Project Planning, Budgeting and Cost Control
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Planning, Budgeting and Cost Control | 16 Nov 2025 | 20 Nov 2025 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 | Register |
Project Planning, Budgeting and Cost Control
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Planning, Budgeting and Cost Control | 16 Nov 2025 | 20 Nov 2025 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 |
Introduction
Project leaders and technical staff charged with delivering tangible results require objective cost assessments for funding and control decisions. The business purpose of the cost engineering function is to provide these assessments early and reliably so that a better decision may be made. This seminar examines the key concepts of cost engineering, including estimating, risk analysis, cost control, scheduling, and change management to achieve the best value for investments and expenditures. It also provides methodologies, procedures, and tools, along with the hands-on application, of use.
Objectives
- Apply the basics of project execution and control
- Understand estimates and prepare control budgets
- Prepare meaningful cost reports
- Use project schedules
- Prepare cash flow forecasts and calculate life-cycle costs
- Professional associations & their role
- Cost estimating
- Project execution
- Cost control
- Project schedules
- Scheduling basics
- Relationship with Cost
- Cash flow forecasting
- Life-cycle costing
- Value engineering
After participating in this course, you will be able to:
Main Topics:
Training Methodology
This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.
Who Should Attend?
Those involved with cost estimating and controls:
- Engineers
- Technical staff
- Project Managers
- Construction Managers
- Estimators
Course Outline
Professional Associations and their Role
- AACEI and CIQS
- Professional qualifications
Project Execution Basics
- Definition and examples of projects
- Phases of a project
Cost Estimating Basics
- Definition
- Basis of estimate
- Types of estimate
- Estimating accuracy
- Estimating methodologies
- Construction labor productivity
- Indirect costs
- Allowances and contingency
Cost Control
- Elements of a good cost control system
- Definitions
- Work breakdown structure
- Responsibilities and key elements
- Forecasting
- Reporting
- Follow up and close out
- Tools and techniques
Project Schedule
- Scheduling Basics
- Relationship with Cost
- Cash Flow Forecasting
Life Cycle Costing and Value Engineering
- Life cycle costing
- Value engineering
- Exercise
Final Review
- Lessons learned
- Certificates
- Next steps

