Practical Project Control Course for Planning Engineers

Ideal for Beginners / Intermediate Level

Start your planning career, develop a baseline, update the schedule and prepare progress reports in one course

"The course really helped me elevate my reporting back to my directors which led to me being able to negotiate a better contract with more compensation. Thanks and wish you all the best in future endeavours."
Ismail Mabeleng
Planner, UK
"The program has a dense content "although it was enjoyable" and new information was presented in a practical way. The training was great to add to my skills as an Engineer. Thanks Osama for sharing your brilliant experience with me.
Wael Eldemardash
Senior Project Engineer, Australia
Osama Saad
  • LEARN Basic & Advanced Primavera P6.
  • UNDERSTAND the contract requirements and scope.
  • DEVELOP cost and resources baseline schedule.
  • CREATE resource histograms & cash flow.
  • MONITOR progress with various project management indicators.
  • PREPARE weekly and monthly progress reports.
  • LEARN advanced Excel in project control context.
  • DRAFT contractual correspondences.
  • CREATE stunning presentation using PowerPoint.
  • IMPRESS project stakeholders with outstanding project control.
  • CREATE a planning system and protocol for your company.

Have you ever said to yourself?

  • "I want to pursue a career in planning, but I'm unsure where to start."
  • "There is a genius within me. I am ambitious and hardworking, yet I struggle to achieve effective results."
  • "I feel knowledgeable, but I struggle to connect all the pieces."
  • "I know what needs to be done, but I struggle with how to do it."
  • "I see other planning engineers creating impressive reports. Maybe I'm just not as skilled."
  • "I lack the confidence to successfully answer interview questions."
  • "I feel overwhelmed by P6 and the complexities of project control."

"Practical Project Control" has helped hundreds of engineers start and improve their planning career with what they have

Practical Project Control is perfect for you if you are

  • A complete beginner in project control with no experience in P6.
  • A planning engineer seeking a more effective system for baseline preparation, schedule updates, progress monitoring, and reporting.
  • A project manager, construction manager or project engineer who wants to delve deeper into project control.
  • I get it. I was like you 15 years ago. Over the years, I learned a lot, made mistakes, and worked under pressure. While managing massive projects, I had to develop systems, tools, and methods to add value and deliver real results."

  • "But you don’t have to face the same struggles. I’m here to offer you step-by-step guidance on how to develop cost and resource-loaded baselines, update schedules, and prepare effective reports.

    “Practical Project Control Course” is like having a guide in your pocket. It shows you what to do and how to set things up.

Here is the thing…

  • There are thousands of engineers competing for the same job. With average skills, you’ll only get average career opportunities. It’s crucial to acquire practical skills and knowledge that will enable you to add value and get the job DONE.
  • If you keep searching for project control tutorials, you'll waste a lot of time consuming random content. You'll end up spending more money on independent courses without learning how to effectively accomplish daily planning tasks.
  • Googling 'practical project control for real-life projects' is unlikely to provide the answers you're desperately seeking.
  • A specialized, step-by-step program that guides you through planning and controlling projects THE most cost and time effective way to enhance your planning skills and accelerate your career growth.

Why Practical Project Control has been so successful for engineers who don't have any prior knowledge of planning​

Learn the process integration

Learn the planning foundations, prepare a cost and resource loaded schedule, update the schedule, analyze the progress and prepare full reports with ONE program

Master the process, not the software

This is the first step-by-step learning program that focuses on the problem you're trying to solve... specifically how to plan and control projects (not just how to use a Primavera tool). ​

Practical Content Only

The program is 100% practical. You will learn the tools and methods which are used to manage real-life projects.​

Develop the mindset

This is a fully integrated program that teaches you how to think and act as a planner.​

Learn the software in context

The program teaches you how to use Excel and PowerPoint software tools in project control context.

Career Growth

Gain the necessary knowledge and achieve results that you can showcase on your CV, helping you add value to the project.

"The program is well structured for the practical construction field and covers all practical knowledge with detailed explanation of P6 and also the usage of Advanced Excel Functions in the Planning and Project Control Industry."
Dilip Kumar
Planning Manager, Oman
"It was a really interesting training that fully met my expectations in the advanced levels of project control tools. Osama delivered the course with professionalism, wide knowledge, and expertise. The course was one of the best training I have ever attended, as it was clear, precise, and very practical. Thanks Osama and Smart PM Training for giving me the chance to attend the course."
Mahmoud Arafat
Project Control Manager, KSA

Check the below curriculum to see if this is the right course for you.

  • Understand Contract Requirements, WBS and Activities

  • Planner’s Responsibilities
  • The Fast Four
  • Planner’s Software Skills
  • Contract Documents
  • High Level Scope and Milestones
  • Tender Clarifications
  • Responsibility Matrix
  • Provisional Sum and Prime Cost
  • Work breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Explicit and Implicit Activities

  • Adding Activities and Relationships

  • Activity ID, Name and Duration
  • Adding Activities
  • Soft and Hard Logic
  • Redundant Logic
  • Logic and Resources Driven Relationships
  • Drivers

  • Network Behavior, Line of Balance, Milestones and Constraints

  • Relationships Template
  • Network Behavior, Early and Late Dates & Negative Float
  • Line of Balance
  • Milestones
  • Constraints
  • Calendar
  • Engineering Activities Scheduling
  • Procurement and Long Lead Items

  • Negative Float, Activity Codes and Schedule Quality Checklist

  • Finalize schedule and remove negative float
  • Develop and assign activity codes
  • Schedule Quality Checklist

  • Cost and resources loaded Schedule and complete submission package

  • Calculate quantities and costs from BOQ
  • Calculate manpower requirements
  • Create and assign resources
  • Resources assignments and histograms
  • Bulk import assignments to P6 using Index & Match
  • Schedule submission narrative

  • Schedule Update and Earned Value Model

  • Schedule Update in Primavera P6
  • Negative Total Float
  • Detailed Explanation of Earned Value Applications
  • Line of Balance in the Schedule Update
  • Out of Sequence
  • Assigning Baseline to the Schedule Update
  • Review Schedule Delays
  • Multiple Float Paths

  • Progress Curve and Variance Analysis in P6

  • Purpose of progress reports
  • Progress Curve
  • Consolidated Manpower Histogram
  • Variance Analysis with activity codes
  • Planned vs Actual comparison

  • Detailed Progress Reports Submission

  • Progress report table of content
  • Progress Dashboard
  • Planned vs Actual % Chart
  • Summary schedule update in P6
  • Multiple Float Paths
  • Top 5 longest paths layout
  • 2 weeks look ahead
  • QA/AC Report
  • Risk Management Register

  • KPIs, Logs & Compiling Package

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Schedule Change Log
  • Different Engineering Logs
  • Compiling full submission package
  • Develop Recovery Measures

  • Correspondences and PowerPoint

  • Offense and Defense Correspondences
  • PowerPoint in project control
  • Review progress presentation templates

You may feel alone. But you no longer have to do it alone. You'll get

Basic and Advanced Primavera P6

Learn advanced functions and shortcuts to increase productivity and the accuracy of your results.

Advanced Excel in project control

Apply Conditional Formatting, Vlookups, Index & Match and so much more in planning context.

Baseline Preparation

Ste-by-step explanation on how to develop a complete cost and resource-loaded baseline program from scratch inside P6.

Progress reporting

Analyze performance and prepare comprehensive progress reports.

PowerPoint for project control

Learn key features of powerPoint to make high quality presentations.

BONUS# 1: Templates, formats and tools

Detailed formats that will save you a lot of time and effort.

How much does it ACTUALLY cost you?

  • The course price is just a fraction of what a master's degree would cost. Moreover, academic degrees won’t teach you how to develop baselines in line with contract requirements, update schedules using best practices, create progress curves, generate comprehensive reports, or deliver client-ready presentations for progress meetings. Employers are seeking professional planning engineers with practical knowledge who can get the job DONE.
  • The course price might be equivalent to one week's salary or two months' salary for you—but it could be the best investment you’ve made in yourself so far. It will drastically shorten your career development timeline, equip you with top-tier skills, and unlock better career opportunities for years to come. In the long run, average skills and lack of knowledge will cost you more. This course truly pays for itself.


Osama Saad

MBA, PMP, PSP, CCP, PMI-SP

Confusion, hard work, frustration and making many mistakes.

I desperately needed someone to tell me “do this, then this.” so with 15 years of experience in large construction projects behind me (and the scars to prove it)…teaching you a simpler way of project control has become something I truly enjoy.

But after teaching thousands of engineers, here is my ultimate goal.

Help you learn the core foundations and understand why we do everything the way it is done.

Teach a proven step-by-step process that is based on both science and logic.

Have the confidence and knowledge to engage in arguments, add value to your project and pass interviews.

.