CCP Self Study Plan Summary

 Study Plan Outline:

 Preparing for CCP certificate Examination will need around 4 months (16 Weeks).
 Preparation for the exam needs to subdivided into four phases, summarized and
estimated as follows:
o Phase One (Holistic View) – Five Weeks.
o Phase Two (Technical Paper) – Four Weeks.
o Phase Three (Detailed Studying) – Five Weeks.
o Phase Four (Summarizing) – Two Weeks.
Phase Duration
Phase One Five Weeks W1 W2 W3 W4 W5
Phase Two Four Weeks W6 W7 W8 W9
Phase Three Five Weeks W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14
Phase Four Two Weeks W 15 W 16

Fig.1 – Study Plan Time Line

 Detailed Study Plan:
 Phase One (Holistic View) – Five Weeks:
o The first round is estimated to require five weeks and it is preferred to start with
Certified Cost Professional Course by Eng. Mohamed Salama (Arabic Language) on
Udemy and Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering Book by AACE, where after each
chapter is completed by Eng. Mohamed Salama Course it is needed to read the same
chapter from Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering Book by AACE.
o Below table explains the detailed estimation for first round:

Chapter 1 Cost Elements

Chapter 2 Pricing & costing
Chapter 3 Materials
Chapter 4 Labor
Section One - Cost Week 1
Chapter 5 Engineering Role & Project Success
Chapter 6 Machinery, Equipment & Tools
Chapter 7 Economics Costs
Chapter 8 Activity Based Cost Management
Chapter 9 Cost Estimating
Section Two - Cost
Chapter 10 Process Product Manufacturing Week 2
Estimating
Chapter 11 Discrete Part Manufacturing
Section Three - Planning Chapter 12 Project Planning
and Scheduling Chapter 13 Scheduling
Week 3
Section Four - Progress Chapter 14 Earned Value Overview
and Cost Control Chapter 15 Performance & Productivity Management
Section Five - Project Chapter 16 Project Management Fundamentals
Week 4
Management Chapter 17 Project Organization Structure
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Chapter 18 Project Communication

Chapter 19 Project Labor Cost Control
Chapter 20 Leadership & 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 & Disputes
Chapter 27 Financial & Cash Flow Analysis
Practical Corporate Investment Decision-making
Chapter 28
Guide
Section Six - Economics Chapter 29 Statistics & Probability
analysis, Statistics, Chapter 30 Optimization Week 5
Probability and Risk Chapter 31 Risk Management Fundamentals
Chapter 32 Risk Management Practical Guide
Chapter 33 Total Cost Management Overview
Chapter 34 The International System of Units (SI)

 Phase Two (Technical Paper) – Four Weeks.

o It is preferred when preparing the Technical Paper that the candidate had the Holistic
View of the Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering Book by AACE (Phase 1) which
will help to choose the suitable subject depending on the candidate’s job tittle with
relative to cost management.

 Phase Three (Detailed Studying) – Five Weeks:

o At this phase, candidate needs to read each chapter from the Skills and Knowledge of
Cost Engineering Book by AACE, to solve each related chapter questions from CCP
Study Guide, and to take notes per chapter, with consideration of CCP preparation
Course by Eng. Moustafa Ismail and CCP Course by Eng. AL Saadany for any unclear
points.

 Phase Four (Summarizing) – Two Weeks:

o At this final phase candidate should have been covered around 80%, then s/he shall
determine the examination date, and shall solve all CCP Study guide questions
including the sample exam questions, which is more than enough.
 Notes:
 Material needed for preparation:
o Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering by AACE.
o CCP Study Guide by AACE.
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o Certified Cost Professional Course by Eng. Mohamed Salama (Arabic Language) on

Udemy.
 Course Link: https://www.udemy.com/course/certified-cost-professional-ccp/
o CCP Course by Eng. Moustafa Ismail.
o CCP Course by Eng. AL Saadany.
 Technical paper will require around 4 weeks for preparation depending on the
productivity rate.
 The Exam consists of 120 Questions only and the time is more than enough.
 Passing the exam requires 70% correct percentage out of total questions.
 CCP Study Guide questions covers most of the possible questions and there is no need for
out sources questions.
Thank you, and Good Luck for All.

Prepared By,
Omar Mukhtar Qamar, PMP, CCP.
LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/omar7e