“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.”
PREPARE FOR THE AACE PSP EXAM WITH A COMPLETE, STRUCTURED STUDY SYSTEM
Are you a planning engineer, scheduler, or project controls professional ready to earn the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) credential—but unsure how to organise the extensive reference material, formulas, scheduling concepts, and exam requirements?
This course provides a complete, carefully structured path through the knowledge and skills required for the AACE PSP examination.
Across 20 sections and 70 detailed lessons, you will progress from the foundations of planning and scheduling to advanced CPM calculations, earned value analysis, schedule risk, delay analysis, the written memorandum, and a complete exam-day strategy.
Every topic is taught through one continuing project, every calculation is checked, and every lesson concludes with exam-style knowledge checks.
No filler. No disconnected presentations. Each lesson is supported by a professionally written study document that can remain a valuable reference throughout your planning and scheduling career.
WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE DIFFERENT?
One Continuing Project Connects the Entire Course
A major highway interchange project runs through all 70 lessons.
The same scope, contract clauses, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, updates, and delays reappear as your knowledge develops. This allows you to understand how planning and scheduling concepts work together as one integrated project controls system.
Verified Calculations and Worked Examples
The course includes carefully developed and checked examples covering:
• Forward and backward passes
• Total and free float
• Critical and near-critical paths
• Resource loading and levelling
• Schedule compression and crashing
• Earned value calculations
• Schedule risk analysis
• Delay quantification
• Time Impact Analysis
• Windows analysis
Complete Coverage of Planning and Scheduling Duties
The course gives full attention to both major areas of the PSP examination:
• Planning duties
• Scheduling duties
Dedicated revision maps then consolidate the content into practical decision ladders, comparison tables, key discriminators, and a master formula sheet.
THE WRITTEN MEMORANDUM IS FULLY EXPLAINED
The written communication exercise is one of the most challenging parts of the PSP examination.
This course gives you:
• A detailed explanation of the requirement
• A five-step writing method
• Two complete worked examples
• Grader-style commentary
• Four additional practice prompts
• Marking frameworks for self-assessment
• Timed writing guidance
A COMPLETE 119-QUESTION MOCK EXAMINATION
The course includes a full-length mock examination containing 119 questions, structured to reflect the relative weighting of the PSP knowledge areas.
Each question includes detailed explanations covering:
• Why the correct answer is appropriate
• Why the alternative answers are incorrect
• Which concept or calculation is being tested
• Which common exam trap should be avoided
Build Understanding, Not Just Memorisation
The PSP examination requires more than remembering formulas and definitions.
You must be able to analyse project information, recognise the scheduling principle being tested, perform calculations accurately, evaluate realistic project scenarios, and communicate a professional recommendation under time pressure.
By completing the lessons, working through the calculations, writing the practice memoranda under timed conditions, and attempting the mock examination as a full exam simulation, you will enter the examination having rehearsed the major skills it is designed to assess.
You will not simply memorise answers.
You will understand the planning and scheduling system from which the questions are developed.
Begin Your PSP Preparation Today
Follow the structured study path, practise each calculation, complete the written exercises, and test your readiness under realistic exam conditions.
Enrol today and take the next step toward earning the PSP credential.
Disclaimer: PSP is a registered mark of AACE International. This is an independent examination-preparation course and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by AACE International. Examination formats, eligibility criteria, policies, and reference materials may change. Always verify the latest requirements through the official AACE certification handbook and website.
