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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. What Is an IT Budget? An IT budget consists of all the IT spending for an organization over one year.

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RAG (and BRAG) status and how to use them on projects

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B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track As you can see, this equates to the acronym BRAG. Check with your PMO. The budget is overspent by more than 10%/outside tolerance.

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Roadmap to Developing a Strategic Plan For Your PMO

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The points below will assist you in carving out a PMO strategy that’ll make a difference for you. Understand the Advantages and Usefulness of Roadmaps First things first, you need to get to know the benefit of a project management office (PMO) roadmap. As a rule of thumb, make sure that you are setting S.M.A.R.T.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

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Unfortunately I’m not able to say, “I’m struggling with Excel right now, I really don’t have these budgeting skills, so we won’t bother to have a budget tracker on this project.” Budget management is definitely a skill to develop because it is useful in future roles too – say, if you move into a role with a P&L responsibility.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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The importance of a project strategy is simple: it helps deliver projects on time, within budget and aligned with larger strategic goals. Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. This will inform your schedule and budget.

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Understanding RAG in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track. Different companies use different RAG status definitions behind the colors, so the exact interpretation for your company might be slightly different.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

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While definitions of quality vary between professional organizations, they all have “being fit for purpose” as a common theme. The ISO 9001 definition is very similar to APM’s, as is the definition in the PMI PMBOK ®. You can create your own definition if you want, but “fit for purpose” works for us.