Remove Budget Remove Initiating Remove Monitoring Remove Technical Review
article thumbnail

Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

ProjectManager.com

Figuring out what to spend its capital on, such as capital spending on long-term assets, is part of capital budgeting. First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. Then we can go through the capital budgeting techniques and the steps to a capital budgeting process.

Budget 346
article thumbnail

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

ProjectManager.com

Information technology (IT) runs most businesses. 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?

Budget 345
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right

ProjectManager.com

But if a project isn’t initiated correctly, then those hopes and expectations aren’t anchored in a solid foundation, and your project can drift off course and head for disaster. Of course, there are many steps in the successful execution of a project, but project initiation is the first and, in some ways, the most important step.

article thumbnail

The Importance of Operational Project Management for Businesses

ProjectManager.com

However, because they’re concerned with streamlining department workflows, implementing new technology or processes or even updating the company’s offerings, customers will eventually see the benefits of these improvements. Both rely on effective planning, execution and monitoring, and both require strong leadership and clear communication.

article thumbnail

How to Budget For Your Company’s Technical Debt

Zen Project Management

Guest post by Dr. Mik Kersten While “technical debt” is a term that’s frequently used by technologists, the implication and understanding of it tends to be opaque to the business until it’s too late - just look at how Nokia lost the mobile market that it helped create. What’s technical debt?

article thumbnail

The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

ProjectManager.com

We’ll define in depth each of the five construction phases: initiation, pre-construction, procurement, construction and post-construction. From the smallest to the largest and most complicated, they’re broken down into five construction phases to detail all the steps necessary to complete the project on time and within budget.

article thumbnail

Business Project Management Basics

ProjectManager.com

For example, a project could be an event, the launch of a website or any endeavor that must be completed and delivered on time and within budget. Their responsibilities are the same in that they plan, review plans, schedule tasks and monitor and control projects to ensure that they’re delivered on time without overspending.