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Construction Budget: A Quick Guide (with Examples)

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Creating a construction budget, therefore, is one of the most important pieces when developing a construction plan. How do you create a construction budget, anticipate the costs for a project and track them to make sure you’re not overspending? Let’s take a look at what goes into making a construction 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. There are many variables to consider, from market to labor costs and always-fluctuating prices. But creating a detailed budget is key to successful construction project management. When it comes to budgeting, hard costs are easier to estimate.

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Commercial Construction Management: A Quick Guide

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Contracts are awarded to those who not only offer competitively priced bids but also include detailed plans that accurately forecast costs and scheduling. Pricing for the commercial construction project is based on the size of the build, the budget and the scope of the project from design to breaking ground and completing the build.

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Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Resource forecasting helps managers answer questions like: Do I have sufficient capacity and skill sets to take on additional projects? How can I stay within the budget with the available resource mix? Enterprises fail to deliver projects on time and within budget without the right forecasting tools.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects usually require project management practices to help them get delivered. Even if you aren’t using a formal lifecycle or specific methodology, you’ll still be planning, executing, controlling, and monitoring tasks in order to meet objectives – that’s project management. More on that later.

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Project Management Without Resource Allocation? You really Don’t Want to do it

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According to a PMI Survey over 74% of companies have no organizational standards for resource management. Cost Control: Proper allocation keeps project costs in check. Clients Who Sing Your Praises: When projects hit deadlines, budgets, and quality standards, clients do a happy dance. That’s crazy!

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Most Important Project Management Kpis You Should Be Tracking

ProProfs Project Management

Cost Performance Index (CPI). Budget Variance. What Is Project KPI? So, keep these factors in mind, and you will definitely learn about project key performance indicators that matter for business growth. Timeliness: Concentrate on those project key performance indicators that will help you meet deadlines.