Epicflow Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Estimation of project cost is one of the core practices of the project initiation stage, which becomes the basis for the approved project budget. At the same time, the forecasted cost should not be too overestimated or underestimated. What helps make cost estimation simple and efficient?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s more than just keeping up with costs. But what exactly is financial project management? We’ll get to that and define the various project financials before getting into the process of managing a project’s finances. Dashboards have easy-to-read graphs and charts that track five other project metrics, too.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s define a few in comparison to an RFI in construction. Request for Information (RFI) vs. Request for Proposal (RFP) A request for proposal is asking for in-depth project information. These are mostly used by the client who is requesting a detailed understanding of the requirements to finish the project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

This vision must be clear and shared across the project team. Define Your Project Goals and Objectives Now that you have a general idea of why the project exists, you have to get a bit deeper and define its goals and objectives. That is, what does the organization want to achieve with this project?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 12, 2023

With ProjectManager’s API, customers can choose which system they want to integrate, define their own use cases and provide feedback via discussion boards on our dev center.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them. To help with this process, we’ll define resource requirements and link to a free resource plan template. What Are Resource Requirements in Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This Google Sheets project budget template can be accessed anytime by project managers and team members by just clicking on a link. You can manage the permissions of your team members to define who can review the project budget on a view-only mode and who can make changes to it.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. But how much they’ll cost is an open question. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 5, 2021

Have you left anything out of your project management plan? Check out this checklist to help you identify the baselines and plans that will be most helpful to each of your projects. As I define a project management plan, I strive for clarity, brevity, and simplicity. Define your project plan accordingly.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

In other words, you can look at an organization with strong project management maturity as one that’s managing the planning, execution and compilation of its projects well. Rather, it’s a team effort guided by standardized processes, well-defined roles and responsibilities and collaboration.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently. Scrum is often used by smaller teams in what they call sprints , made up of tasks of a shorter duration, to make the project more flexible and adaptable to change.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. To make sure you understand what organizational process assets are, first, we’ll define the terms and explain their importance. Let’s define each of these types. Then we’ll get into some examples to fully illustrate their meaning.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2023

Related: 12 Best Project Scheduling Templates for Excel Project Monitoring Steps Once the project manager has scheduled tasks and created a project plan that the project sponsors approve, it’s time to move on to the project execution phase. A project schedule baseline is another necessary project control.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. In a preconstruction meeting, project exceptions are defined, roles are clarified and risk mitigation strategies are discussed.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Cost estimation is the process that takes those factors into account, and calculates a budget that meets the financial commitment necessary for a successful project. Project cost estimation applies to everything from building a bridge to developing that new killer app. An Overview of Cost Estimation.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

There are so many different subcontractors and all have to work together to deliver the project on time and within budget. There are many different types of construction resources beyond labor and we’ll define them as well as the process for construction resource management. What Is Construction Resource Management?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2023

Work Breakdown Structure We’ve already touched on the difference between a cost breakdown structure and a work breakdown structure , but it’s an important distinction that requires more detail. Clearly, the cost breakdown structure represents the costs of all the parts of the work breakdown structure.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

While kanban systems were once analog, they have since moved into the digital space and are often found in project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has powerful kanban features that can estimate project costs and track resource allocation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

But in practice, to me that looks like a lot of project documentation, and not a lot of actual doing, so let’s talk about 12 simple ways that you can manage project quality , without it being loads of work or a drama to get right. You’ll also need to know how you are going to assure project quality. The options are: Once (i.e.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

Job costing is a type of accounting method that helps identify project costs and track them to keep to your budget. It tracks all costs and revenue associated with a particular project and is commonly used in construction projects, but it can also be found in manufacturing, engineering, retail, logistics, healthcare and more.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re a general contractor working in construction project management, you’ll need to know about general conditions. To understand what general conditions are, we’ll define the term as it relates to construction and why the term is important. The general conditions in this place are specific to the project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

You need money to pay for the resources to meet the demands of the project within the time allotted. A project budget outlines these expenditures. Now that we’ve determined what a project is, we can define project management as a discipline. What Is Project Management? What Does a Project Manager Do?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

At the close of the project, the actual costs that have been collected and documented are then compared to the estimated costs determined at the beginning of the project. This actual versus planned comparison is valuable data for predicting future project costs. What Is the Process of Managing Project Costs?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2023

Before you can start a project — even before you can plan it — you first need to define the project in detail. This allows the project manager to get buy-in from the project’s key stakeholders and ensure all the research has been done to move into the planning phase without any hiccups.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2023

It’s a hierarchical chart where each line or row is a specific cost type, item, work or organizing activity. The CBS works at the task level to create a bottom-up analysis of project costs. It’s helpful to look back at historical data for similar projects and seek the guidance of experts for their judgment.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A project charter is the statement of scope , objectives and people who are participating in a project. It begins the process of defining the roles and responsibilities of those participants and outlines the objectives and goals of the project. Key Elements of a Project Charter. What is the essence of the project?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Ultimately, your cost management plan will help you to both plan for the project cost, and manage your project cost throughout the course of the project’s life cycle. Cost Management Plan Terms and Formulas, Defined. Let’s define them. Anything above or below that is deemed unacceptable.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The lower your costs, the higher your profits. This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. To understand cost control, let’s first define it and then we’ll show the steps you can take to implement cost control. It’s as simple as that. Seek it out.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Follow these steps to secure the funds necessary to support the project through every phase. But first, we need to define what a project budget is. What Is a Project Budget? A project budget is the total projected costs needed to complete a project over a defined period of time.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2023

Let’s explore lean construction, defining what it is and its key principles. Along the way, we’ll explain why lean construction can benefit your project and how the right project management software can help you take advantage of lean construction. Construction Estimate Template All projects cost money.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. Project management software will help to plan, manage and track that project to ensure that it is delivered on time and within the budget. Finally, we’ll illustrate capital budgeting with some examples.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To keep to your schedule and manage costs, you need to gather and process project data throughout the five PMBOK project management groups. What Are the 5 PMBOK Project Management Process Groups? Project managers use the five project management phases to structure projects and lead them from beginning to end.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Being able to determine beforehand whether a project will turn a profit is how organizations can decide which projects to initiate and which ones to skip. We’ll define the term and explore how to analyze and measure profit profitability to help you better allocate your resources. What Is Project Profitability?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 26, 2021

For these types of projects, there is a cost-reimbursement contract. Learn about the various kinds of cost-reimbursement contracts and which one might be right for your next project. What Is Meant By Cost Reimbursement on a Project? Cost Plus Percentage of Costs (CPPC).

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Project metrics are important for project management. They’re used to define a project’s health, progress and performance. All projects hit bumps in the road, but project metrics help you get back on track faster. Project Management Metrics Examples So what are some examples of project metrics?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

This way you can provide them with that information to keep them from interrupting work and also prepare them for delays or other things that might impact the project. Estimating Costs Accurately to Create a Project Budget Projects cost money. Accurate estimates of those costs can often impact the profit margin.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Business Analysis Business analysis is the process of understanding the needs of business stakeholders and defining how to meet those needs. The project should be driven by business analysis that directs the benefits of delivering its product or service. Business: There’s a business component to project management, of course.

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