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    Copyright
    Dedication
    Preface
    Ch. 1. Overview
    Ch. 2. Project Management Growth: Concepts and Definitions
    Ch. 3. Organizational Structures
    Ch. 4. Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team
    Ch. 5. Management Functions
    Ch. 6. Management of Your Time and Stress
    Ch. 7. Conflicts
    Ch. 8. Special Topics
    Ch. 9. The Variables for Success
    Ch. 10. Working with Executives
    Ch. 11. Planning
    Ch. 12. Network Scheduling Techniques
    Ch. 13. Project Graphics
    Ch. 14. Pricing and Estimating
    Ch. 15. Cost Control
    INTRODUCTION
    UNDERSTANDING CONTROL
    THE OPERATING CYCLE
    COST ACCOUNT CODES
    BUDGETS
    THE EARNED VALUE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (EVMS)
    VARIANCE AND EARNED VALUE
    THE COST BASELINE
    JUSTIFYING THE COSTS
    THE COST OVERRUN DILEMMA
    RECORDING MATERIAL COSTS USING EARNED VALUE MEASUREMENT
    THE MATERIAL ACCOUNTING CRITERION8
    MATERIAL VARIANCES: PRICE AND USAGE9
    SUMMARY VARIANCES
    STATUS REPORTING
    COST CONTROL PROBLEMS
    STUDYING TIPS FOR THE PMI® PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION EXAM
    ANSWERS
    PROBLEMS
    CASE STUDIES
    QUESTIONS
    Ch. 16. Trade-off Analysis in a Project Environment
    Ch. 17. Risk Management1
    Ch. 18. Learning Curves
    Ch. 19. Contract Management1
    Ch. 20. Quality Management1
    Ch. 21. Modern Developments in Project Management
    Ch. 22. THE BUSINESS OF SCOPE CHANGES
    Ch. 23. The Project Office
    Ch. 24. MANAGING CRISIS PROJECTS
    Ch. 25. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective
    Appx. A. Solutions to the Project Management Conflict Exercise
    Appx. B. Solution to Leadership Exercise
    Appx. C. Dorale Products Case Studies
    Appx. D. Solutions to the Dorale Products Case Studies
    Appx. E. Alignment of the PMBOK® Guide to the Text
    Index
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    Chapter 15. Cost Control

    Chapter 15. Cost Control

    Related Case Studies (from Kerzner/ Project Management Case Studies, 3rd Edition)Related Workbook Exercises (from Kerzner/ Project Management Workbook and PMP®/CAPM® Exam Study Guide, 10th Edition)PMBOK® Guide, 4th Edition, Reference Section for the PMP® Certification Exam

    • The Bathtub Period[]

    • Trouble in Paradise*

    • Using the 50/50 Rule

    • Multiple Choice Exam

    • Crossword Puzzle on Cost Management

    • Cost Management

    • Scope Management


    [] Case Study also appears at end of chapter.


      

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