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Project Management Foundations: Budgets

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

Overview

Learn how to build and manage your project's budget from Project Management Professional (PMPĀ®) Bob McGannon.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Project budgeting: Focus on value
  • The project budget
1. The Budget Planning Process
  • Budget estimating parameters
  • Budget variables in your budget
  • Budget accuracy and precision
  • Baselines and contingency for your budget
2. Budget Forecasting
  • Forecasting and building a budget
  • Balancing competing budget constraints
  • Organizational considerations for your budget
3. Measurement Techniques
  • Selecting data to analyze when building your budget
  • The right metrics for budget management
  • Baseline budget performance
  • The earned value approach
  • Budget forecasting
4. Budget Reporting
  • Verifying budget results
  • Tracking cost of quality and change
  • Budget information sharing
5. Handling Budget Challenges (Exercises)
  • Challenge: Making concessions
  • Solution: Making concessions
  • Challenge: Access to funds
  • Solution: Access to funds
  • Challenge: Troubleshooting performance
  • Solution: Troubleshooting performance
Conclusion
  • Your budget management toolkit

Taught by

Bob McGannon

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