GAO Best Practice
GAO-204
GAO Schedule Guide – Actual / Forecast Schedule Management
Pre-requisite(s):
GAO-203
Qualification Earned:
Certificate and Continuing Education Credit
In-class Duration:
1 day
Description
Awareness overview of GAO standards and best practices for updating the project schedule with actual events, progress assessments and forecast future status necessary to identify favorable and unfavorable developments and potential future outcomes.
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 the processes recommended for structuring and developing schedule status updates and forecasts for conditions at completion in contracts to the baseline schedule plan. 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
Statusing progress by activity. Differences in resource types and the effect on collecting progress data. Differences in work types and the effect on collecting progress. The effect of “level of effort” planning on schedule status. Integration between schedule status and Earned Value. Quantifiable backup data and completion criteria. Updating the schedule forecast and its impact on cost management and benefits management.
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