Coursera Certificate 0

Project Schedule and Cost Management

Name: Project Schedule and Cost Management
Price: 49 USD
Availability: InStock

About this course

Master project scheduling, cost management, estimation, and earned value analysis with practical, job-ready project management skills. Learn how to plan timelines, manage budgets, optimize resources, and track project performance with confidence. This Specialization is designed for learners who want to build strong capabilities in project time and cost control. Through a structured learning path, you will learn how to create Work Breakdown Structures, define and sequence activities, estimate durations, develop schedules, calculate float, apply Critical Path Method, and manage schedule compression techniques such as crashing and fast tracking. You will also gain practical knowledge of project estimation, budgeting, cost baselines, earned value analysis, and performance forecasting using key metrics such as CPI, SPI, CV, SV, EAC, ETC, and VAC. Courses also include hands-on project planning concepts using MS Project, helping you create schedules, allocate resources, track progress, and generate professional reports. By the end of this Specialization, you will be able to plan, monitor, and control project schedules and budgets more effectively, making you better prepared for project coordination, planning, operations, business analysis, and project management roles.

75/100

CourseAsk score

What the provider tells you: 39/45
Who stands behind it: 20/35
How complete the listing is: 16/20

Scores how much the provider publishes and who stands behind it — not how well it is taught.

What you'll learn

Create work breakdown structures and sequence project activities
Develop project schedules using Critical Path Method and calculate float
Apply schedule compression techniques including crashing and fast tracking
Build project budgets and establish cost baselines
Perform earned value analysis using CPI, SPI, CV, SV, EAC, ETC, and VAC metrics
Use MS Project to create schedules, allocate resources, and generate reports
Forecast project performance and identify variances
Monitor and control project schedules and budgets

Course objectives

Build strong capabilities in project time and cost control
Plan, monitor, and control project schedules and budgets effectively
Prepare for project coordination, planning, operations, business analysis, and project management roles

Project Management #resource allocation #project scheduling #cost management #earned value analysis #work breakdown structure #critical path method #schedule compression #crashing #fast tracking #budget estimation #cost baseline #cpi #spi #eac #ms project #project performance tracking #activity sequencing #duration estimation

$49.00

Price shown by Coursera — confirm on their site.

Enroll on Coursera

You'll be redirected to Coursera to complete enrollment.