Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. This guide is most helpful for developing project budgets for projects that are approved or close to being approved, for example as input to a business case. Designing a new product?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. In a preconstruction meeting, project exceptions are defined, roles are clarified and risk mitigation strategies are discussed.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Parametric estimation is a crucial estimation technique in project management. That’s because parametric estimations are highly accurate and take some guesswork from your estimation process. What is parametric estimating? The more granular the parameter, the more accurate the estimate.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Top-down estimating is a form of estimation where existing knowledge of similar projects is used in the estimation process to produce a ballpark figure for the total cost. Like other methods to estimate a new project’s cost , top-down estimation has advantages and disadvantages.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft Project, in its various releases (i.e., can become an accurate estimating tool for top-down (Analogous) and bottom-up (Parametric) estimating. Unfortunately, the large majority of project managers estimate tasks with durations and update tasks by entering %-complete as reported by team members.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We’ll highlight key features, show you how to build a Microsoft Project Gantt chart and identify some of the pitfalls of the Gantt chart for Microsoft Project. What Can You Use a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart For? The Microsoft Project Gantt chart allows you to visually plan your project.

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Planview

JULY 29, 2021

Effective project budget tracking is essential to ensure that project costs do not spiral out of control — and potentially threaten project success. This informative and easy-to-read article explores the basics of project budget tracking , including best practices and a 7-phase methodology.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

“ I’ve done this a million times–let’s skip estimating just this once.”. You rush through the beginning estimates only to miss deadlines, blow budgets, and draw raised eyebrows from clients. In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? What are project estimation techniques?

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Accurate construction cost estimates are crucial for successful project planning and execution. A well-developed budget lays a solid foundation for managing costs and ensures that projects are completed within financial constraints.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. What does it mean to “do” project quality? You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right.

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nTask

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Resource Planning in project management has been gaining traction for a while now. So, if you have a team of qualified resource planners working for you, or if you are one yourself and you want to overcome the challenges that are related to resource planning, you need to have two elements embedded in your resource planning process.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. They will work on the project budgeting activities, but not alone.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

They’re anything that’s produced or provided because of the project. Deliverables can be both the result of the project itself, but also the results of the process of the project, such as the project plan , reports or other documents. Projects are made up of deadlines. What Is a Project Manager?

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 28, 2019

After publishing my article entitled Evaluating Risks Using Qualitative Risk Analysis , I received questions on how to determine project budget reserves. Project Budget Reserves: Questions and Answers. Question #2 How do we estimate a contingency reserve? Here are my answers. The Answer: The short answer is yes.

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Teamweek

MARCH 22, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore an in-depth review of their key features, pros and cons, integrations, and pricing. What is the best project cost management software? Best for Toggl Track is best for teams who need a powerful profitability tool to help track and analyze billable hours and project expenses.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Project estimation techniques help project managers accurately estimate essential elements, such as cost and scope , within their projects. These estimation techniques allow PMs to provide better forecasts to clients and more accurately budget the funds and resources they need for project success. .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Stuff happens on projects, and if the worst happens, it’s better to know about it in advance. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. Be aware that team members working on too many projects can create issues.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Backlog A list of tasks, features, or requirements to be addressed by an agile project manager or team and is often associated with Agile methodologies. Baseline An original plan for measuring performance and tracking changes. Business case An organization will develop a document to justify the investment in a project (i.e.,

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Inloox

JULY 30, 2020

To answer this question, this article takes you one step further and helps you find out which method fits your project better by answering 10 questions. You can easily distinguish between traditional and agile project management approaches by some project-specific characteristics and features: Traditional PM. Controlling.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In project management, one of the key factors that contributes to the successful completion of a project is a well-structured and comprehensive budget plan. Understanding the importance of a project budget plan is crucial for project managers and stakeholders. This enhances productivity and reduces delays.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

The RFQ also makes suppliers or vendors costs. The free RFQ template is a tool that will help you keep your project costs down by controlling the process of bidding with suppliers and vendors. The RFQ template is typically used in the planning stage of a project. Estimate Template.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 23, 2018

And as project management professionals, we’re also measured by our ability to predict the future and be right about our predictions—despite the many unknowns. To answer the “ how long ” question, we have to plan the project, define tasks and gather estimates from the team. Use a similar project’s estimates.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 17, 2023

In this article we’ll look at what impact resource constraints have on getting work done and how they affect project schedules. How do resource constraints affect project delivery Resource constraints on project delivery affect your team in these ways: Project timescales Project cost Team skills Let’s take a look at each of those.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

ProjectManager’s interactive Gantt chart organizes tasks, links dependencies, sets priorities, filters for the critical path and sets a baseline to measure planned versus actual effort in real time. Organize the project you select on ProjectManager’s Gantt chart— Learn More! The Project Selection Process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Runn brings together the people side of your business with powerful project resource management features. It’s resource planning software that is perfect for professional services and firms that would benefit from the transparency of seeing where time is being spent. Cost and plans: Free 14-day trial. Product: Runn.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 22, 2024

Knowing how to monitor and manage project resources can make or break that project. One common technique that helps project managers handle resources efficiently is resource leveling. Resource allocation becomes easier and more efficient with a resource management tool like Toggl Plan.

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Velociteach

APRIL 11, 2023

The project charter is a foundational deliverable created during the project’s initiation phase. The charter documents the project’s purpose, planned direction, and what is initially known. Regardless of the format, articulating the project’s intent is invaluable and harder than expected.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 29, 2020

ProjectManager.com, on the other hand, has a dashboard that tracks progress across projects and portofolios, monitors project costs, updates automatically and doesn’t require manual configuration. It’s a huge help when monitoring and tracking projects. MS Project. It can feel dated and behind the times.

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MPUG

JULY 24, 2023

Introduction Earned value management (EVM) is a Project management methodology that integrates schedule, costs, and scope to measure project performance. Based on planned and actual values, EVM predicts the future and enables PMs to adjust accordingly. PV is also known as budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS).

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Herding Cats

MARCH 10, 2017

Planning is an unnatural process, it’s much more fun to get on with it. The real benefit of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by months of worry. ‒ For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

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Wrike

MAY 25, 2023

Try Wrike for free Understanding Construction Project Management Construction project management is a complex process that involves planning, coordinating, overseeing, and guiding a construction project from start to finish. Quality Management : The project must meet the required standards and specifications.

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nTask

MAY 5, 2021

Jules Dupuit used the basic principles in his job at a bridge project in helping determine tolls. Dupuit outlined the principles behind what is now known as the cost benefit assessment in an article that was published in 1848. Usually, costs are easy to estimate and quantify. Conduct Project Cost Analysis on nTask.

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MPUG

JUNE 19, 2023

Through the process of doing the work, we learn more about the subject of our work and the processes we employ for our project objectives. In this article, we will define change orders and provide steps for how to integrate change orders in Microsoft Project.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What’s missing Toggl Track doesn’t have some project management features like timelines or Kanban boards. But its seamless integration with Toggl Plan, our powerful project management software, solves this problem. Track estimated vs. actual progress on the time spent on a project. Track time spent on tasks.

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Wrike

MARCH 1, 2022

Running successful projects requires calculated planning and monitoring. Project management tools like the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) help project managers achieve this with as little risk as possible. TCPI forecasts a project’s possible outcome and alignment with the budget. What is TCPI?

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