Beyond Tasks: Integrating Material, ODC, and Travel into a Meaningful Schedule
What You'll Learn
Key takeaways from this session
Apply a layered execution model that separates scope, sequence, and enabling events to represent real-world execution drivers without creating fragile or over-complicated task structures.
Anchor cost and ownership assumptions at the Work Package level to maintain schedule stability as task-level detail evolves.
Model non-labor elements as time-bound execution spans with discrete event markers rather than as artificial milestones or duration-based tasks.
Validate that the critical path method (CPM) integrity is preserved when integrating external availability constraints and non-traditional execution drivers into the schedule network.
Earn PDU Credits
PMI Professional Development Units
Total PDUs Available
For credential maintenance
PDU Breakdown
Ways of Working
Technical & process skills
Business Acumen
Strategic & organizational
Power Skills
Leadership & interpersonal
Watch the complete webinar to claim your PDU credits and maintain your PMI certification.
About the Presenter
Jeffrey Christoph
Jeffrey Christoph is a subject matter expert in project management, project controls, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), and business process optimization. He specializes in delivering practical, scalable solutions that integrate advanced technology with robust management practices. As co-founder and technical lead at Transformative Management Solutions, Jeff continues to lead development efforts on modern, scalable project control solutions including the TMS Project Foundational Framework and Djobu EVMS. His approach combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic process improvement. Previously, Jeff served as Corporate Senior Director of Business Operations at Leonardo DRS, where he led the design and deployment of a corporate-wide EVMS across eight business units. His work culminated in a successful DCMA-compliant EVMS rating for the Naval Electronics business unit—a first for the company’s ~$3 billion defense sector. Jeff’s background includes consulting for large-scale PMOs and EVMS implementations and executive roles at L-3 Communications, where he focused on international program development and integrated project control systems. Technical Expertise MS Project (Online, Server, Professional) Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, Dataverse) Software Development and Design (VBA, Power Query, DAX, C#)
