Course COST-04 Core 2 days In-House · On-Site · Online

Cost Control & Forecasting

Prevent overruns before they happen, budgeting, change management and at-completion forecasting that survives an audit. Built on the realities of live EPC chemical-plant delivery.

What You'll Learn

Structure a cost baseline and a clear code of accounts
Track commitments, accruals and actual costs
Manage change orders and variations rigorously
Link cost to schedule through earned value
Forecast EAC, ETC and VAC reliably
Report cost performance clearly to management

Course Curriculum

Day 1 Budgeting & the Cost Baseline
Code of accounts and cost breakdown structure · committed vs incurred vs actual · cash flow and the cost baseline.
Day 2 Change, Forecasting & Reporting
Change and variation management · trend analysis · EAC / ETC / VAC methods · cost dashboards · PROMAN case study.

Built Around You

Every Salerno course is tailored to who is in the room, scope, depth, case studies and schedule adapted to your context.

Option 01
Individual Professional

Join a scheduled session or take it one-to-one to advance your own career.

Option 02
Company Team

Delivered in-house on your own project data, aligned to your procedures and tools.

Option 03
University & School

Academic cohorts and partnerships with student rates and a recognised certificate.

Who Should Attend

Cost controllers, project controllers, project managers and PMO / finance staff supporting project delivery.

Your Instructor

MR
Marcelo Robles
CEO & Lead Instructor, Saudi Aramco K3 Approved

25+ years as a project management & control engineer across oil & gas, nuclear, power and data-center megaprojects. Synchro 4D and AWP certified, formally approved by Saudi Aramco's SAPMT as Key Personnel, Project Controls Manager (K3).

Train Your Whole
Team In-House.

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