3. Finance, Budget, & Cost

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Created on: 04-07-22 14:14

Name different top-down techniques which can be used to estimate budget cost.

Top down:
-Consensus estimates- pool of experience from several managers

-Learning curve estimates- the more times you learn the less it takes

Parametric- Industry bench marks

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Name different bottom up estimate techniques which can be used to estimate budget cost.

Bottom-up:
PERT- 3 point estimate/range estimate

Multiple estimators- take average from estimates from others

Delphi- Multiple rounds of estimates with appropriate adjustments made based on previous

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How would a project budget be established?

1. Define the activities
2. Duration requirements
3. Resource requirements
4. Activity sequencing
5. Control and manage (Gantt Chart)

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Describe steps Project Managers can take to establish project funding.

1. Understand funding structures
2. Handle funding approval process
3. Negotiates with different project sponsors

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What tools or techniques can be used to report finances of a project?

-EVM analysis- earned value management
-Tailored summary reports for stakeholders
-Define clear performance indicators

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What monitoring indicators can be used to tracks finances and identify when corrective deviations are required?

SPI- Schedule Performance Index

CPI- Cost performance index

Baseline vs Actual cost comparison

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