Define projects, project management, and project manager’s role.
   Discuss the five process groups and ten knowledge areas as defined by the PMI®.
   Use various tools to make cost and schedule decisions and establish baselines.
   Recognize the importance of the project scope and how it relates to cost and schedule management.
   Apply various techniques to develop effective project cost estimates.
   Confidently estimate project timescales and costs with appropriate resource  management plans.
   Measure, forecast and control project performance by employing earned value techniques.
   Develop a project recovery plan for budget and schedule overruns.