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Construction Management Study Lab

Cost Management and Earned Value

Cost Management

Estimate classes as design matures, and the earned value formulas that appear on the exam more often than any other calculation.

What you should be able to do

  • Compute CV, SV, CPI and SPI and state what each says about the project
  • Forecast a final cost with EAC and the remaining spend with ETC
  • Match an estimate class to its accuracy band and design stage

Key terms

BAC / PV / EV / AC · Cost Variance · Schedule Variance · CPI · SPI · EAC · ETC · VAC · Life-cycle costing

Key Concepts Estimate Types: Order of Magnitude (±30%), Schematic (±20%), Design Development (±10%), Construction Documents (±5%) Budget vs. Estimate vs. Cost Control Earned Value Management (EVM) Change Order Management Life Cycle Costing EVM Formulas —…

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