The good news about this section is that everyone is aware of money and how budgeting works for their day-to-day lives. It’s entirely possible that you will not be managing a budget for your current projects, and if you are, it may only be for the acquisition of materials and equipment.
The CompTIA Project+ exam assumes you will be doing some budgeting for project work and that you will be tracking budgetary performance throughout the project.
Estimating costs is not just about what things cost but whether there are alternatives that can be discovered for the good of the project. This means if one thing costs more than the project's budget, is there an alternative we can use to help protect the budget? This can be a dangerous game though, if you have ever cut corners on costs and received exactly what you have paid for. That dance is consistent in...