PrintLesson 6 Introduction-Project Resource and Cost Estimation
Lesson 6 Overview
It's time for the bottom line. A large part of project success is completing planned work and deliverables within an established budget. That budget results from an estimation of labor time and direct monetary expenses attributable to the project.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- describe the basic principles and concepts of cost management;
- describe key inputs into cost estimates and budgets;
- assign resources (team labor time and monetary costs) to project tasks; and
- understand earned value management (EVM) as a means to track and manage project resources.
See the checklist page for readings, quiz, and assignment work in this Lesson.
Questions?
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