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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Cost Baseline

The approved, time-phased budget of the project, excluding management reserves.

Definition

It is work package costs plus contingency reserves, typically displayed as an S-curve, and is part of the performance measurement baseline.

Example

A cumulative cost baseline reaching $1.2M at month 12.

Exam tip

Project budget = cost baseline + management reserve.

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