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Project Cost Management

BUSA-40970

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.

Course Information

Online
Live Online
2.00 units
$635.00

Course sessions

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Section ID:

185615

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

Project Cost Management: Principles, Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices for Project Finance 1st
by Ray Frohnhoefer and Inham Hassan

ISBN / ASIN: 9781735621319

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • Early enrollment advised
  • No refunds after: 1/31/2025

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
1/22/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
1/29/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
2/5/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
2/12/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
2/19/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
2/26/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Raymond Frohnhoefer, MBA, PMP, CCP

Raymond Frohnhoefer, MBA, PMP, CCP

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: improve the practice of project management.  Ray 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
  • Business Process Improvement

 

 

 

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Section ID:

185607

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.

Textbooks:

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.

Policies:

  • Early enrollment advised
  • No refunds after: 2/12/2025

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Pamela Hayward

Pamela Hayward
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.
 

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Section ID:

186869

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 4/21/2025

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
4/14/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
4/21/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
4/28/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/5/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/12/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/19/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/26/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
6/2/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
6/9/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Alex Hosch, PhD, MBA, MPM

Alex Hosch, PhD, MBA, MPM

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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Section ID:

186870

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.

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 5/12/2025

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
Add To Cart

Instructor: Pamela Hayward

Pamela Hayward
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.
 

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