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Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Budgeting Approaches

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There are many ways to approach budgeting. Two of the more common approaches are bottom-up budgeting and top-down budgeting. Knowing which is right for you starts with understanding both of these budgeting approaches. Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision.

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Qualities of a Leader: Top 20 Leadership Traits

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Leadership qualities can be difficult to label because leadership itself is so present in our lives that traits can be hard to identify and define. Leadership can take many forms, from historical figures to project managers and business managers. ProjectManager’s dashboards let you easily track time, tasks and budgets.

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Project Budget Template for Excel

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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. The budget is the life’s blood of your project, so you need to monitor it accurately.

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What Is a Project Owner? Roles & Responsibilities

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For a project to function properly and be delivered on time and within its budget, all the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved must be clearly defined and communicated. The project owner is a leader who works with the project manager closely to drive the project to a successful conclusion. What Is a Project Owner?

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The Importance of Operational Project Management for Businesses

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Its objective is to improve the day-to-day business operations which requires strong leadership and communication skills. However, these two roles are closely related and work together from different perspectives. Projects are often closely tied to ongoing operations and must be managed to ensure success.

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Leading with Transactional Leadership

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Leadership can be customized to the individual. This might sound backwards, even counter to what leadership is, but the definition of leadership is broad enough to hold a multitude of approaches. So today, let’s take a look at one of the foundational types of leadership—transactional leadership.

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Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

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Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing. Project Budgeting The project budget is what the project will cost to complete. Project Budgeting The project budget is what the project will cost to complete.