ICDL Project Planning (ICDL) case studies
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ICDL Project Planning (also delivered as ECDL Project Planning in some markets) is a vendor-neutral certification that tests whether you can build and maintain a project schedule using standard planning concepts and a software tool. It suits coordinators, team leads, administrators and anyone who has to turn a scope statement into dated, resourced tasks rather than just track work informally. The ICDL Project Planning case studies are 6 cases and about 2,105 words.
1The Fixed Deadline With a Moving Scope
A regional council has approved a 14-week project to migrate its permit-processing system to a new platform. The sponsor signed off on a scope statement, a 12-week delivery schedule, and a 2-week contingency buffer.
374 words, about 2 min2A Work Package Nobody Owned
A 9-month office relocation project has a work breakdown structure with four levels. During week 3, the PM reviews the WBS dictionary and notices that 'decommission legacy server room' appears as a level-3 element but has no named owner and no cost account.
358 words, about 2 min3The Dependency That Wasn't Real
A software release project has 40 tasks. The scheduler has linked 'write user documentation' as a finish-to-start predecessor of 'system integration testing', because the documentation lead said testing 'shouldn't start until docs are done.' The documentation task is 3 weeks and sits on the critical path; integration testing is 4 weeks.
341 words, about 2 min4Three-Point Estimate Under Pressure
A PM is estimating a data-conversion task. The lead engineer gives a single figure of 10 days based on 'the last time we did something similar.' The PM asks for a three-point estimate.
352 words, about 2 min5Leveling That Broke the Deadline
A construction-fitout project has a 30-week critical path. Two tasks - 'electrical rough-in' (6 weeks) and 'HVAC ducting' (5 weeks) - are both assigned to the same two-person crew and both sit on the critical path in overlapping weeks 8-14.
352 words, about 2 min6The Status Report That Looked Fine
A project is in week 12 of 24. The baseline budget at completion is £400,000.
328 words, about 2 min