AACE PRMP case studies
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The Planning and Scheduling Professional (PRMP) is a professional credential offered by AACE International, the association behind a family of project-controls certifications. On AACE's certification menu, PRMP appears under the Professional Certifications heading alongside the CCP, CEP, EVP and PSP, which places it at the same practitioner tier as those credentials rather than among AACE's technician or expertise certifications. The AACE PRMP case studies are 5 cases and about 2,386 words.
1Baselining a 25%-Design Schedule Under an Audit Mandate
A 14-month, $48M wastewater treatment upgrade is at 25% design. The owner's PMO mandates a fully resource-loaded CPM baseline with every activity detailed to 8-hour increments before notice to proceed, citing audit requirements.
512 words, about 3 min2Modeling an Uncertain Permit and a Cure Period in a Pipeline Tie-In
A 620-activity pipeline tie-in schedule includes 'Obtain rail-crossing permit.' No committed approval date exists; the rail authority states only 'within 60 days.' The scheduler modeled it as a start-to-start relationship with a 60-day lag from 'Submit permit application' and added a start-no-earlier-than constraint. Field work uses a 7-day calendar; engineering uses a 5-day calendar.
488 words, about 2 min3Statusing Concrete, Out-of-Sequence Work, and a Delivered Material
At the data date of 15 May, a 480-activity schedule is 62% complete. 'Place concrete-foundation' was planned for 200 m³ over 10 days; the field reports 140 m³ placed in 6 days and marks the activity 80% complete.
485 words, about 2 min4Negative Float, a Constraint, and a Time-Extension Request
A monthly update shows -22 days of total float on the MEP rough-in path, which per the schedule is not the critical path; the structural path shows 0 days of float and is labeled critical. Engineering and field use different calendars.
468 words, about 2 min5One Page for the Executive Committee When SPI and the Forecast Disagree
At a quarterly review, the earned-value dashboard shows SPI 0.92 and CPI 1.04. The CPM forecast shows completion 3 weeks earlier than the baseline, driven by a pulled-forward commissioning sequence.
433 words, about 2 min