Project Time and Effort

Project Time and Effort is an essential course for project managers, team leaders, and anyone involved in planning and scheduling. In today’s fast-paced work environment, it is critical to differentiate between effort (person-hours) and duration (calendar time) to avoid project derailment, team burnout, and loss of stakeholder trust. This course is designed for professionals who want to move beyond simple deadlines and develop realistic project plans. You will learn to calculate and track timelines with confidence, focusing on preventing misunderstandings about time and resource requirements. Through hands-on exercises, practical screencasts, and real-world scenarios, you will refine skills to accurately estimate task durations based on resource availability. Whether you are explaining why an 8-hour task takes two days or managing limited resources, this course provides the foundation for reliable project delivery and helps break the cycle of missed deadlines

• Apply effort and duration concepts to calculate realistic estimates
• Calculate and track project timelines accurately
• Develop realistic project plans

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short exercises