Subjects › Project Management
Cost Management
Estimating, budgeting, earned value and cash flow.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Cost control on large projects planned
- Value engineering planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Probabilistic cost estimating planned
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | IS 15883 (series) | Guidelines for construction project management, one part per knowledge area. | current |
| USA | AACE International Recommended Practices | Cost engineering practices, including estimate classification. | current |
| USA | PMI PMBOK Guide / ANSI standard for project management | Framework of project management principles and practices. | current |
| Germany | DIN 276 | Building costs: cost groups and cost planning stages. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- Q. W. Fleming, J. M. Koppelman, Earned Value Project Management, Project Management Institute, latest edition.
- K. K. Chitkara, Construction Project Management, McGraw Hill Education (India), latest edition.