Nodes and Links – Project Insights and Managing Risk
Gain deeper insight into your project plans and risks. This practical Nodes and Links course shows you how to analyse and validate schedules, model uncertainty and risk, and compare plan updates to support better project decisions.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Import and validate project schedules
- Analyse critical paths, activities and resources
- Add and model uncertainty using distributions and AI features
- Build and link qualitative and quantitative risks
- Compare updated plans and re-run analysis to track progress
Who is this course for?
Project planners, project controls professionals and risk specialists who need deeper insight into schedule quality, uncertainty and risk. Ideal for teams working on complex or high-risk projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Course Outline
Course Overview
Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours)
This course looks at the powerful features of Nodes and Links. It looks at analysing and validating your schedule, adding uncertainty and risk and working with updated plans to compare project progress.
Hands on practice will be gained throughout the course to ensure you can confidently put your new skills into practice back in the workplace.
This course is designed for new users of Nodes and Links, no previous experience is required. You should however be familiar with risk management processes and terminology.
Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Import and validate plans
- Analyse and review plans
- Add and model uncertainty
- Add and model risk
- Load updated schedules
- Re run analysis on updated schedules
Content
Validating your plan
- Importing a baseline plan
- Running a health check
- Analysing the results
Reviewing the plan
- Analysing critical paths
- Reviewing activities
- Reviewing resources
Adding Uncertainty
- Setting uncertainty templates
- Distributions
- Adding uncertainty
- Using Inherit
- Using AI
- Reviewing activity distributions
Modelling Uncertainty
- Running the Analysis
- Reviewing the results
- Reviewing activity results
- Risk Drivers
- Filtering for activities
Setting up the Risk Register
- Setting Risk Templates
- Adding Risks to the Risk Register
- Independent vs Dependant Events
- Setting Probability and Impact
Modelling Uncertainty and Risk
- Mapping risks to activities
- Running the Analysis
- Reviewing the results
Updated Plans
- Importing a new plan version
- Comparing plans
- Tracking progress
- Trend analysis
Analysing Updated Plans
- Using updated plans
- Synchronising uncertainty and risk
- Rerunning analysis
Why Choose Underscore for Nodes & Links Training?
Underscore Group delivers practical, instructor-led project management software training that helps people plan, track and control projects with confidence. Based in Sussex and supporting organisations across the UK, we focus on real-world planning, reporting and risk tools used to manage projects across the full lifecycle.
Our training goes beyond software features to show how project management tools are applied in live project environments. Every session is tailored to your organisation’s planning maturity, governance and reporting needs, ensuring techniques translate directly into day-to-day project delivery. Our programmes are trusted by organisations across infrastructure, construction, aviation, finance and professional services.
- Trusted by leading UK organisations
- Expert trainers with real business experience
- Small-group sessions (6–8 people)
- Practical, hands-on learning approach
- Virtual & onsite delivery across the UK
- Six months of post-course support
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