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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

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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.

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Best Cost Control Techniques

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Whether you’re managing a project in construction or manufacturing, keeping costs down is paramount. The lower your costs, the higher your profits. This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. What Is Cost Control? It’s as simple as that. Seek it out.

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What Is Job Costing? When to Use a Costing Sheet (Example Included)

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Projects are expensive. There are labor costs, material costs, overhead and operational costs. When a contractor bids on a project or a manufacturer takes on a job, they need to have an accurate forecast of the price for the project to make a profit, which is why job costing is so important.

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Cost Performance Index (CPI) In Project Management

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Projects cost money. But what’s harder to discern is if the project is worth the investment. The last thing stakeholders want is to discover the project isn’t financially effective. That’s where the cost performance index comes in. We’ll discuss what the cost performance index does and how it does it below.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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However, organizations use project strategy for more complicated strategic projects rather than operational projects. The importance of a project strategy is simple: it helps deliver projects on time, within budget and aligned with larger strategic goals. That’s the project scope.

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Schedule of Values in Construction (Example & Template Included)

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We’ll get into the benefits of a schedule of values in a moment, but the use of this project document helps with financial control, payment management, project monitoring and documentation throughout the project. Here, the schedule of values helps both project owners and contractors.

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Free Timesheet Template for Google Sheets: Track Labor Costs Online

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Tracking labor costs in projects or business operations progress is important to ensure you’re not overspending. This might cause you to go over your project budget or affect the profitability of your business, especially in labor-intensive industries such as construction or manufacturing.

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