Master Project Controls & Build a High Paying Career in Project Management
Develop practical skills in Project Planning, Scheduling, Cost Management, Earned Value Management, Project Reporting, and Project Analytics through hands-on training and real-world project scenarios.
WHY THIS COURSE?
Modern projects generate enormous amounts of data—schedules, budgets, costs, progress, forecasts, and performance metrics.
Project Controls professionals turn that information into insights that help project teams make better decisions.
In this cohort, you'll learn how to work with the tools such as Primavera P6 and techniques used to plan, monitor, analyze, and report project performance.
You won't just learn concepts. You'll work with project data and build practical Project Management and Controls skills you can demonstrate to employers.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Don't Just Learn Project Controls. Practice It.
Throughout the course, you'll work through realistic project scenarios and hands-on exercises designed to simulate the work performed by Project Controls professionals. Learn Project Management Fundamentals, understand the project lifecycle, key project management concepts, project roles, and how Project Controls supports successful project delivery.
Planning & Scheduling
Learn how project schedules are developed, updated, and analyzed.
Primavera P6
Build and manage professional project schedules using Primavera P6.
Cost Management
Understand budgets, actuals, forecasts, and cost performance.
Earned Value Management
Learn PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, and other key performance metrics.
Performance Reporting
Create reports that communicate project status, performance, risks, and trends.
Project Analytics
Use project data to identify trends, measure performance, and support decision-making.
Forecasting & Analysis
Analyze project performance and develop forecasts to identify potential issues early.
Power BI for Projects
Utilize Power BI dashboards to analyze project schedule, cost, and performance data.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Learn Project Controls and Project Analytics from Clement Boateng, an Analytics Consultant and a Certified Project Management professional with extensive experience in Project Management, Project Controls and Data Analytics. Clement combines his project controls background with technical expertise in Power BI and Project Analytics to help professionals understand how project data can be used to monitor schedules, costs, and overall project performance. His approach focuses on practical, hands-on learning designed to help students build skills they can apply in real-world project environments and confidently pursue Project Controls and Analytics opportunities.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is designed for people who want to enter or advance in project-focused careers, including:
- Career Changers - Looking to transition into Project Controls or project analytics.
- Project Professionals - Looking to strengthen their scheduling, cost, and performance skills.
- Construction & Engineering Professionals - Wanting to add project controls and analytics capabilities.
- Data Professionals - Interested in applying analytics to project management and construction data.
- Recent Graduates - Looking to develop practical, career-ready project skills in Project Controls.
WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING
WHAT JOBS CAN GET IN THIS FIELD?
Project Controls skills can prepare you for a variety of roles across construction, engineering, infrastructure, energy, and other project-driven industries.
Project Controls Specialist / Analyst
Analyze project schedules, costs, progress, and performance to help teams keep projects on track.
Assistant Project Manager
Support project planning, coordination, reporting, scheduling, and overall project delivery.
Project Scheduler
Develop, maintain, update, and analyze project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6.
Project Cost Analyst
THE COHORT STRUCTURE
20-DAY PROJECT CONTROLS CAREER ACCELERATOR
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Day 1: Introductions & Software Setup
4 lessons- 1.1: Welcome & Meet your Instructor
- 1.2: Bootcamp Navigation
- 1.3: Installing Microsoft Excel
- 1.4: Installing Primavera P6
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Day 2: Project Management Fundamentals
6 lessons- 2.1: Project Management terms
- 2.2: Project Components
- 2.3: Delivery Types
- 2.4: Project Life Cycle
- 2.5: Project Management Roles
- DAY 2 QUIZ
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Day 3: Cost Estimating Methods
3 lessons- 3.1: Estimating Methodologies
- 3.2: Developing a Basic Project Estimate
- 3.3: Estimating Exercise
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Day 4: Issues and Risk Management
3 lessons- 4.1: Risk vs Issues
- 4.2: Building the Risk Register
- DAY 4 QUIZ
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Day 5: Scheduling Fundamentals: Setting up a Project Schedule
7 lessons- 5.1: Introduction to Project Scheduling & Importance Description
- 5.2: How We Build Project Schedules (Key Inputs)
- 5.3: Key Components of a Project Schedule
- 5.4: Relationships & Dependencies
- 5.5: The Critical Path Concept & Float Analysis
- 5.6: Hands-On Schedule Building in Excel
- DAY 5 QUIZ
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Day 6: Precedence Diagrams & Logic Analysis
6 lessons- 6.1: Introduction to Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
- 6.2: Network Calculations – The Forward Pass
- 6.3: Network Calculations – The Backward Pass
- 6.4: Float Analysis & Mapping the Critical Path
- 6.5: Hands-On Network Diagram Practice Exercise
- DAY 6 QUIZ
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Day 7: P6 - Intros & Interface Navigation
2 lessons- 7.1: Interface Tour & Core Modules
- 7.2: Layout Customization & Views
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Day 8: P6 - Setting up a Project
7 lessons- 8.1: Creating the Project & EPS Assignment
- 8.2: Populating the WBS Hierarchy in P6
- 8.3: Adding Activities & Estimating Durations in P6
- 8.4: Linking Successor & Predecessor Network Logic
- 8.5: Applying Leads and Lags in P6
- 8.6: Setting Up & Assigning Project Calendars
- 8.7: Running the Schedule & Creating Baselines
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Day 9: P6 - Activity Codes and User Defined Fields
2 lessons- 9.1: Creating & Assigning Activity Codes
- 9.2: Deploying User Defined Fields (UDFs)
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Day 10: P6 - Resource and Cost Loading
3 lessons- 10.1: Building the Resource Dictionary
- 10.2: Cost Loading Activities
- 10.3: Cost Forecasting & Monthly Distribution Layouts
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Day 11: P6 - Setting up Projects from Templates
2 lessons- 11.1: Creating a Master Schedule Template
- 11.2: Deploying and Customizing Templates
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Day 12: P6 -Progress Reporting & Project Update Meetings
2 lessons- 12.1: Running the Project Update Meeting
- 12.2: Updating Status in Primavera P6
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Day 13: P6 - Layouts, Printing Reports & Narratives
2 lessons- 13.1: Mastering P6 Page Setup & Printing
- 13.2: Writing the Schedule Variance Narrative
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Day 14: Earned Value Management
4 lessons- 14.1: Demystifying PV, EV, and AC
- 14.2: The Core Performance Indices
- 14.3: Calculating CV, SV, and BAC
- 14.4: Forecasting with EAC and ETC
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Day 15: Earned Value Management – Practical Application & Forecasting
6 lessons- 15.1: Hands-On EVM Formula Drills
- 15.2: Real-World EVM Case Study Evaluation
- 15.3: Time-Phased EVM Forecasting (BCWS, BCWP, ACWP Monthly Spreads)
- 15.4: Managing Earned Value Natively in Primavera P6
- 15.5: EVM Mastery Wrap-Up & Strategic Insights
- Untitled quiz
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Day 16: Cost and Schedule Progress Reporting
4 lessons- 16.1: Tying Earned Value to Schedule Milestones
- 16.2: Compiling the Comprehensive Progress Report
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Day 17: Power BI in Project Controls
- 17.1: Connecting and Transforming Project Data
- 17.2: Building Interactive Project S-Curves and KPIs
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Day 18: Capstone Project
6 lessons- 18.1: Capstone Case Study Overview: Transmission Substation Scope
- 18.2: Material Take-Off, Cost Estimating & Establishing the Budget
- 18.3: Building the Baseline Schedule & Time-Phased Cost Spread (BCWS)
- 18.4: Updating the Schedule & Processing Field Progress
- 18.5: Monthly EVM Calculations & Performance Analysis (BCWP vs. ACWP)
- 18.6: Writing the Project Schedule Narrative & Executive Insights
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Day 19: Career Mastery & Landing a Job in Project Controls
5 lessons- 19.1: Crafting an Impactful Project Controls Resume
- 19.2: LinkedIn Optimization & Inbound Recruiter Attraction
- 19.3: Sourcing the Right Roles (Job Boards & Hidden Markets)
- 19.4: Demystifying the Project Controls Interview Process
- 19.5: Strategic Career Advice & Climbing the PMO Hierarchy
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Day 20: Final Overview & Bootcamp Wrap-Up
2 lessons- 20.1: The Project Controls Lifecycle Recap
- 20.2: Graduation, Review & Next Steps
By the End of the Course, You'll Be Able To:
- Build and analyze project schedules
- Work with Primavera P6
- Track project costs and performance
- Apply Earned Value Management
- Analyze project data
- Build project performance reports
- Read Power BI project dashboards
- Explain project performance to stakeholders
- Prepare for Project Controls interviews
- Position your skills for Project Controls opportunities
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to complete the course in 20 days?
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Your Next Career Move Starts Here
You don't need to spend years trying to figure out Project Controls on your own.
Learn the tools.
Build the skills.
Complete practical projects.
Prepare for the job market.
Take the Project Controls Class and start building your career in Project Management and Project Analytics.