Course Description
Delivering projects within the scope, time and cost baselines are critical issues for project success. In this course, students go beyond project management fundamentals and learn how to establish and balance the competing demands of scope, schedule, and cost. They learn how to establish the performance measurement baseline (PMB) and gain proficiency in the tools and techniques used to compare actual work accomplished against established plans regardless of the development life cycle.
Managing Scope, Schedule and Cost Dec 2025Managing Scope, Schedule and Cost
Scope, Schedule and Cost Management Overview
Scope, Schedule and Cost Baselines
Scope, Schedule and Cost Management Plans
The Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
Balancing Competing Constraints
Managing Performance against the baselines
ScopeScope ProcessProject Scope StatementWork Breakdown Structure (WBS)/ WBS DictionaryValidate ScopeControl ScopeScope Management Considerations for Adaptive/Agile Environments
Scope Process
Project Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)/ WBS Dictionary
Validate Scope
Control Scope
Scope Management Considerations for Adaptive/Agile Environments
ScheduleScheduling Concepts and TerminologyScheduling ProcessDefine ActivitiesSequence ActivitiesEstimating ResourcesEstimating DurationDeveloping the ScheduleCritical Path MethodScheduling TechniquesTracking schedule progressAnalyzing the ScheduleSchedule maintenanceReporting the ScheduleSchedule Management Considerations for Adaptive/Agile Environments
Scheduling Concepts and Terminology
Scheduling Process
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimating Resources
Estimating Duration
Developing the Schedule
Critical Path Method
Scheduling Techniques
Tracking schedule progress
Analyzing the Schedule
Schedule maintenance
Reporting the Schedule
Schedule Management Considerations for Adaptive/Agile Environments
CostCost ProcessKey Cost ConceptsOverviewEstimating Project CostsEstimating Costs Best PracticesEstimating ProcessEstimating TechniquesEstimate Checks and PresentationDetermining BudgetControlling CostsEarned Value TechniqueProject Selection TechniqueCost Management Considerations for Adaptive/Agile Environments
Cost Process
Key Cost Concepts
Overview
Estimating Project Costs
Estimating Costs Best Practices
Estimating Process
Estimating Techniques
Estimate Checks and Presentation
Determining Budget
Controlling Costs
Earned Value Technique
Project Selection Technique
Cost Management Considerations for Adaptive/Agile Environments
Understand key project scope, schedule, and cost concepts
Develop deliverable-based work breakdown structure (WBS) and WBS dictionary
Learn to Validate scope
Learn Cost and Schedule techniques including Agile Methodologies
Analyze and forecast project performance using earned value analysis
Develop and measure against the performance measurement baseline
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