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Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

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Whether you call it project financial management or project accounting, managing a project’s finances is essential to delivering a successful project. It’s more than just keeping up with costs. But what exactly is financial project management? Learn more What Are Project Financials?

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Tracking Budget Variance in Project Management

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There are two ways to express budget variance: Positive Budget Variance: When the actual cost of the project is lower than the budgeted amount, which is a positive sign of financial performance. Using project management software can track budget variance. Project managers use budget variance analysis when managing projects.

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Schedule of Values in Construction (Example & Template Included)

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Having project management software can give you more control over the schedule of values as it relates to costs and monitoring progress. ProjectManager is award-winning construction project management that has powerful Gantt charts that can help plan, manage and track project costs in real time.

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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

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It can be used for related planning, engineering, design, appraisal or feasibility study costs. The capital improvement plan is used to coordinate between community planning and fiscal management to determine the location, timing and financing of the capital improvement. This is usually a multi-year project, often four to six years.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Scrum allows you to create flexible project plans that can be adjusted at any point without impacting your project or budget. On top of that, ProjectManager’s kanban boards automatically sync with timesheets, real-time dashboards and project reports that allow you to further zoom into your resource utilization and project costs.

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7 Budget Templates for Business & Project Budgeting

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The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit.

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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

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In finance, capital is money that a company has, such as earnings or credit, which it can spend or invest on assets. Project management software will help to plan, manage and track that project to ensure that it is delivered on time and within the budget. Capital is money.

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