The document outlines an upcoming workshop on cost management in projects. The workshop will cover topics like cost estimation techniques, developing a work breakdown structure, risk planning, and using tools like earned value management. Attendees will learn the full cost management process and how to create accurate estimates and track project performance. The workshop aims to help participants understand cost management best practices and avoid common pitfalls. It will be led by an experienced project manager and held in Coimbatore, India on November 10, 2012.

2.  The Process of Cost Management in Projects
 Costing and Activities Life-Cycle
 Project Resources Planning
 Cost Estimating
 Analyzing Cost Estimating Results
 Cost Budgeting
 Cost Control Implementation
 Cost Control Management

3.  The workshop also covers
› Costs [Sunk, Variable, fixed, Direct, Indirect, Opportunity, Depreciation],
› Returns [ROI , PV, NPV, IRR, Payback Period, Benefit Cost Ratio],
› Effective Scope Design,
› Building a detailed Work Breakdown Structure,
› Risk and reserves Planning,
› Estimating tools and techniques including 3-point, Bottom-Up,
Analogous, Parametric, effort and resource, time-cost-quantity,
› Presenting the project budget using graphs,
› spreadsheets and Microsoft Office Project,
› Guidelines for producing accurate bids and Tracking and measuring
performance with Earned Value Management (EVM).

4.  Successful completion of this workshop will enable
participants to clearly understand the cost
management discipline, process, recognize
potential pitfalls and understand avoidance
strategies, use a cost management estimation and
control plan, understand the process and
importance of Cost Estimation, Cost Budgeting and
Cost Control.

5.  Manikandan is a PMP certified Project Management
Professional. He is also a Certified Scrum-Master. He is having
wide range of experience in IT Project management, and
Project management training. He has a Masters Degree in
Computer Applications. Manikandan is a specialist in Cost
Management, Schedule Management, Scope Management
and Quality best practices. Manikandan accomplished
several mentoring programs on Project Management,
Leadership Skills and Enterprise Project Management Office.

6.  Venue: Coimbatore. [The place will be confirmed to the
registered participant]
 Date : 10 November 2012 [Saturday]
 Time: 9:30 A.M - 5:30 P.M
 Fee Details: Rs. 3500 /- per Participant.
(Course Materials, Certificate of Participation, Lunch, Tea
/Coffee included)
Subject to availability of seats.
Registration is first come first serve basis.
 Discounts for Group Participants, and Students available

7.  FOR ANY SUPPORT OR QUESTIONS:
Mr. G. V. Muthukumar
Mobile: +91 98942 38404
E-Mail: gvmuthu@sbglobal.in