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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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Then we’ll explain the difference between the construction phases and the project life cycle. To help you manage your construction projects better, we’ll even add a few free templates. Construction projects are carefully planned. All this is to make sure that the project is delivered as designed.

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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

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Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. 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?

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Construction Cost Management: Managing Construction Costs

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But if the construction cost goes over budget, that’s coming out of the contractor’s pocket. Knowing exactly what construction cost management means and what a construction cost is can be the difference between project success or failure. Construction cost management is the process of keeping projects on budget.

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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. One way to control your project billing is by defining the hard costs vs soft costs on a construction project. Learn More!

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How to Make a Quality Management Plan

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You got the project delivered on time and within budget, but your stakeholder deems the project a failure. Project managers can get so wrapped up in the minutia of scheduling, keeping resources moving and monitoring progress that they can forget about the most important aspect of the job.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

hours, personnel needed, and/or tasks) to ensure that a project can be completed on time and within budget. Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. engineering, IT, human resources, etc.),

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20 Things For Your Project Management Plan [With 3 Free Templates]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Talk briefly about your approach to delivery, what project life cycle you are going to follow, and the project planning process. Drop a summary chart into your project plan document. A complex project might need an appendix that sets out the full detail, but a summary is probably good enough for most project plans.

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