Project Scheduling and Cost Control

Project Scheduling and Cost Control

In today’s fast-paced business environment, successful projects are critical to survival of the organization. At the same time, these projects are constrained by aggressive deadlines and limited resources. Project scheduling and cost control are essential skills for successful project managers. Keeping stakeholders and management informed of progress is crucial to maintain support.  In this course, students will develop fundamental skills in project estimating, scheduling, cost control, and reporting. Topics covered will include:

• Development of work breakdown structures
• Creation of network diagrams
• Identification of  the critical path
• Estimating techniques
• Project schedule finalization
• Types of cost and expenditures
• Budget development
• Reporting progress through earned value analysis