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  2. Cost breakdown analysis - Wikipedia

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    The cost breakdown analysis is a popular cost reduction strategy and a viable opportunity for businesses. [1] [2] [3] The price of a product or service is defined as cost plus profit, whereas cost can be broken down further into direct cost and indirect cost. [1] As a business has virtually no influence on indirect cost, a cost reduction ...

  3. Work breakdown structure - Wikipedia

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    Example from MIL-HDBK-881, which illustrates the first three levels of a typical aircraft system [1] A work-breakdown structure (WBS) [2] in project management and systems engineering is a deliverable-oriented breakdown of a project into smaller components. A work breakdown structure is a key project management element that organizes the team's ...

  4. Project management triangle - Wikipedia

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    Analogous Estimating: Using the cost of similar project to determine the cost of the current project; Determining Resource Cost rates: The cost of goods and labor by unit gathered through estimates or estimation. Bottom Up estimating: Using the lowest level of work package detail and summarizing the cost associated with it. Then rolling it up ...

  5. Resource breakdown structure - Wikipedia

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    In project management, the resource breakdown structure (RBS) is a hierarchical list of resources related by function and resource type that is used to facilitate planning and controlling of project work. [1] The Resource Breakdown Structure includes, at a minimum, the personnel resources needed for successful completion of a project, and ...

  6. Value breakdown structure - Wikipedia

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    The main purpose of the value breakdown structure is to prioritize components and work by the value they are expected to add, and to ensure that the value of the project investment is not reduced by the inclusion of work which has a value-added that is less than its true cost, which is the sum of its resource costs and its drag cost. This can ...

  7. Project cost management - Wikipedia

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    Project Cost Management (PCM) is the dimension of project management which aims to ensure that a project is completed within its approved budget. [1] [2] It encompasses several specific project management activities including estimating, job controls, field data collection, scheduling, accounting and design, and uses technology to measure cost and productivity through the full life-cycle of ...

  8. Outline of project management - Wikipedia

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    Project plan – is a formal, approved document used to guide both project execution and project control. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning assumptions and decisions, facilitate communication among stakeholders, and document approved scope, cost, and schedule baselines. A project plan may be summary or detailed. [10]

  9. Glossary of project management - Wikipedia

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    Project plan is a formal, approved document used to guide both project execution and project control. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning assumptions and decisions, facilitate communication among stakeholders, and document approved scope, cost, and schedule baselines. A project plan may be summary or detailed. [7]