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Scope & Cost Management (AAC-100)


Description

The €25 subscription provides 30 days of access.


This course is designed as a preparatory foundation for the training Scope & Cost Management using Oracle Primavera Cloud. It introduces the principles and practices of effective scope management within project environments. Participants learn how to define project boundaries, develop clear deliverables, and create a structured Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The course covers scope planning, scope control, change management, and the prevention of scope creep through disciplined documentation and strong stakeholder alignment. Through practical examples and proven techniques, learners gain confidence in managing requirements, validating deliverables, and maintaining project focus. By the end of the course, participants are able to ensure that project objectives are well defined, achievable, and fully controlled throughout the project lifecycle.


If you have completed this training and wish to continue accessing the course materials, you may extend your access for an additional 30‑day period. Payment is processed securely by credit card via Stripe.

Content
  • Preface
  • Introduction to Scope & Cost Management
  • What is Scope Management
  • Cost Engineering in relation to Scope
  • Importance of Scope Management
  • Project Failure
  • Test: Introduction Scope Management
  • Role, tasks and competencies of the Scope Manager
  • What does a Scope Manager do
  • The Quantity Surveyor and Cost Engineer
  • Competencies of the Scope Manager
  • Test: Competencies Scope Manager
  • Scope management processes
  • Definitions in Scope Management
  • Scope Management processes
  • Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Test: Scope management processes
  • SBS, PBS, CBS, OBS en WBS
  • System Breakdown Structure
  • Product Breakdown Structure
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Organisation Breakdown Structure
  • Cost Breakdown Structure
  • Test: Breakdown Structures
  • Work Packages
  • Compiling Work Packages
  • Level of Detail
  • Relationship between Work Packages and Time
  • Test: Work Packages
  • Scope Items
  • Unit of measure
  • Determining LOD400 Scope Items
  • Productivity
  • How to Code Scope Items Using CBS, Cost Categories
  • Test: Scope Items
  • Budgets, Funds & Cash Flows
  • Budget as Financial guideline
  • Funding
  • Determining Cash Flows
  • Test: Budgets, Funds & Cash Flows
  • Progress & Percent Complete
  • Establishing the Baseline
  • Monitoring Scope
  • Scope Percent Complete
  • Rule of Credit
  • Test: Progress & Percent Complete
  • Scope & Work Package Changes
  • Scope Changes
  • Scope Creep
  • Manage Scope Changes Effectively
  • Test: Scope & Work Package Changes
  • Definitions and formules
  • Glossary
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever