You will explore task dependencies, milestones, critical activities, resource planning, schedule updates, cost estimates, budget tracking, planned versus actual spending, and basic variance analysis. You will also learn how to identify delays and cost differences, understand their causes, and make practical adjustments while keeping stakeholders informed.

This level develops practical scheduling and cost control skills for learners working on real projects. The focus is on creating dependable schedules, understanding activity relationships, tracking budget performance, and responding to common changes that can affect project completion dates and spending.

By completing this level, you will be able to manage project schedules and budgets with greater confidence. You will know how to identify important activities, track changes, review cost differences, update plans, and take practical action when projects begin moving away from their original schedule or budget.

You will explore schedule recovery, resource conflicts, changing cost forecasts, complex dependencies, budget pressures, time and cost trade-offs, and performance trends. The course also covers how to compare recovery options, understand the effect of changes on delivery, and communicate difficult scheduling or budget decisions to stakeholders.

This level is designed for professionals managing projects where schedules and budgets are affected by competing priorities, limited resources, changing requirements, or complex dependencies. It focuses on making informed decisions when protecting the original plan is no longer enough and adjustments are needed to keep delivery realistic.

By the end of this level, you will be able to handle difficult schedule and cost situations more effectively. You will know how to assess delays, manage resource conflicts, review recovery choices, control budget changes, and make balanced decisions that protect the most important project outcomes.

You will explore advanced forecasting, resource capacity, portfolio dependencies, delivery scenarios, cost trends, major schedule risks, performance information, governance, and planning improvement. You will also consider how senior project leaders can use schedule and cost data to support strategic choices, improve forecasting accuracy, and identify areas where organizational processes can be strengthened.

This level focuses on advanced control of schedules, budgets, and delivery performance across complex projects or groups of projects. It is intended for experienced professionals who need to improve forecasting, guide major planning decisions, and help organizations use time and financial resources more effectively.

After completing this level, you will be able to guide complex scheduling and cost decisions with a broader business view. You will be prepared to improve forecasting, evaluate delivery scenarios, manage major resource pressures, support senior decisions, and strengthen schedule and cost control practices across projects.