Overview of the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) Exam
The AACE-PSP certification mandates mastery of project control methodologies for planning and scheduling professionals managing complex capital projects. Candidates must demonstrate rigorous application of the Critical Path Method (CPM), PERT, and resource-loaded scheduling frameworks compliant with AACE International’s Recommended Practices. Proficiency requires technical competence in baseline development, variance analysis, earned value management (EVM), and delay analysis techniques within industry-standard software platforms like Oracle Primavera P6 or MS Project. Practitioners must accurately forecast time-cost trade-offs, perform schedule risk assessments, and manage logic-driven networks to optimize project performance. The curriculum demands high-level analytical rigor regarding schedule integrity, data-driven progress reporting, and forensic schedule analysis.