GAO Best Practice
GAO-201
GAO Schedule Guide – Best Practice / Audit Criteria
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Qualification Earned:
Certificate and Continuing Education Credit
In-class Duration:
1 day
Description
Awareness overview of the objectives, background and content of the GAO Schedule Assessment Guide ( GAO-12-120g). Attendees will gain an awareness of the Case Studies used to develop the gap analysis that led to definition of new audit criteria and organization maturity scales for schedule credibility. Practitioner topics include:
Best Practice / Audit Criteria
Program Baseline Schedule Planning
Schedule Risk Analysis
Actual / Forecast Schedule Management
Designed for Audience(s)
Engineers, business analysts, systems analysts and similar professionals wanting better understanding of the requirements and impact of the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment guide on their organization. This module addresses criteria developed by GAO for “grading” program schedules and the nature of the case study work that formed the foundation of the guide. This course is designed to provide organizations facing upcoming audits to benefit from direct experience in the GAO Schedule Guide Expert Meetings attended regularly since 2009
Key Things You Will Learn
Purpose and objectives for effective program scheduling methods. Ten GAO Best Practices for scheduling. The Integrated Master Schedule. Elements of Critical Path Method. Scheduling as an integrated process. Capturing and defining the program effort. Role of the Work Breakdown Structure. Defining schedule activities.
Course Format(s)
Executive format | Basic Concepts | Application and Analysis | Potential for Virtual |
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FAQ and Standard Pricing
Can this course be bundled with other related courses?
With all of the GAO-201-204 series