1. 1- PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN  

Project management plan components include but are not limited to:  

  • * Cost management plan. 

  • The cost management plan describes how the project costs will be structured into the project budget.  

  • * Resource management plan.

  •  The resource management plan provides information on rates (personnel and other resources)

  • , estimation of travel costs, and other foreseen costs that are necessary to estimate the overall project budget.  

  • * Scope baseline. 

  • The scope baseline includes the project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary details for cost estimation and management.  

  1. 2- PROJECT DOCUMENTS  

Examples of project documents that can be considered as inputs for this process include but are not limited to:  

  • * Basis of estimates. 

  • Supporting detail for cost estimates contained in the basis for estimates should specify any basic assumptions

  • dealing with the inclusion or exclusion of indirect or other costs in the project budget.  

  • * Cost estimates. 

  • Cost estimates for each activity within a work package are aggregated to obtain a cost estimate for each work package.  

  • * Project schedule.

  •  The project schedule includes planned start and finish dates for the project's activities, milestones, work packages, and control accounts.  

  • * Risk register.

  •  The risk register should be reviewed to consider how to aggregate the risk response costs.

  • Updates to the risk register are included with project documents updates.  

  1. 3- BUSINESS DOCUMENTS  

The business documents that can be considered as inputs for this process include but are not limited to:  

  • * Business case. 

  • The business case identifies the critical success factors for the project, including financial success factors.  

  • * Benefits management plan.

  •  The benefits management plan includes the target benefits, such as net present value calculations,

  • timeframe for realizing benefits, and the metrics associated with the benefits.  

  1. 4- AGREEMENTS  

Applicable agreement information and costs relating to products, services, or results that have

been or will be purchased are included when determining the budget.  

  1. 5- ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS  

The enterprise environmental factors that can influence the Estimate Costs process include but are not limited to exchange rates.  

  1. 6- ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS ASSETS  

The organizational process assets that can influence the Determine Budget process include but are not limited to:  

  • * Existing formal and informal cost budgeting-related policies, procedures, and guidelines;  

  • * Historical information and lessons learned repository.  

  • * Cost budgeting tools; and  

  • * Reporting methods.