Cohort 3 - The Pathfinders

The Pathfinder Pack

A focused P6 Pro Academy pathway for planners who want stronger planning judgement, cleaner CPM thinking, and a more commercially useful programme under NEC4 conditions.

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Built to reveal the planning gaps that matter.

This course starts with a diagnostic, then uses the result to calibrate Day 1 teaching around the real strengths and weak spots of the cohort.

20diagnostic questions

35total marks

45minutes

Deadline: Saturday 30 May 2026, 5:00 PM UK time. Please read TTTP-PF-MAN-001_Pathfinder_Definitions_Manual before starting.

What the course sharpens

The Pathfinder Pack is built around the planning behaviours that separate basic software use from credible project controls practice.

Planning FoundationsProject, programme, portfolio, lifecycle thinking, scope definition, and the role of a planner as a decision-support discipline.

Schedule StructureWBS quality, activity naming, useful milestones, duration discipline, calendars, and audit-ready activity design.

Logic & RelationshipsFS, SS, FF, SF, leads, lags, DCMA-aware modelling choices, and how to avoid hidden assumptions in the network.

CPM MechanicsForward pass, backward pass, ES, EF, LS, LF, float calculations, and UK convention clarity.

Float & RecoveryTotal float, free float, baseline thinking, crashing, fast-tracking, recovery sequencing, and risk trade-offs.

NEC4 Commercial AwarenessAccepted Programme discipline, compensation event implications, revised programme expectations, and planner accountability.

Manual Review Diagnostic

Not a quick quiz. A proper planning judgement check.

Submissions are reviewed manually by Dr Francis Osadare before scores are released. That keeps the result meaningful, especially for written reasoning and calculation questions.

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Candidate submits onlineThe portal captures contact details, role, employer or sector, consent, answers, calculations, and reflections.
Dr Francis reviews manuallyWritten responses and calculations are checked against the marking guide before any score is released.
Score released after checksCandidates are told their submission has gone for review, so expectations are clear from the start.
Day 1 is calibratedThe cohort result shows where the group needs direct teaching, reinforcement, or stretch material.

Start with the assessment. Train from the results.

The assessment shows exactly where the cohort is strong and where they need support. The Pathfinder Pack helps identify those gaps before Day 1, so the training can focus on what matters most.

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