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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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Information technology (IT) runs most businesses. Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. What Is an IT Budget?

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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

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There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. Like the name implies, project controls are about controlling the project and keeping it from exceeding budgets and deadlines. What Are Project Controls? Why Are Project Controls Important?

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What Is Change Control in Project Management?

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If the change is accepted, that is it must be responded to—which opens a whole new set of procedures to make sure you stay on track and within budget. Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. If change happens (which it always does) then it’s crucial that you have a mechanism in place to control that process.

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Change Control Board: Roles, Responsibilities & Processes

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It’s impossible to factor in everything — from weather to supply chains to change requests — something is going to conspire against your schedule and budget. This is why projects have a change control board. The importance of a change control board to a successful, high-quality project cannot be overstated.

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Monitoring & Controlling a Project

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Introduction The Monitoring & Controlling phase is about keeping an eye on progress and actively adjusting strategies and actions to align with project goals. Monitoring & Controlling helps project managers address potential risks proactively, manage changes, and ensure that the project adheres to its schedule and budget.

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57 AI in Project Management Statistics

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We gathered 57 of the top AI in project management statistics to help understand this key development in technology. Recent advancements in tech have changed how project managers work in 2024. Only 12% have adopted AI in a substantial way, and the adoption levels are much higher in tech-forward companies (34%).

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What Is a RAID Log and Why Should I Use One?

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But once the plan is in place, and you’ve detailed all the risks likely to occur over the life cycle of the project, the next step is having a system in place to monitor and track the risks that might happen, and the issues that do. And always be monitoring for new risks. That’s called risk or issue management.