Project Cost Management covers the financial strategies and cost management best practices for successful projects with an emphasis on estimating, budgeting, and cost control. Concepts and tools are studied and applied in practical course work, including group projects. Topics include the role of cost management in project initiation, project cost management planning, project budget development, project cost control, and project financing. The course culminates with an examination of case studies of real projects demonstrating a variety of cost management principles.
During this course, participants will learn to:
- Develop an overall understanding of project cost management.
- Analyze project goals and select appropriate estimation approaches for a point of time in a project.
- Prepare a cost estimate for all project costs, including contingency and management reserves.
- Evaluate types of project costs necessary to draw up a complete cost estimate, and determine the accounting category of each, such as direct, indirect, and capital costs.
- Use project cost estimates and other information to construct a necessary project budget.
- Apply best practices for project cost control and recommend project corrective actions to ensure project cost objectives are met.
- Apply basic Earned Value Management techniques to assess the project progress with respect to scope, cost, and schedule.
- Apply basic Earned Value Management techniques to forecast revised costs.
- Develop a basic understanding of project financing and cash flow management.
Important note: Students should complete
Project Management Essentials or
Project Management Boot Camp before enrolling in this course. Individual exceptions can be made based on previous experience and knowledge. Please contact projectmanagement@ucsd.edu request an exception.
Other Credits: 18 hours of continuing education credit
Note: Students should complete Project Management Essentials or Project Management Boot Camp before enrolling in this course.
Course Number: BUSA-40970
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Project Management
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10/2/2023 - 11/11/2023
$635
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Hosch, Alex, Owner, The Office of Project Management and Coaching
Alex Hosch, Ph.D., MBA, MPM, PMP, is an independent Information Systems Management Consultant and Project Manager. He has worked in the financial services industry for more than 25 years, successfully managing technology, information systems, product development, and operational projects for various financial institutions.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDA Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) and The Standard for Project Management 7th
by Project Management Institute
ISBN / ASIN: 9781628256642
An Introduction to Project Management: Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid Approaches 7th
by Kathy Schwalbe
ISBN / ASIN: 9798695713459
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 10/9/2023.
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10/2/2023 - 11/11/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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10/26/2023 - 12/7/2023
$635
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Hayward, Pamela
Pam Hayward is a business and technology leader with over twenty-five years of experience in a variety of industries. She has led organizational portfolios, programs, and projects in the areas of biotechnology, non-profit, health care and health services, government, and education. Her background includes an early career in auditing and finance, and later a move into leadership roles in information technology and program/portfolio management.
Pam holds master’s degrees in both Management Information Systems and in Library & Information Science. She is a certified PMP® (Project Management Professional), a Disciplined Agile® Scrum Master (DASM), and is also ITIL® certified.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDAn Introduction to Project Management: Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid Approaches 7th
by Kathy Schwalbe
ISBN / ASIN: 9798695713459
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 11/2/2023.
1st no meeting date: 11/23/2023.
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10/26/2023 | Thu | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
11/2/2023 | Thu | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
11/9/2023 | Thu | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
11/16/2023 | Thu | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
11/30/2023 | Thu | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
12/7/2023 | Thu | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
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2/25/2024 - 3/7/2024
$635
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Frohnhoefer, Ray, Managing Partner, PPC Group, LLC
Ray W. Frohnhoefer is an executive with strong project management skills, a methodologist, and a creative inventor and entrepreneur. His key leadership qualities have enabled him to save companies millions of dollars by efficiently making complex decisions and getting things done, even under pressure. His mission is to improve the practice of project management. Frohnhoefer is an active PMI member and volunteer with specialties in project, program and portfolio management; strategic planning; methodology and framework development; requirements and product development; PM maturity assessment; and business process improvement.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 3/3/2024.
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2/25/2024 - 3/7/2024
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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2/26/2024 - 4/7/2024
$635
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Hosch, Alex, Owner, The Office of Project Management and Coaching
Alex Hosch, Ph.D., MBA, MPM, PMP, is an independent Information Systems Management Consultant and Project Manager. He has worked in the financial services industry for more than 25 years, successfully managing technology, information systems, product development, and operational projects for various financial institutions.
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDA Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) and The Standard for Project Management 7th
by Project Management Institute
ISBN / ASIN: 9781628256642
An Introduction to Project Management: Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid Approaches 7th
by Kathy Schwalbe
ISBN / ASIN: 9798695713459
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 3/4/2024.
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2/26/2024 | Mon | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
3/4/2024 | Mon | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
3/11/2024 | Mon | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
3/18/2024 | Mon | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
3/25/2024 | Mon | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
4/1/2024 | Mon | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | |
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Business, Professional & Legal Programs department at 858-534-8131 or unexbusa@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.