Project Schedule and Cost Management

MGMT X 444.2

Mastering the art of scheduling and cost management is paramount for project success. This course equips you with the essential skills to meticulously craft project timelines and budgets, while providing insights into tracking project performance for optimal outcomes.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Online
In Person
Starting at $1,050.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Explore project scheduling methodologies, encompassing traditional practices like critical path analysis and emerging approaches such as agile methodologies
  • Master the development of project schedules, including defining activities, estimating durations, and identifying interdependencies to ensure project success
  • Apply advanced scheduling optimization techniques, including crashing, fast-tracking, and managing leads and lags, to ensure projects are delivered on time
  • Utilize various cost estimation techniques, such as bottom-up, top-down, and parametric calculations, to formulate comprehensive project budgets
  • Implement Earned Value Management principles to effectively monitor project budget performance, forecast future spending, and mitigate the risk of cost overruns

About this course:

Navigate the intricate balance between scope, time, and cost to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery. This comprehensive course delves into essential concepts like earned value management, empowering you to effectively track schedule and cost performance, and optimize project outcomes. Learn practical strategies for schedule management by exploring Agile, Adaptive, and Predictive development approaches to enhance project scheduling tactics. The course includes discussions on the use of established project schedule tracking tools such as Smartsheet®, MS Project® and Primavera® across various industries. Enhance your ability to create, manage, and adjust project schedules with precision and efficiency beginning with the precedence diagram method and progressing to critical path analysis. Guided by seasoned instructors with extensive expertise in the field, gain valuable insights and study real-world examples that illuminate best practices in schedule and cost management. Moreover, this course is designed to align with the PMP® Exam curriculum outlined by PMI®, providing you with the necessary 35 Education Credits required to pursue or maintain your PMP® certification, ensuring you are well-equipped to excel in project management.
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Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Artin Mgrtichian
401310
Fee:
$1,050.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 12

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 04, 2024 to January 12, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Jan 9, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Jan 16, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Jan 23, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Jan 30, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Feb 6, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Feb 13, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Feb 20, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Feb 27, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Mar 6, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Mar 13, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
Lecture
Thu Mar 20, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 208
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This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Kevyn Jones
400836
Fee:
$1,050.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 12

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 04, 2024 to January 12, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to access course materials.
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 04, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Tony Swaim
400837
Fee:
$1,050.00
Onlineformat icon
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 12

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 04, 2024 to January 12, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

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