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Capital Projects: Capital Planning, Budgeting and Funding

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When governments or corporations make large investments, they don’t do so without serious planning. These capital projects can be infrastructure-based, such as roads and railways, when launched by the government. Capital planning is the process of budgeting for resources that will be used in the future to fulfill long-term plans.

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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

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Besides the examples above, an operational process asset can be any practice or knowledge from anything used to execute or govern the project, even lessons learned from previous projects and historical data. Examples of project documents are the project plan, schedule and budget.

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What Is a Stakeholder? Definitions, Types & Examples

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These people can be suppliers, customers, creditors, clients, intermediaries, competitors, society, government and more. Government: These stakeholders get taxes and gross domestic product from a project. For example, if there are environmental factors dictated by the government, then the government is a stakeholder.

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Hard Costs vs Soft Costs in Construction: Definitions & Examples

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It’s not easy for construction companies to make accurate budget forecasts. But creating a detailed budget is key to successful construction project management. To create a realistic budget, you need to know the difference between these two costs. When it comes to budgeting, hard costs are easier to estimate.

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General Conditions in Construction: Definitions & Best Practices

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The project would have no governance and work would be slow and expensive if it was able to be done. Get the risk management, task management and resource management tools you need to stay productive and complete your projects on time and within budget. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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What is a Statement of Work? Definition & Examples

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Using effective project planning tools and a thorough and well-written statement of work (SOW) will set you up to successfully lead a project over the finish line on schedule and within budget. A master service agreement is a contract that defines the terms that will govern future transactions and agreements between two parties.

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SWOT analysis in project management: definition, instruction & example

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Weaknesses : Despite the talented team, the project faces financial challenges due to limited budget availability. Seek partnerships: Consider strategic partnerships with other companies to gain access to additional resources or funding without significantly increasing the budget.