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Project Budgeting, Estimation and Cost Saving Techniques

Project Budgeting, Estimation and Cost Saving Techniques

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Overview

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Course Outline

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Schedule & Fees

Overview
Why Attend

The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to estimate project costs and manage project budgets successfully. Participants in this interactive course will learn all the critical tools and techniques required to plan, manage, control, and optimize overall project finances.

Course Methodology

This course relies on individual and group exercises to help participants learn all the critical activities related to project budgeting and cost estimation. It also features several case studies, participant role plays, and discussions. In addition, it incorporates pre- and post-testing.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the project cost management process and develop project cost management plans
  • Build a business case and utilize capital budgeting techniques to evaluate long-term investments used in a project
  • Provide accurate estimates and identify different methods for estimating a project’s overall costs
  • Develop a project cost baseline and a project budget and explain contingency and management reserves allocated for the project
  • Identify project variance and calculate project performance metrics using earned value analysis
  • Apply different cost-saving strategies for projects and implement continuous improvement concepts on project overall finances
Target Audience

Project managers who seek to estimate costs for the activities of their projects, manage project budgets, and learn the different methods that can help in saving project costs. 

Target Competencies
  • Project management
  • Project planning
  • Budgeting
  • Cost estimating
  • Earned value analysis
  • Cost savings
Note

ABF Academy has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. This course is worth 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Course Outline
  • Overview
    • Project life cycle
    • Project cost management processes
    • Cost management plan
  • Capital Budgeting
    • Business case
    • Capital budgeting techniques
      • Benefit/Cost Ratio (B/C)
      • Return on Investment (ROI)
      • Payback Period (PBP)
      • Net Present Value (NPV)
      • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
      • Decision Tree/Expected Monetary Value (EMV)
  • Cost Estimation
    • Building work breakdown structure
    • Cost estimating techniques
      • Analogous estimating
      • Parametric modeling
      • Bottom-up estimating
      • Three-point estimating
  • Project Budgeting
    • Cost aggregation
    • Contingency reserves
    • Management reserves
    • Funding limit reconciliation
    • Cashflow management
    • Project cost optimization
  • Cost Saving Strategies
    • Cost saving strategies for projects
      • Optimize the use of labor
      • Smooth workloads
      • Improve quality of your processes
      • Shorten the project duration
    • Value stream mapping
  • Control Account Management
    • Control Account Elements
    • Control Account Manager (CAM)
    • Variance analysis
    • Cost performance metrics
    • Schedule performance metrics
Schedule & Fees
2026 Schedule & Fees
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 25 - 29 Oct, 2026
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 25 - 29 Oct, 2026
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 8 - 12 Nov, 2026
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 8 - 12 Nov, 2026
  • Arabic
2027 Schedule & Fees
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 24 - 28 Jan, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 24 - 28 Jan, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 7 - 11 Feb, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 7 - 11 Feb, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 25 - 29 Apr, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 25 - 29 Apr, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 9 - 13 May, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 9 - 13 May, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 25 - 29 Jul, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 25 - 29 Jul, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 8 - 12 Aug, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 8 - 12 Aug, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 24 - 28 Oct, 2027
  • Arabic
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 24 - 28 Oct, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 7 - 11 Nov, 2027
  • English
USD 1,000
Per participant
  • 7 - 11 Nov, 2027
  • Arabic