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Project Schedule and Cost Management

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Mastering the art of scheduling and cost management is paramount for project success. This course equips you with the essential skills to meticulously craft project timelines and budgets, while providing insights into tracking project performance for optimal outcomes.

Typically Available
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Duration
As few as 11 weeks
Units
4.0
Current Formats
In Person
Online
Cost
Starting at $1,100.00

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What you can learn.

Explore project scheduling methodologies, encompassing traditional practices like critical path analysis and emerging approaches such as agile methodologies
Master the development of project schedules, including defining activities, estimating durations, and identifying interdependencies to ensure project success
Apply advanced scheduling optimization techniques, including crashing, fast-tracking, and managing leads and lags, to ensure projects are delivered on time
Utilize various cost estimation techniques, such as bottom-up, top-down, and parametric calculations, to formulate comprehensive project budgets
Implement Earned Value Management principles to effectively monitor project budget performance, forecast future spending, and mitigate the risk of cost overruns

About This Course

Navigate the intricate balance between scope, time, and cost to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery. This comprehensive course delves into essential concepts like earned value management, empowering you to effectively track schedule and cost performance, and optimize project outcomes. Learn practical strategies for schedule management by exploring Agile, Adaptive, and Predictive development approaches to enhance project scheduling tactics. The course includes discussions on the use of established project schedule tracking tools such as Smartsheet®, MS Project® and Primavera® across various industries. Enhance your ability to create, manage, and adjust project schedules with precision and efficiency beginning with the precedence diagram method and progressing to critical path analysis. Guided by seasoned instructors with extensive expertise in the field, gain valuable insights and study real-world examples that illuminate best practices in schedule and cost management. Moreover, this course is designed to align with the PMP® Exam curriculum outlined by PMI®, providing you with the necessary 35 Education Credits required to pursue or maintain your PMP® certification, ensuring you are well-equipped to excel in project management.

PMI Authorized Training Partner Badge

UCLA Extension is a Premier Authorized Training Partner (ATP®) and is approved by PMI to issue professional development units (PDUs).

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date
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Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Instructor:
REG#
406530
Fee:
$1,100.00
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UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
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Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 11

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Jan 8, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
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Thu Jan 15, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
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Thu Jan 22, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
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Thu Jan 29, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
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Thu Feb 5, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Thu Feb 12, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Thu Feb 19, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
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Thu Feb 26, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Thu Mar 5, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Thu Mar 12, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
Lecture
Thu Mar 19, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 203
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This section has no set meeting times.
Instructor:
REG#
406532
Fee:
$1,100.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 11

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to access course materials.
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This section has no set meeting times.
Instructor:
REG#
406533
Fee:
$1,100.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 11

Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Spring 2026 Schedule

Date
Details
Format
 
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Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Instructor:
REG#
407626
Fee:
$1,100.00
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UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
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Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 5

Deadline
Refunds only available from February 02, 2026 to April 12, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Apr 2, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Lecture
Thu Apr 9, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Apr 16, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Apr 23, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Apr 30, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu May 7, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu May 14, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu May 21, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu May 28, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Thu Jun 4, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Lecture
Thu Jun 11, 2026
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
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This section has no set meeting times.
Instructor:
REG#
407624
Fee:
$1,100.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 5

Deadline
Refunds only available from February 02, 2026 to April 12, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to access course materials.
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This section has no set meeting times.
Instructor:
REG#
407623
Fee:
$1,100.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 5

Deadline
Refunds only available from February 02, 2026 to April 12, 2026
Course Requirements
Book: Process Groups: A Practice Guide by Project Management Institute PMI
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

This course applies toward the following programs

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Project Management

certificate
certificate Acquire comprehensive training in project planning, execution, and control, seamlessly integrating critical project components such as schedule, cost, quality, risk, and leadership in alignment with Project Management Institute (PMI)® guidelines. Formats: Online | In-Person

Acquire comprehensive training in project planning, execution, and control, seamlessly integrating critical project components such as schedule, cost, quality, risk, and leadership in alignment with Project Management Institute (PMI)® guidelines. Formats: Online | In-Person