This course offers an in-depth exploration of essential principles, ensuring you master the art of staying within budget while delivering top-notch quality. Dive into the intricacies of cost management, where you'll learn to identify and manage different cost types and apply earned value management formulas effectively. Transition seamlessly into quality management, where you'll gain a clear understanding of quality versus grade, and explore the cost implications of quality on your projects. Our course also introduces agile and other innovative approaches to quality management, equipping you with the tools and techniques necessary for quality control and assurance. By the end of this course, you'll be adept at managing both cost and quality, ensuring project success and stakeholder satisfaction.
PMP Certification: Unit 3
This course is part of PMP Certification Specialization
Instructor: Pearson
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What you'll learn
Master the principles of cost management and earned value management formulas.
Distinguish between quality and grade, understanding their impact on project success.
Analyze the cost of quality and implement effective quality management strategies.
Apply agile and other quality management approaches for enhanced project outcomes.
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This module delves into essential aspects of project management, focusing on cost and quality management. It covers the principles of cost management, emphasizing the importance of staying within budget and understanding various cost types. Learners will explore earned value management, including key formulas. In quality management, the module defines quality and distinguishes it from grade, discussing the cost of quality and its impact on projects. It also covers agile and other approaches to quality management, highlighting tools, techniques, and artifacts related to quality control and assurance. This module equips learners with skills to manage project costs and quality effectively.
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