Method
1.3.4. Determination and Integration of the Units
1.3.5. Advances and Delays
1.3.6. Project Schedule Network Diagram

1.4. Estimated Resources of the Activities

1.4.1. Register of Assumptions
1.4.2. List of Activities
1.4.3. Activity Milestones
1.4.4. Register of Assumptions
1.4.5. Lessons Learned Register
1.4.6. Project Team Assignments
1.4.7. Resource Breakdown Structure

1.5. Estimated of the Duration of Activities

1.5.1. Law of Diminishing Returns
1.5.2. Number of Resources
1.5.3. Technological Advances
1.5.4. Staff Motivation
1.5.5. Project Documentation

1.6. Development of the Timeline 

1.6.1. Analysis of the Networks Timeline
1.6.2. Critical Path Method
1.6.3. Resource Optimization

1.6.3.1. Resource Levelling
1.6.3.2. Resource Stabilization

1.6.4. Advances and Delays
1.6.5. Schedule Compression

1.6.5.1. Intensification
1.6.5.2. Quick Execution

1.6.6. Baseline of the Timeline
1.6.7. Project Timeline
1.6.8. Timeline Data
1.6.9. Project Calendars

1.7. Types of Relationships and Types of Dependencies between all Project Activities

1.7.1. Obligatory Dependencies
1.7.2. Discretionary Units 

1.7.2.1. Preferred Logic
1.7.2.2. Preferential Logic 
1.7.2.3. Soft Logic

1.7.3. External Units
1.7.4. Internal Units

1.8. Time Management Software for Technology Projects

1.8.1. Analysis of Different Software
1.8.2. Types of Software
1.8.3. Functionalities and Coverage
1.8.4. Uses and Advantages 

1.9. Timeline Control

1.9.1. Job Performance Information
1.9.2. Timeline Forecasts
1.9.3. Change Requests
1.9.4. Update to the Time Management Plan 
1.9.5. Project Document Updates

1.10. Recalculation of Times

1.10.1. Critical Path 
1.10.2. Calculation of Minimum and Maximum Times
1.10.3. Project Clearances

1.10.3.1. What Is It?
1.10.3.2. How to Use it?

1.10.4. Total Clearance
1.10.5. Free Clearance

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