Publishing Project Scheduling and Activity Planning Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply project scheduling techniques to sequence publishing activities logically.
• Analyze resource requirements and constraints to create realistic activity plans.
• Evaluate project timelines using critical path method and other scheduling tools.
• Design a comprehensive project schedule that aligns with publishing objectives.
• Implement monitoring mechanisms to track progress and adjust schedules as needed.
• Demonstrate effective communication of schedules to stakeholders and team members.

Target Audience

This course is designed for publishing professionals, editorial coordinators, project managers, and anyone involved in planning and scheduling publishing activities.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals enable learners to apply scheduling concepts to real-world publishing scenarios. Using project management software, learners will create WBS, network diagrams, Gantt charts, and full schedules, reinforcing theoretical knowledge through supervised practice.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Work Breakdown Structure Development — Learners develop a WBS for a sample book publishing project, breaking down phases into manageable tasks. (4h)
• Practical 2: Network Diagram and Critical Path Analysis — Using a case study, learners sequence activities and determine the critical path using manual and software methods. (5h)
• Practical 3: Resource Allocation and Leveling — Learners allocate resources to activities and perform resource leveling to resolve conflicts in a publishing schedule. (4h)
• Practical 4: Gantt Chart and Schedule Creation — Using MS Project or similar software, learners create a Gantt chart and full schedule for a magazine publication. (4h)
• Practical 5: Comprehensive Schedule Development — Learners develop a complete schedule for a real-world publishing project from start to finish, integrating all previous skills. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.