The IIL Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Time and time again, I see organizations are not dealing with risk appropriately. Sure, they have a list of five to ten risks on their projects, but they are not managing their risk and are falling into risk management pitfalls. Some people would call this risk magic. PMBOK 5 th Edition, PMI. Well wait a minute.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Project managers generally like plans and estimates so we can forecast when things should be done and how much they may cost. " So, when project managers hear about ideas such as "let's stop estimating," it can trigger a knee-jerk reaction. It sounds lazy and avoiding the hard work of having to estimate.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 4, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore some of the key factors that can lead to project trouble and discuss strategies to mitigate their impact. Inadequate Planning and Estimation Insufficient planning and inaccurate estimation of resources, time, and budget are common culprits in troubled projects.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 4, 2024

Track Costs and Resource Utilization ProjectManager’s kanban board allows you to estimate the duration of tasks in days or hours so you can keep track of labor costs based on the pay rate of your team members and create project timesheets in minutes. We’ll explore these features in the next section.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them. Using the project teams to mine their knowledge of the work and historical data can also play a role in estimating the project scope. What Are Resource Requirements in Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

At the end of the blog, we’ll provide links to some related construction project management templates that can help you with your construction phase plan. The construction phase plan will cover the job site rules and whatever necessary procedures are in place all of which are working towards reducing or completely eliminating risk.

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Risk and uncertainty are inherent parts of all project work, making project risk management an important topic for teams to address. When studies tell us that easily half of all IT projects run over budget and past deadline , we see how easily risk turns into real trouble for projects and their organizations.

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nTask

JUNE 8, 2021

Estimating projects is part and parcel of project management for any project. However, estimating projects with accuracy is not always so successful. In fact, many of the issues in project management can be traced back to failed attempts at estimating projects. Why Does Estimating Projects so Often go Wrong? Your project.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. You can even use project planning templates to help you manage your project, track progress and risks. There’s also a section that addresses the project budget, risk and change management, which is essential to stay on track.

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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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. What is top-down estimating?

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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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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A project timeline is a project scheduling tool that’s used to estimate the total duration of a project from start to end by mapping tasks, deliverables and milestones in chronological order. Simply enter your project information and estimate your project timeline in minutes.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To do this requires planning, estimating, budgeting, funding, managing project expenses and billing. It’s estimated by looking at historical data, such as past performance and using that information to predict future performance. Identify Project Risks All projects are risky endeavors. What Is Project Financial Management?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Then, you can estimate their costs and add them to determine how much money you’ll need to finance your business operations. Solely relying on templates puts your project at risk, and companies often need additional tools to help estimate costs and manage resources effectively.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We often plan a project with this overly optimistic mindset — never considering the myriad of project risks out there. So we’ll explore the most common project risks (and how to prevent them) in this guide. 11 common types of project risks It’s important to remember that risks don’t always appear as a dark, foreboding catastrophes.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2022

This notion of contingency analysis shows that when planning or budgeting, we must account for foreseeable risk and factor in the optimal route required with the minimum number of possible detours. Risk is not solved with a calculation. Project leaders need to ask: are some foreseen risks not occurring?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Contractor profits are dependent on keeping to the budget, which is as accurate a forecast of project cost as they can estimate. By understanding the progress of the project, contractors can estimate the resource requirements for each item and project phase. Use our risk management features to identify and track issues in real time.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

Accordingly, they are more vulnerable to the consequences of risk-bearing events. When unmanaged, these risks can impact people’s safety and, to make matters worse, come down to considerable financial losses. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively?

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Teamweek

AUGUST 1, 2022

Project cost estimation can be challenging, especially when the project is complicated and has many moving parts. In this guide, you’ll learn: What a project cost estimate is Why most project cost estimates are terrible How to create an accurate project estimate What to do after creating your project cost estimate.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Estimate Costs Now that you’ve listed the resource requirements, you’ll want to estimate how much each of those will cost. Therefore, you’ll want to meet with the project team as they have the experience and can give you more realistic estimates. Estimating can be daunting.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Subpar bidding tool: Users find Procore’s bidding and estimating functionality problematic, which has been brought to the attention of the software. Add to this, risk management features that help identify, manage and track issues and ProjectManager deserves our top ranking for Procore alternatives. Capterra review: 4.7

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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? Cost estimations.

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Project managers need to be comfortable with different estimation techniques. Foundational project management courses will teach you about analogous, bottom-up, parametric and three-point estimating. Take a course covering agile delivery and you’ll learn about relative sizing techniques such as estimating poker or t-shirt sizing.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

For example, these tools allow you to assign tasks to your team members or create basic project schedules, but shouldn’t be used for planning or managing the execution of projects due to their lack of advanced project management features such as cost, resource or risk tracking.

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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. What Is a Preconstruction Meeting?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Estimating the Total Duration of a Construction Project Because a construction Gantt chart breaks the larger project into smaller phases and tasks and estimates the duration of those tasks, when done, the general contractor will have an accurate estimate of the total duration of the project.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

That’s because the project teams involved with these successful projects follow a defined and repeatable process, which mitigates risk and achieves objectives. It helps to complete projects on time, manage risk, achieve project goals, deliver more benefits and handle change with minor disruption.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Track Costs and Resource Utilization Unlike Jira kanban boards, ProjectManager kanban boards allow you to estimate the costs for each of your project tasks during the project planning phase and then track the actual costs of your project as tasks are executed. We’ll explore these features in the next section. Here are some of them.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

This sets clear payment terms for the contractor and reduces the risk of them receiving late payments or even no payment at all. Construction Estimate Template The ability to forecast project costs is critical to delivering a project within budget while keeping a healthy profit margin for the contractor.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Construction Estimator As the name implies, a construction estimator is the professional responsible for forecasting the cost of a construction project. They do their best to accurately estimate the cost of every aspect of the construction project, but they can also be used to focus on the cost of only one part of the project.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

It addresses external workforce factors that might impact the larger business and maintains organizational capacity while minimizing risk exposure. Use our powerful Gantt charts to estimate your project resource requirements accurately by making detailed project plans. Download Excel File 3.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Forecasting and estimating: What is realistic to take up this Sprint? Risk aware: What risks might we run into? How could we lower these risks? If you want to take a deeper dive into the core concepts we are covering in this blog series, then surely check out our Professional Scrum MasterY workshop.

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Planview

JANUARY 31, 2019

The following content is based on the whitepaper, “Bigger Than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates, Part 2,” written by Jerry Manas. For your reading convenience, we’ve decided to give it everlasting life here on the blog. Part 1: Improve Project Estimates and Escape Crisis Mode. Use Horizon-Based Estimates.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Accurate construction cost estimates are crucial for successful project planning and execution. Understanding the Basics of Construction Budgeting Accurate cost estimation is the cornerstone of construction budgeting. Moreover, accurate cost estimates play a crucial role in financial planning and control.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2023

Our site is a hub for a variety of content related to the field, including weekly blogs, videos and, yes, free templates. This costs money so there’s also a place to estimate the budget, add a risk log and lay out the change management process. A budget helps you estimate all the tasks that make up your project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This will include an accurate estimate of decentralized IT spending and shadow IT spending, the former being the distribution of functions, control and information, while the latter is IT-related hardware and software use without the knowledge of the IT department. This is part of your risk management plan, called a disaster recovery plan.

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