Project Estimating and Cost Management

Table of contents

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
3. CHAPTER 1   Introduction
   1. Project Scope and Objectives
   2. Organizational Objectives
   3. Project Selection
4. CHAPTER 2   Deliverable-Oriented Work Breakdown structure
   1. Work Breakdown Structure
   2. WBS Development Steps
   3. The Division Bases
   4. Case Example: WBS for an Industrial Complex
   5. Comparison of the Different Bases
   6. Process-Oriented Projects
   7. Organizational Priorities
   8. Semantics
   9. Changing the Paradigm
5. CHAPTER 3   Resource Breakdown Structure
   1. Nomenclature, Dimensions, and Units
   2. Resource Breakdown Structure
   3. RBS Development
   4. The Primary Division Basis
   5. Lower-Level Division Bases with a Concentration on Human Resources
   6. Estimating the Costs
   7. Detailed Example
6. CHAPTER 4   Estimating Models
   1. Accuracy
   2. Parametric Estimating
      1. Modular Estimating
      2. Parametric Model
   3. Analogous Estimating
      1. Ratio Estimating
      2. The Three-Quarters Rule
      3. The Square Root Rule
      4. The Two-Thirds Rule
   4. Range Estimating
   5. Expert Judgment
   6. Normalization
7. CHAPTER 5   Progress Monitoring
   1. Developing a Monitoring Plan
   2. Elements of Monitoring
   3. Earned Value
   4. Productivity
8. CHAPTER 6   Cost Management
   1. Causes of Change
   2. Feed-Forward Technique
   3. Impact of Schedule on Cost
   4. Lifecycle Costs
   5. Impact of Project Risk
9. CHAPTER 7   External Projects
   1. Specifications
   2. Contracts
   3. Response to Specifications
   4. Bidding
   5. Project Costs
      1. Direct Costs
      2. Indirect Costs
      3. Overhead
      4. Allowance
      5. Contingency
   6. Project Audit
10. Bibliography
11. Index