Projects Cost Management, Estimating, Budgeting and Control.
What you'll learn
- How to estimate costs for a project
- How to determine project budget
- How to control project costs
- How to use Earned Value Management indicators
Requirements
- No prerequisites
Description
This course consist of two parts. The fist part is a theoretical explanation based on the cost management chapter from PMBOK (the book that is used for PMP certificate) and the second part is a practical example about how to apply the theoretical part..
Both parts talk about three main topics:
How to estimate costs for activities in the project, which also include:
Types of Costs
Estimating costs tools and techniques.
Handling Risk Reserves costs
Cost of Quality
Documenting the costs basis of estimates
How to determine project budget, which also include:
Determine cost baseline
Estimate funding requirements
Determine project budget
How to Control Project Costs, through:
Using Earned Value Management Techniques to assess project performance
Calculating CPI, SPI, CV, SV
Forecasting project costs y using Earned Value Management Tools
Who this course is for:
- Engineering and IT practitioners
- Anyone interrested in project management
Course content
Introduction1 lecture • 1min
- IntroductionPreview01:28
Theoritical Part17 lectures • 1hr 32min
Project Simulation and Detailed Example8 lectures • 1hr 8min
Instructor
![Saad Almeri](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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Civil Engineer specialized in Cost and Planning, working in Sweden in a multibillion metro project. Holds a master's in project management from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, and PMP Certified from PMI, USA.
Areas of expertise are cost estimating, control and monitoring projects, scheduling, budgeting and project controls.
For more info, you can check my profile in Linkedin.