Cost unit 2013 part 1. 17 jan
- 1. Diploma Project Management Captain Cook College Sharon Boyle
- 2. Welcome back Refresher re ◦ Project definition ◦ Project management plan An Introduction & overview of Cost Unit ◦ an overview ◦ Estimating techniques Morning Tea ◦ Video re Cost Estimating techniques ◦ links to WBS ◦ Discuss Assessment items Lunch Start LMS reading & Questions
- 3. Friday 18 January Discussion re Assessment Items ◦ More detail around Assessment items for Cost Unit ◦ Negotiate & agree date for Project management meeting ◦ Structuring a cost management plan Morning Tea Work on either cost management plan or LMS activities Lunch Discuss answers for Activities 1 & 3 – leave Written/Oral to next week Continue working on LMS 24 & 25 January ◦ More detailed analysis - EVA ◦ Variations & Closeouts ◦ Clarification on Assessments ◦ Finish LMS activities ◦ Project Meeting
- 4. The projects we are considering are characterised by the following: ◦ the need for a comprehensive and multi-faceted project plan ◦ the need for a formal internal or external communications strategy ◦ a dedicated and diverse project budget ◦ multiple administrative components ◦ multiple operational components ◦ a wide range of stakeholders ◦ a project operations team. Video Project management plan ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=mkymWo HY48Y&NR=1 This video is shown through youtube and this college acknowledges the author as shown.
- 5. 1. Determine project costs 2. Monitor and control project costs 3. Conduct financial completion activities
- 7. ◦ Work up the resource requirements with input from stakeholders ◦ Estimate project costs & agreed cost management processes ◦ Develop & implement a cost management plan subject to Delegated authority Understanding of stakeholders & others Usefulness to management of project finances
- 8. Cost estimating from WBS & resource schedules Cost budgeting - aggregating Cost control – influencing factor impacting on budgets & controlling impact on project
- 9. Others may include: relevant project authority program manager project specialists or other personnel team members
- 10. Project costs are estimated to a level of accuracy available considering: ◦ availability of information at the time ◦ contingencies to allow for identified risks and uncertainty ◦ organisational requirements, for example overhead and profit margin ◦ stage of the project life cycle
- 11. Delegated authority means that activities will: ◦ be conducted routinely or as changing circumstances dictate ◦ be done independently within broad guidance or by taking the lead of a team ◦ involve consultation with other project members, teams and internal stakeholders ◦ involve the selection, use and supervision of appropriate time management methods, tools and techniques ◦ take into account internal organisational change and external environmental change
- 12. Trudy Robinson Cost estimating – part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUBdN2sl Abo&feature=relmfu
- 15. Carry out the agreed financial monitoring – actual Vs baseline ◦ Identify which cost analysis methods are relevant ◦ Evaluate options ◦ Report to those who need to know ◦ Implement, monitor and respond through out lifecycle. Costs do not let go at any stage.
- 16. Next week we will look at ◦ Earned Value Management ◦ Forecasting cost to complete ◦ Performance reviews ◦ Variance analysis
- 17. Conduct appropriate close out activities ◦ Has everyone been paid? ◦ What about the variations? ◦ Where do we stand? ◦ Detailed records must be kept ◦ Any lessons learnt?
- 18. Let’s discuss Using Microsoft Project here is the best training video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwURRG 9_Gs Hint; watch this a few times.
- 19. Welcome back Refresher re ◦ Project definition ◦ Project management plan An Introduction & overview of Cost Unit ◦ an overview ◦ Estimating techniques ◦ Video re Cost Estimating techniques Morning Tea links to WBS Discuss Assessment items Lunch Start LMS reading & Questions