The following article is a sample from the full BVOP™ Ultimate Guide and is part of the preparation for the BVOP™'s modern Agile Project Management Certification Program.
Cost planning may include:
- Predefined costs
- Costs for development
Predefined costs
The predefined costs may consist of all project costs that are not related to its development or maintenance.
These may include costs for:
- Staff hiring
- Marketing
- Sales
- Acquisitions
- Operations
- Legal
- Taxes
- Tools and environment
Predefined cost planning is implemented at the earliest possible stage of the project.
Costs for development
Costs for development are applied in early stages, after planning the major deliverables, where each deliverable (item, module, feature, service, or any other related activity) may be roughly estimated.
Detailed cost plans at this stage can be considered as a forecast, and all stakeholders should be aware of possible changes.
Detailed and more accurate planning can be done when project development begins, and real data is used to predict the time to complete efforts.
Updating development costs can take place over specific periods if the organization needs timely updates and calculations of the estimated costs.
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