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Project Budgeting and Cost Control

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PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESOURCE LIST #8

Revised Oct. 2017

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.”, attributed to Senator E.M. Dirksen

Proper budgeting and cost control are vital ingredients of a successful project. When a project is insufficiently funded or given an improper timetable, the quality of the work and the speed of the project will suffer. On the other hand, the project manager must be careful to keep costs under control and also try to keep everything running on time, so that the clients will receive the most value for their money. This is more than just a matter of pushing the team to work more-a good manager can only succeed after taking account of, as Rumsfeld put it, “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns”. For instance, a boy running a lemonade stand will probably take the weather into account before he brings his pitcher of lemonade out to the curb, but has he considered the possibility of electricity going out, and thus running out of ice?

This bibliography provides an overview of project budgeting and cost control resources available through the NASA HQ Library. In addition, the HQ library has reports from the Government Accountability Office and NASA’s Office of the Inspector General. You may also find useful resources in our webpages on Project Risk Management, Earned Value Management, and Vision and Strategic Planning.

The following is a select bibliography of pertinent materials accessible to the patrons of the NASA HQ Library. All items are available at the Headquarters Library, except as noted. NASA Headquarters employees and contractors: Call x0168 or email Library@hq.nasa.gov for information on borrowing or in-library use of any of these items. Members of the public: Contact your local library for the availability of these items. NASA Headquarters employees can request additional materials or research on this topic. The Library welcomes your comments or suggestions about this webpage.

BOOKS 24X7

  • Shim, Jae K. Budgeting Basics and Beyond, 4th Ed. 2012. SATERN
  • Callahan, Kevin R. Project Management Accounting: Budgeting, Tracking, and Reporting Costs and Profitability, 2nd Ed. 2011. SATERN
  • Project Scheduling and Cost Control: Planning, Monitoring and Controlling the Baseline. SATERN

HQ LIBRARY CATALOG

  • National Research Council Space Studies Board. Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions. 2010. QA76.9 .A93 C678 2010
  • Government Accountability Office. GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs. 2009. HD47.3 .G36 2009
  • NASA. NASA Cost Estimating Handbook Version 4.0. 2015. TL521.312 A4 2015
  • Brathwaite, Joy D. Value-informed Space Systems Design and Acquisition. 2011. TL796.5 .U5 B738 2011

NASA TECHNICAL REPORTS

  • Moreland, Robert; Claunch, Cathy L. NASA Project Planning and Control Handbook NASA/SP-2016-3424. 2016. NTRS 20160013229

NASA INTERNET RESOURCES

NODIS (NASA ONLINE DIRECTIVES INFORMATION SYSTEM) NPD AND NPR:

Financial Management Directives and Requirements
Policy Info: 9000-9799