Integrated Process Developers, Inc. - Project Cost Management Online Course

Integrated Process Developers, Inc. (IPDI)

IPDI is a Registered Education Provider^� (REP^�) with the Project Management Institute^�

Project Cost Management Online Course

3.5 PDU online course

COURSE DESCRIPTION
	This course was designed as a supplemental study guide for the major content areas of Chapter 7 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK� Guide), Fourth Edition. In this course, you will consider the general approaches to cost management, such as the methods that are used to estimate and budget for project costs. You will also learn about the interrelationship of various cost control concepts and possible responses a project management team might make if a project is falling behind schedule or overrunning its budget.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
	After completing this course, you'll be able to: Define cost management and its associated cost management plan Explain the various inputs of and methods for estimating activity cost Understand how to aggregate activity costs in order to determine budget and both periodic and total project funding requirements Understand the cost performance baseline and performance measurement baseline and their importance in earned value management Calculate planned value, earned value, actual cost, schedule variance, cost variance, the schedule performance index, and cost performance index Understand how baselines, planned value, earned value, and actual cost can be represented in graphic form Calculate the budget at completion, estimate at completion, estimate to complete, and the to-complete performance index and use these concepts to forecast the cost requirements of a project Identify the warning signs that a project is falling behind schedule or overrunning its budget and explain the various possible responses Explain performance-reporting techniques and updates to project documentation Understand the various approaches to project selection, including return on investment and internal rate of return
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
	Project Managers / Team Leaders Team Leaders moving into team leadership positions Key Team Members Functional Managers Process and Performance Improvement Team Members Business Planning Personnel
COURSE LENGTH
	This intermediate course is self-paced and online which will take approximately 3.5 hours. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Upon successful completion, you will receive an Integrated Process Developers, Inc (IPDI) certificate of completion.
COURSE COST
	Only $79.00
LOCATION
	Your office, home or on the road - you decide! Its online and available 24/7 for your convenience.
PRE-REQUISITES
	Learners should have some experience in project management and will need to have access to the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide).
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
	Click here to view the minimum technical requirements for this course.
REGISTRATION
	Registration is quick and easy, just follow these easy steps: Simply click here to go to the Online Course Registration page. Once the registration page loads, find the desired course in the listing and click the "add to cart" link below your course. Click on the "proceed to secure check out" link to proceed to the registration form. Fill out the form and click the "Register" button at the bottom.

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