Project Cost and Schedule Management

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Course Description

This subject provides a rigorous grounding in the principles and techniques of project cost estimating, budgeting, schedule development, and performance measurement. Students develop competency in earned value management, critical path analysis, and integrated baseline control, applied to projects of varying scale and complexity. The subject emphasises the governance dimensions of cost and schedule management, preparing practitioners to make and defend resource allocation decisions in high-accountability environments.

Learning Outcomes

Develop and baseline integrated project cost and schedule plans. Apply earned value management to assess and forecast project performance. Conduct critical path and schedule risk analysis. Manage cost and schedule variances through structured change control. Report cost and schedule performance to governance and executive stakeholders.

Institution

Adelaide University