Mastering Project Time and Cost Management

Online

Time and cost are the two near-universal constraints organizations face when initiating and managing projects, which makes the effective supervision of these factors a required skill for any project manager. This course is for professionals who plan, manage and control projects and anyone interested in learning the latest project management tools and methods for developing and monitoring project schedules and budgets. Through an interactive, online learning environment, students will learn how to estimate activity durations, dependencies between activities, estimating resource requirements, and how to define the critical path and chain to enable you to develop a realistic project schedule. Students will also learn how to use Earned Value Management (EVM) to understand schedule and cost variances, and design recovery techniques to get projects back on track. By the end of this course, students will have the tools necessary to complete projects successfully within allocated time and costs.

Learning Outcomes

  • Estimate project activity durations and costs
  • Establish resource requirements
  • Perform network diagramming techniques, determine the critical path and critical chain
  • Determine project schedule status, schedule and cost variances
  • Apply project schedule and budget recovery techniques

Skills You Will Gain

  • Scheduling and time management
  • Cost estimation, management and budgeting
  • Earned Value Management
  • Forecasting project performance
Academic Units
4
Section Number
243PMG652
Instruction Method
Online class

Association Credits

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Section Notes

This is an online course with class materials that can be accessed throughout the week. The course is structured to move from one week to the next with assignments due regularly throughout the course.

Students will receive an email with login information to access the course on the first day of class.

Certificate Students: Students must earn a grade of C or higher (not a C minus) in order for this course to count towards the requirements for the Project Management Certificate. Courses applied towards the Project Management Certificate must be completed within five years.

Enrollment Policies

Drop requests (withdraw with a refund) will be approved, less a $30 processing fee, if the request is received by 1/19/2025. Click here to view complete enrollment policy information including details on withdrawals and transfers.

Students have the first week of class to enroll with the understanding that students who enroll after the first day of class are expected to reach out to their instructors to make sure they receive all content and are on track with the course.

*Project Management Institute, PMI, Project Management Professional, PMP, Certified Associate in Project Management, CAPM, and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Prerequisites

None, however it is highly recommended that you take Foundations of Successful Project Management as the first course prior to taking this course (can be taken concurrently).

Technical Requirements

All elements of this class will be conducted online. Students must have a computer with access to the internet and an email account in order to complete this course. Students must be able to download and upload files from and to the online classroom. To ensure your success in this course, please review our technical requirements page.

Discounts

PMI

Members can receive 10% discount on the course fee by entering the Coupon Code.  If you don’t have your association discount code, contact UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Student Services at (800) 752-0881.

IIBA

Members can receive 10% discount on the course fee by entering the Coupon Code.  If you don’t have your association discount code, contact UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Student Services at (800) 752-0881.

Early Enroll Discount

Enroll 14 days before the course start date to save $50 on the course fee.

Info Session Discount

Attendees of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Information Sessions may be eligible for $100 discount on a class by entering the Coupon Code provided at the Information Session.  Contact UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Student Services office, at (800) 752-0881, if you have questions about this discount.