Estimate And Cost Control Assessment
1. Project Lifecycle Analysis. A. Cost Management and Control Across the Project Lifecycle Budget control in particular has become a very crucial component in construction projects that are funded using the taxpayers’ money, such as subsidized housing. Public accountability also means that construction has to be done within a set budget and at the same time meet the expected performance and quality norms (Rush and Roy, 2023). Cost management can help in achieving and implementing maximum accountability and control in a project, which goes a long way towards actually delivering the project. Project Initiation: Setting the Financial Direction Initiation phase involves the determination of the ability of the project to generate the required financial resources. Budgetary control commences with such activities as cost estimates at the relatively higher level and identification of potential sources of fund. There are two basic stages in cost control, which are the preliminary...