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10 Do’s & Don’ts of Project Cost Management

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Unexpected costs, events, and miscalculations can take your project down the hill in no time. This is where project cost management jumps in. Cost management helps you to mitigate the risk of any surprise costs and budget constraints. What is Project Cost Management? Let’s Begin!

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Guide to Effective Project Cost Management

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Whether it’s designing a new product or improving upon an existing work process, nothing matters more than how much it will cost the company in the end. This is where project cost management comes into play. For this reason, a budget must be determined to ensure that the allocated project costs stay in line.

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RFI in Construction: A Quick Guide for Contractors

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We’ll also note the difference between an RFI in construction and other construction project management documents before going into the construction RFI process, the different types of RFIs and more. Get your free RFI Template Use this free RFI Template for Word to manage your projects better. What Is an RFI in Construction?

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12 Free Project Planning Templates for Excel and Word

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Even if you’re using project management software, project planning templates can help you with everything from decision making, such as with our free RACI matrix template, to identifying project deliverables, with our free work breakdown structure template. Project Budget Template All projects cost money.

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Cost Management Basics

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Cost management is the process by which one plans and manages the budget of a business or project. In the case of a project, it helps the project manager estimate what the project will cost and set in place controls by which they can reduce the chance of the project going over budget.

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Henry Gantt’s Biography & Role in Gantt Chart History

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Henry Gantt was an American who worked as a mechanical engineer and management consultant. It was an early attempt to merge the science of engineering processes with management. Later he published Work, Wages and Profits: Their Influence on the Cost of Living (1910), Industrial Leadership (1916) and Organizing for Work (1919).

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

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But all that really comes after knowing what quality looks like on your project. The APM BOK defines project quality as: “The fitness for purpose of the degree of conformance of the outputs of a process, or the process itself to requirements.” Good” then becomes your success criteria or quality measures.