A Guide to AACE Certified Cost Professional Certification

INTRODUCTION TO CCP CERTIFICATION

SECTION 1 – COST

• Chapter 1: Cost Elements

• Chapter 2: Pricing and Costing

• Chapter 3: Materials

• Chapter 4: Labor

• Chapter 5: Engineering Role and Project Success

• Chapter 6: Machinery, Equipment, and Tools

• Chapter 7: Economic Cost

• Chapter 8: Activity-Based Cost Management

SECTION 2 – COST ESTIMATING

• Chapter 9: Cost Estimating

• Chapter 10: Process Product Manufacturing

• Chapter 11: Discrete Part Manufacturing

SECTION 3 – PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

• Chapter 12: Project Planning

• Chapter 13: Scheduling

SECTION 4 – PROGRESS AND COST CONTROL

• Chapter 14 – Earned Value Overview

• Chapter 15 – Performance and Productivity Management

SECTION 5 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Chapter 16 – Project Management Fundamentals

• Chapter 17 – Project Organization Structure

• Chapter 18 – Project Communications

• Chapter 19 – Project Labor Cost Control

• Chapter 20 – Leadership and Management of Project People

• Chapter 21 – Quality Management

• Chapter 22 – Value Engineering

• Chapter 23 – Contracting for Capital Projects

• Chapter 24 – Strategic Asset Management

• Chapter 25 – Change Management Practical Guide

• Chapter 26 – Overview of Construction Claims and Disputes

SECTION 6 – ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, PROBABILITY AND RISK

• Chapter 27 – Financial and Cash Flow Analysis

• Chapter 28 – Practical Corporate Investment Decision-Making Guide

• Chapter 29 – Statistics and Probability

• Chapter 30 – Optimization

• Chapter 31 – Risk Management Fundamentals

• Chapter 32 – Risk Management Practical Guide

• Chapter 33 – Total Cost Management Overview