Cost Estimation for Project Managers (APPEL-COST)

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PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS

Project Cost Estimating has two primary goals. The first is to provide methods to be used to perform estimates of effort, staffing, schedules, and quality for use in estimating the total project costs. The second aim of the course is to ensure the participant’s ability to recognize the inherent challenges in the estimating process to establish, at the project and organizational levels, the appropriate procedures to implement and continuously improve the estimating process used in the organization.

This course is intended for entry and mid-level project managers and team support members who wish to enhance their project cost estimating skills required to deliver critical projects on time and within budget.

Project Management Competencies

PM 3.0 – Requirements Development & Management
PM 6.0 - Cost Estimating
PM 7.0 - Risk Management

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Critical Knowledge Resources	Resource Category
Dan Rasky: Revamping Cost Estimation Models (Public)	Video
Goddard Search Repository: Case Studies (Public)	Website
NASA Lessons Learned Information System (Public)	Website

APPEL Library Resources
	NASA Galaxie Library		Books 24x7 Library

All supplemental resources are NASA accessible only unless otherwise noted.

What Will I Learn?

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Define cost estimating, cost estimating terms, and cost estimating concepts such as basis of estimate
Create and use a solid work breakdown structure (WBS) and resource breakdown structure (RBS) to estimate cost and work
Create cost estimates using different estimating techniques
Apply a formal process to create a cost estimate for any project

Career Resources

Competency Model

APPEL Center POCs

Course Support

SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION

Interested in taking this course? Click the date(s) below to register through SATERN.

DATES:

KSC

Oct 24-25, 2017

GRC

Jan 30-31, 2018

JSC

Feb 12-13, 2018

LENGTH:2 DAYS

FY17 Course Calendar

Registration Question? Contact the training specialist below for assistance.

Dallas Neener
dallas.j.neener@nasa.gov
(321) 867-6819

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EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION CREDIT

PMI® PDUs (R.E.P #1895)

Course ID: NASA APPEL-COST
13 Technical Project Mgt.
0 Leadership
1 Strategic & Business Mgt.

1.4 IACET CEUs
14 FAC-P/PM CLPs

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR(S)

Pamela Metz

A Senior Program and Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in program/project management, new business development, training, project and process architecture, and managing a variety of complex projects. Pam is skilled in analyzing existing operations and implementing the strategies, processes and technologies needed to improve productivity and efficiency. Over the course of her long career she has maintained an outstanding record of achievement.