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Monitoring and Controlling Projects. Part – 1: Overview #PMP – Project Management

Monitoring and Controlling Projects. Part – 1. This is a place holder. Contents will be added soon. Please note that we have more contents after couple of posts. Hence, please keep going.   Later we have professional responsibilities, closing the project, PMP Resources, Project management Tool, Demo Quiz, Demo Exam, Misc knowledgebase, and more (will …

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Project Risk Management. Part – 1: Overview, Plan #PMP – Project Management

Project Risk Management What is risk? According to PMI, Risk refers to an uncertain event that has positive or negative effects on project objectives. Risk Management Plan includes: Tools and approaches to be used for Risk Management Identification and assignment of resources for risk management Risk categories Risk Probabilities and impacts The format of risk …

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Details on Cost Management Terms. Part – 11: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Details on Cost Management Terms. Part – 11: Project Cost Management For now, this is just a place holder post Schedule Performance Index (SPI): The rate at which the project is performing in respect of schedule expectations up to a point in time. SPI=EV/PV Estimate at Completion (EAC): Forecast the total cost at project completion …

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Details on Cost Management Terms. Part – 10: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Details on Cost Management Terms. Part – 10: Project Cost Management For now, this is just a placeholder post Actual Cost: Money spent over the period Cost Variance (CV): Difference between planned cost and actual cost. CV = EV – AC Schedule Variance (SV): Difference between the planned schedule and actual schedule (as:Where the project …

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Cost Budgeting in Details. Part – 5: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Cost Budgeting in Details. Part – 5: Project Cost Management (Details will be added at a later time) Maps costs and dates. How much will be spent on what and when. Also termed Cost Baseline When cost budgeting is done? After activities are defined and scheduled. Activity durations and resource requirements are also estimated. Tools …

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Cost Control in Short : Part – 6: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Cost Control in Short : Part – 6: Project Cost Management Monitoring, controlling, adjusting costs When it is performed? Over the whole life cycle. Bi-weekly or monthly analysis may be done Tools Cost Change Control System How the cost baseline may be changed Performance Measurement Analysis Calculate Earned Value, Planned Value, Actual Cost, Estimate to …

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Cost Control in Details : Part – 7: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Cost Control in Details : Part – 7: Project Cost Management (Details will be provided at a later time, so now, in short) Monitoring, controlling, adjusting costs When it is performed? Over the whole life cycle. Bi-weekly or monthly analysis may be done Tools Cost Change Control System How the cost baseline may be changed …

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Cost Management Terms. Part – 8: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Cost Management Terms. Part – 8: Project Cost Management Earned Value: The value the spent money brought to the project. Just like double entry accounting system: for every debit to an account there is a corresponding credit. Budgeted at Completion (BAC): How much was originally planned for this project. Planned Value (PV): Calculates how much …

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Details on Cost Management Terms. Part – 9: Project Cost Management #PMP – Project Management

Details on Cost Management Terms. Part – 9: Project Cost Management For now, this is just a place holder post Earned Value: The value the spent money brought to the project. Just like double entry accounting system: for every debit to an account there is a corresponding credit. Budgeted at Completion (BAC): How much was …

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Project Cost Management. Part – 1: Overview, Components, Value Engineering #PMP – Project Management

Project Cost Management. Part – 1: Overview, Components, Value Engineering Some Concepts in Project Cost Management Costing Involves: 1. cost to purchase, develop i.e. to have the system 2. Operation cost 3. Cost to disposal Value Engineering: Get the most from a project –decrease cost –increase value –increase quality –shorten schedule –keep project scope not …

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