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Advanced Project Planning, Scheduling and Cost Control

Bar charts are where most planning stops. Network logic, resource levelling, baseline management, earned value and forecasting are the disciplines that keep large capital and infrastructure projects honest, and every worked exercise here is drawn from South African delivery conditions rather than a textbook.

What you will be able to do

  • Construct a logically sound network schedule and defend its critical path under scrutiny.
  • Apply resource levelling and smoothing to produce a schedule the organisation can actually staff.
  • Establish a performance measurement baseline that links scope, schedule and budget.
  • Calculate and interpret earned value indicators to diagnose cost and schedule performance early.
  • Produce forecasts of final cost and completion date that stand up to executive challenge.
  • Investigate delay and disruption using recognised schedule analysis techniques.

Course outline

  1. 01Planning philosophy and schedule quality standards
  2. 02Network logic, float and critical path analysis
  3. 03Resource loading, levelling and calendars
  4. 04Baseline setting and change control discipline
  5. 05Cost estimating, contingency and cash flow
  6. 06Earned value analysis and performance indices
  7. 07Forecasting completion cost and completion date
  8. 08Delay analysis, acceleration and recovery planning

Who should attend

Project planners, project schedulers, cost engineers, quantity surveyors, contract administrators and senior project managers working on capital, construction, mining, energy or infrastructure programmes.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Dubai5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Lagos5US$1,800
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Harare5US$1,800
7 to 11 Sep 2026Kampala5US$1,800
14 to 18 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
21 to 25 Sep 2026Pretoria5R18,000
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000
12 to 16 Oct 2026Online5US$900
19 to 23 Oct 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
26 to 30 Oct 2026Cairo5US$1,800
2 to 6 Nov 2026Accra5US$1,800
9 to 13 Nov 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
16 to 20 Nov 2026Kigali5US$1,800
23 to 27 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Durban5R18,000
7 to 11 Dec 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
21 to 25 Dec 2026Mauritius5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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