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Capital Projects: Capital Planning, Budgeting and Funding

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When speaking of a capital project, one is referring to something big and expensive that’ll involve a great deal of planning and resources to complete. Capital planning is the process of budgeting for resources that will be used in the future to fulfill long-term plans. What Is Capital Budgeting? What Is Capital Planning?

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What Is Project Risk? 7 Project Risks to Track

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Controlling risk is one of the most important areas of project management. Project managers need to know how to identify, track and mitigate project risk. Let’s learn what is project risk, some common examples and how can you manage it. What Is Project Risk? Get started for free today.

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How to Create an Event Budget

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Having to make an event budget adds another layer of stress. But it doesn’t have to be a nightmare if you follow a few simple steps to creating an event budget. If you’re struggling with the event budget it can negatively impact the whole event. What Is an Event Budget? Successful events should be fun and informative.

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What is the Management Reserve for Project Budgets?

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Unforeseen risks knock at your door. You look at your budget, but you don't have the funds to respond to these risks. Why Reserves are Needed During the course of a project, you and your project team identify risks which are referred to as known/unknown risks. These risks have not been identified.

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Risk Analysis 101: How to Analyze Project Risk

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Before you’re able to analyze the risk in your project, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project. Part of that process is risk analysis.

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What is Risk Threshold in Project Management?

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Projects have risk thresholds that we may cross. In this article, we will explore what a risk threshold is, why it matters, and look at some examples. What is Risk? So, a risk may cause a positive effect. So, a risk may cause a positive effect. We call these risks opportunities. What is Risk Threshold?

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

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Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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