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Scope, Cost, Schedule and Resources

Note: This quarter focuses on developing practical skills in planning and controlling project scope, cost, schedule, and resources, aligned with the Associate Project Manager Level 4 Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours (KSBs).

Subjects

  • Scope Management Fundamentals
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Scope Definition
  • Cost Estimation and Budget Development
  • Cost Control and Forecasting
  • Schedule Planning and Critical Path Analysis

Key Topics

  • Scope definition, scope statement, and WBS creation
  • Change control for scope creep and scope baselines
  • Estimating techniques: analogous, parametric, bottom-up, three-point
  • Development of cost baselines and cost control hierarchies
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) integration with cost and schedule
  • Scheduling methods: Gantt charts, CPM, critical chain, milestone tracking

Learning Outcomes

  • Define and manage project scope using WBS and effective change control.
  • Apply a range of cost estimating techniques and establish cost baselines.
  • Control and monitor cost performance using forecasting and EVM methods.
  • Plan, develop, and manage project schedules, including critical path analysis.
  • Establish and maintain baselines across scope, cost, schedule, and resources.
  • Plan, allocate, and optimize resources to meet project objectives.
  • Monitor and report on project performance trends and variances.
  • Communicate planning and control information effectively to stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate competencies aligned with KSBs (scope K12, cost K18–K20, schedule K21, resources K22)

KSBs

Knowledge
  • Methods to define, record, integrate, deliver, and manage scope
  • Estimating methods and when to apply them
  • Configuration management and change control
  • Principles of earned value management (EVM) and interpreting EVM info
  • Project scheduling and maintenance (including critical path analysis)
  • Allocation and management of resources across the project lifecycle
  • Use of information management for scope, cost, and schedule control
  • Technology and software for planning and performance tracking
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track and interpret performance
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets
  • Apply change control processes to manage project scope
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to delivery
  • Support preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan
  • Work within the approved project budget
  • Ensure integrated schedules support critical path, interfaces, resource forecasting, and risk
  • Use configuration management and change control to maintain projects
  • Manage resources through the project lifecycle
  • Has accountability and ownership of deliverables
  • Works collaboratively with planners, cost engineers, and resource managers

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