Spider Project Introduction

Online Masterclass

Spider Project is an advanced project scheduling and risk analysis platform that supports both Waterfall and Agile delivery approaches.

It enables resource, cost and material constrained scheduling and budgets optimisation for projects and portfolios.

It includes two methods of risk simulation and is the only tool that accurately simulates project risks, considering all existing constraints and potential risk responses.

Learn how leading organisations use Spider Project to optimise schedules, improve forecasting accuracy and increase delivery confidence across complex projects and portfolios!

🎉 15-Year Anniversary Learning for Impact Offer

Standard Course Fee:

AUD $690 per person

SPECIAL OFFER:

💝 Donate AUD $100

to The Smith Family!

Approximately 15% of the standard course fee in celebration of Salute Enterprises’ 15th anniversary.

How to Register for Special Offer:

  1. Contact Salute Enterprises to confirm place availability.
  2. Make a donation via the Salute Enterprises – Learning for Impact fundraising page.
  3. Email your donation confirmation to info@saluteenterprises.com.au.
  4. Receive your exclusive registration coupon code.
  5. Use the coupon code during checkout to complete your course registration.

Please note: If the current session is fully booked, eligible participants will be offered a place in the next available Spider Project Introduction Masterclass.

Why Spider Project?

For effective waterfall and agile integrated project, program, and portfolio management it is critical to have the right tool.

Spider Project enables Innovative Scheduling by:

  • Activity Modelling;
  • Resource Modelling
  • Network Modelling and Analysis
  • Cost Management Options (Corporate Reference Books, Typical Fragment Library, Risk Simulation)
  • Performance Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Reporting
  • Effective Usability

If you’d like to learn Spider Project and be able to apply all of the advantages it brings to enable powerful planning and delivery, then this class is for you!

 Masterclass Structure

This course will introduce you to the power and advantages of Spider Project and how these methods are applied to effectively manage and deliver many large scale programs across the globe in various industries: Aerospace, Banking, Construction, Defence, Energy, Engineering, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Metallurgy, Mining, Oil & Gas, Railways, Retail, Shipbuilding, Software Development, Telecommunications and Utilities.

The key topics covered during this Masterclass:

Module 1 – System Environment

  • Workplace setup
  • Folder structure
  • Storage properties
  • Dashboards
  • Quick access configuration
  • Gantt settings

Module 2 – Schedule Setup

  • Create new project
  • Import MS Project or Primavera P6 schedule
  • Set up Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Populate Phases
  • Set Up Calendars
  • Task relationships/dependencies Properties

Module 3 – Define Resource Assignments

  • Set up and Assign Resources
  • Assign Resource Skills
  • Assign Multi-resources
  • Assign Teams
  • Apply Volume and Productivity
  • Assign Materials

Module 4 - Define Project Costs

  • Set up Cost Components
  • Set up Indirect Cost
  • Set up Contract Cost and Cost Centres
  • Simulate financing

Module 5 - Schedule Calculation and Optimisation

  • Task-Driven Schedule calculation
  • Resource-Driven Schedule calculation
  • Resource Critical Path Method
  • Critical Path Visibility
  • Resource Gantt
  • Material Gantt
  • Task Dependencies
  • Resource Dependencies
  • Reasons for delay

Module 6 - Schedule Optimisation Metrics

  • Total Float & Free Float
  • Recovery Gap (Negative Float)
  • Activity DRAG
  • FLEX

Module 7 - Progress Tracking

  • Version Control
  • Progress analysis
  • Resource overload diagram
  • S-Curves
  • Time-Location Chart /Linear Diagrams
  • Comparison Analysis
  • Export MS Project or Primavera P6 schedule

Module 8 - Risk Analysis

  • Three Point Estimates
  • Monte-Carlo Analysis
  • Success Probability Trends
  • Conditional Scheduling
  • Risk Gantt Chart

Spider Project Introduction

Live Online Facilitated
$AUD690/per person
  • Instructor-facilitated Live online
  • 9 hours of Interactive Training
  • 3 days x 3-hour sessions
  • Comprehensive Training Materials
  • Certificate of Completion

Upcoming Dates

  • Trusted by project professionals seeking advanced scheduling, risk analysis and portfolio optimisation techniques.
  • Live online instructor-led masterclasses with practical exercises and real-world examples
  • Places are limited to ensure an interactive learning experience.

Perspectives from Project Management Professionals

“Classical CPM became the geometry of time. Uncertainty, when considered at all, was treated as a marginal adjustment rather than a structural dimension.”

Jair
Planning & Project Controls Specialist

The Spider Project Fundamentals Masterclass equips project professionals with practical techniques for schedule risk analysis, probabilistic forecasting and delivery optimisation that extend beyond traditional deterministic planning methods.

“A small feature with a big impact in daily planning work.”

Ashkan
Project Manager, Planner & Project Controls Specialist

Spider Project enables planners to navigate seamlessly between activities, resources, productivity, costs and project data without losing context, making detailed project analysis faster and more effective.

“If you are looking for real management for decision making, and not just for reporting, this material is mandatory.”

Paulo
Development of Solutions & Services with AI | Specialist in Complex Planning

Spider Project extends beyond traditional reporting by integrating probabilistic indicators, schedule risk analysis and decision-support capabilities that help organisations manage complex projects with greater confidence.

“Planning is not a schedule. The schedule is only a representation. Real planning begins with strategy, constraints, interfaces and execution logic.”

Daniel
Senior Consultant | Planning & Constructability Specialist

Effective project planning extends beyond producing schedules. Spider Project supports a more comprehensive planning approach by helping professionals analyse constraints, execution strategies, resource limitations and project delivery logic.

Corporate & Team Training

This masterclass can also be delivered for project teams, PMOs and organisations.
Contact us to discuss tailored delivery options.

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