Role-Based Programme
RB1556

AI-Powered Project Planning & Scheduling

Smarter Timelines, Dependencies & Delivery Forecasting

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Duration
4 Hours
Level
Awareness
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Awareness Session

Programme Objectives

  • Understand how AI can support Project Planning and Scheduling across activity breakdown, sequencing, milestone development, dependency analysis, and reporting.
  • Explore practical prompting techniques for schedule creation, task sequencing, duration assumptions, milestone planning, and delay analysis.
  • Apply AI to organise project information, identify dependencies, structure timelines, and prepare planning outputs.
  • Identify opportunities to improve planning speed, schedule visibility, coordination, and reporting quality.
  • Recognise baseline accuracy, resource constraints, project governance, forecasting limitations, and human-review responsibilities when using AI.

Tools covered

Generative AI AssistantsAI-Assisted PlanningSchedule StructuringMilestone TrackingDependency AnalysisSpreadsheet SupportRisk & Delay AnalysisBasic Workflow Automation

Who should attend

  • Project Planners
  • Project Schedulers
  • Planning Engineers
  • Project Planning Executives
  • Scheduling Analysts
  • Project Controls Professionals
  • PMO Analysts
  • Program Planning Professionals
  • Project Coordinators
  • Delivery Planning Professionals
  • Planning & Controls Professionals
  • Project Management Officers
  • Project & Program Management Team Leads

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of project planning, scheduling, or project-management activities
  • Familiarity with tasks, milestones, dependencies, timelines, or project plans is helpful
  • Basic computer and spreadsheet skills
  • No AI or programming knowledge required
  • No previous Generative AI experience required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Generative AI and its relevance to project planning and scheduling
  • Identifying AI applications across work breakdown, sequencing, milestone planning, and schedule analysis
  • Understanding AI assistance versus Planner, Scheduler, and Project Manager judgement
  • Recognising activities where approved project inputs and human validation remain mandatory
Practical activities
  • Mapping common Planning and Scheduling activities to potential AI applications
  • Comparing a traditional planning task with an AI-assisted approach

Scenarios

Project Brief to Baseline Schedule

Project Brief → AI-Assisted Work Breakdown → Activities → Sequencing → Dependencies → Milestones → Draft Schedule

Participants use AI to convert a sample project brief into a structured draft schedule containing major activities, dependencies, and milestones for planner validation.

Schedule Delay to Recovery Plan

Schedule Update → AI Review → Delayed Activities → Dependency Impact → Recovery Options → Revised Priorities → Management Summary

Participants use AI to analyse a sample delayed project schedule, identify affected activities, and prepare a structured recovery summary while retaining final schedule decisions with authorised project professionals.

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