ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Why Use Project Planning Templates?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Learn more One value of using this method is that it’s easier to identify bottlenecks and other issues that could delay the completion of tasks and address them before they affect your project budget or schedule. For example, the kanban method doesn’t require you to have a specific team structure or hold meetings.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. It’s essential to keep projects successful for any organization to thrive.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

Clarifying information that wasn’t included or unclear in the scope of the construction contract is critical to delivering a project on time, within budget and meeting quality standards. Let’s define a few in comparison to an RFI in construction. It helps projects with a higher level of uncertainty run more smoothly.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s more than just keeping up with costs. But what exactly is financial project management? We’ll get to that and define the various project financials before getting into the process of managing a project’s finances. Dashboards have easy-to-read graphs and charts that track five other project metrics, too.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

There are so many different subcontractors and all have to work together to deliver the project on time and within budget. There are many different types of construction resources beyond labor and we’ll define them as well as the process for construction resource management. Look at all the labor, materials, equipment, etc.,

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

PMOs can use project management software to review and decide on whether to accept, reject or defer the request. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that estimates project costs and creates budgets to show the viability of the request. Project management is all about efficiency, after all.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

This vision must be clear and shared across the project team. Define Your Project Goals and Objectives Now that you have a general idea of why the project exists, you have to get a bit deeper and define its goals and objectives. That is, what does the organization want to achieve with this project?

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nTask

MARCH 2, 2022

Unexpected costs, events, and miscalculations can take your project down the hill in no time. This is where project cost management jumps in. Cost management helps you to mitigate the risk of any surprise costs and budget constraints. What is Project Cost Management? Well-budgeted.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. To make sure you understand what organizational process assets are, first, we’ll define the terms and explain their importance. Let’s define each of these types. Then we’ll get into some examples to fully illustrate their meaning.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The lower your costs, the higher your profits. This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. To understand cost control, let’s first define it and then we’ll show the steps you can take to implement cost control. Cost control as a process begins with budgeting.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2023

Project managers will closely track the progress and performance of the project, review project status, identify potential problems and implement corrective actions when required to keep the project on schedule and within budget. A project schedule baseline is another necessary project control.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Each task and phase of the project has a due date, which means your project has a schedule. Budgets are also part of a project. You need money to pay for the resources to meet the demands of the project within the time allotted. A project budget outlines these expenditures.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To ensure that your project is meeting scheduling and budget milestones, you need to have project metrics to measure your progress and performance. Project metrics are essential to delivering a project on time and within its budget. But what are project metrics? At that point, it’s too late.

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nTask

MARCH 30, 2022

One of the most essential qualities of successful organizations that operate in the organizational paradigm is the ones that aim to be successful in everything they do by meeting all of the clients’ expectations and the internal objectives sent for the company. What is Project Cost Management? So, let’s begin.

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Resource Guru

JANUARY 17, 2023

We might think that “oh, I don’t need a project scope, I’ve done thousands of projects like this!”. As project managers, defining and planning projects is what we do. That means everything starts with creating a project scope. Project scope definition What is a project scope statement?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

This is called operational project management. To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is. For operational projects, there are two such positions.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That’s why we’ll define what a construction superintendent is, and what they do and then go into a detailed job description that you can cut and paste onto a job board or massage into your resume. One of their main responsibilities is to deal with the construction project’s resources and make sure they’re available for each assignment.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

But in practice, to me that looks like a lot of project documentation, and not a lot of actual doing, so let’s talk about 12 simple ways that you can manage project quality , without it being loads of work or a drama to get right. You’ll also need to know how you are going to assure project quality. The options are: Once (i.e.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A project charter is the statement of scope , objectives and people who are participating in a project. It begins the process of defining the roles and responsibilities of those participants and outlines the objectives and goals of the project. Key Elements of a Project Charter. What is the essence of the project?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project Budgeting The project budget is what the project will cost to complete. It includes all project resources, from people to equipment and materials, which are needed to execute the project. Business: There’s a business component to project management, of course.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Resource forecasting helps managers answer questions like: Do I have sufficient capacity and skill sets to take on additional projects? How can I stay within the budget with the available resource mix? Suppose a project manager has an upcoming project for website development and design.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2023

Before you can start a project — even before you can plan it — you first need to define the project in detail. This allows the project manager to get buy-in from the project’s key stakeholders and ensure all the research has been done to move into the planning phase without any hiccups.

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Epicflow Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Estimation of project cost is one of the core practices of the project initiation stage, which becomes the basis for the approved project budget. At the same time, the forecasted cost should not be too overestimated or underestimated. What helps make cost estimation simple and efficient?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Cost management is the process by which one plans and manages the budget of a business or project. In the case of a project, it helps the project manager estimate what the project will cost and set in place controls by which they can reduce the chance of the project going over budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Even if you aren’t using a formal lifecycle or specific methodology, you’ll still be planning, executing, controlling, and monitoring tasks in order to meet objectives – that’s project management. After all, if you don’t have any customers, you can do all the projects you like, but you won’t be in business this time next year.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Looking to create a project budget but have no idea where to begin? Cost estimation isn’t simple — but creating a project budget that works for you and your client is practically an art form. But it’s about time you started ruling your budget — not the other way around. What is a project budget?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Good cost estimation is essential for keeping a project under budget. Many costs can appear over the life cycle of a project, and an accurate estimation method can be the difference between a successful plan and a failed one. Projects bring risks, and risks bring unexpected costs.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start? What Is Project Documentation? Project Charter. Project Communication Plan.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 26, 2021

For these types of projects, there is a cost-reimbursement contract. Learn about the various kinds of cost-reimbursement contracts and which one might be right for your next project. What Is Meant By Cost Reimbursement on a Project? Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF). Start a free trial today!

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re a general contractor working in construction project management, you’ll need to know about general conditions. To understand what general conditions are, we’ll define the term as it relates to construction and why the term is important. That is, setting up meetings, how change orders are handled, etc.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2024

PMI defines a Knowledge Area in the PMBOK® Guide -- Sixth Edition Glossary like this: An identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques. Knowledge Areas: Definition What exactly are 'Knowledge Areas'?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A performance measurement baseline provides a window into the project that allows project managers to see roadblocks and resolve them before the project hits a dead end. The performance measurement baseline (often abbreviated as PMB) is part of the project plan that sets the scope, budget and schedule.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 30, 2022

Project management helps organizations get the most value from their efforts, no matter what industry they’re in. Benefits of project management include delivering solutions on time and on budget, saving money, and increasing customer satisfaction. The Benefits of Project Management. Clearly Defined Scope .

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To keep to your schedule and manage costs, you need to gather and process project data throughout the five PMBOK project management groups. What Are the 5 PMBOK Project Management Process Groups? Project managers use the five project management phases to structure projects and lead them from beginning to end.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Just like a trip, most projects wouldn’t set off without first having an itinerary. In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. But not all projects use a creative brief; they’re found only in specific disciplines. When we define the term, we’ll explore which projects use one.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 1, 2024

Cons of Making an Asana Gantt Chart Asana Gantts track very little information about your project and the software offers the bare minimum project planning, scheduling or tracking features expected from a Gantt chart software. When managing a project you don’t want your hands tied with inferior tools.

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