Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Reduction of project costs and at least avoiding significant cost overrun is one of the high priority tasks for a project manager. However, it usually becomes challenging due to a great number of factors: underestimation of project costs, uncontrolled changes, poor resource allocation, etc. Poor estimates .

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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

APRIL 25, 2024

The kanban board is broken down into columns that represent the different stages of a process, and the kanban cards are individual tasks that move from one column to the next as they move through the process. This created less waste and increased the efficiency of processes. When one bin is empty, the next bin refills it.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

But what is a schedule of values and why is it such an essential construction project management document? The schedule of values (SOV) is a construction document that’s part of the payment process when working on a project. You’ll start by collecting the necessary project information.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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 Plan Template A project plan is a big endeavor.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Which project costs did you miss? It’s been a while since you’ve gotten a progress report from the team – are there any unexpected costs that are going to sneak up on you? . Map Costs to your Work Breakdown Structure . Once your project is underway, you’ll want to establish a rhythm for monitoring project costs.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2024

Projects cost money. Those funds have a life cycle of their own and project managers must understand how those costs come in and out of the project and organization. That process is called project cash flow. We’ll look at project cash flow, what it is and how to calculate and manage it.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

Therefore, these are internal projects that aren’t designed to directly impact an audience or customer base. However, because they’re concerned with streamlining department workflows, implementing new technology or processes or even updating the company’s offerings, customers will eventually see the benefits of these improvements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What is a project budget? A project budget is a financial document that lays out what you think you’ll spend on a project. It covers all the (approved) expenses required to deliver the project. In other words, it’s the way you answer the question: “How much is this project going to cost?”

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

They’re anything that’s produced or provided because of the project. Deliverables can be both the result of the project itself, but also the results of the process of the project, such as the project plan , reports or other documents. Projects are made up of deadlines.

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Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Project management involves creating lots of documentation. If you look into project management standards, you will find at least a dozen of various plans, multiple types of reports, and numerous other documents. A Business Case: Presenting the Idea of a Project . Read further to get a handle on them.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 1, 2022

The project is spiraling out of control, scope creep is closing in, and you’re losing sleep because of all the stress. Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common for project managers. . Project cost estimation can be challenging, especially when the project is complicated and has many moving parts.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy. We’ll go over that and link to free project management templates that can help you in this process. What Is Project Strategy?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. It’s essential to keep projects successful for any organization to thrive.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2024

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. Using this free timesheet template for Google Sheets allows you to track the labor costs of your organization and streamline your payroll process.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities. 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.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 5, 2021

Project Integration Management Plan Define how you will identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the project processes and activities. Project Scope Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control scope. Project Time Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control the schedule.

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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. But all that really comes after knowing what quality looks like on your project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Construction projects are often long and complicated endeavors. Payment is determined in the contract process, which includes the contractor payment schedule. Method of Resolving Disputes: Outline the process for payment-related disputes, such as mediation or arbitration procedures. They’re also expensive.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. Risk management process is a structured approach to identifying, assessing, addressing, and controlling risks. It’s a combination of processes and tools a project manager applies to discover threats and opportunities that may impact a project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

This means it only tracks the percentage of completion of tasks but won’t be able to track the costs of resources such as people, materials and equipment. Database-dependent Gantt chart: The process of making a Gantt chart in Notion requires the creation of a dataset, which is then automatically turned into a Gantt chart by the tool.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

ProjectManager has unlimited file storage and global search so project documentation is at the user’s fingertips whether they’re in the office, out on a job site or anywhere else. Projects can also be archived to help with historical data when planning future projects. Document management is a strong suit.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Projects need approval before they can be executed. A project charter is a project planning document that sells the project to stakeholders and sponsors. But there are a lot of elements to any successful project charter. What Is a Project Charter? Key Elements of a Project Charter.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2021

Not to be confused with cost management, cost control has its own set of objectives that can save businesses money. Track your projects costs in real-time and avoid cost overruns with ProjectManager.com’s dashboards. What Is Cost Control? Document all Variations. Try it for yourself today!

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2023

There are project monitoring tools, of course, but like everything in project management, there’s a process that we’ll explain. What Is Project Monitoring and Control? Before we get to the steps to monitor your project, let’s put the concept into context. That’s called a project schedule baseline.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Projects bring risks, and risks bring unexpected costs. 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. Excluded costs. 12-Step Process for Cost Estimation. Dynamic Tools.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

Tableau is an analytics platform that allows organizations to visualize their data on powerful yet user-friendly data analysis charts and diagrams powered by machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics. While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 30, 2023

You’ll find general conditions in the project contract, the specifications and the project costs. To understand general conditions in construction, we need to define them as it applies to each place in the construction project. The general conditions in this place are specific to the project.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Then we’ll break down the creative brief into its essential parts and show you how to write one to deliver project success. A creative brief is a short document that’s used in marketing, advertising and design projects. It outlines the project’s mission, goals and challenges. What Is a Creative Brief?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 26, 2023

They’re used in the construction industry as part of the larger group of construction documents that include quantities, schedules and drawings. Cost, quantity and drawn materials aren’t included in the construction specifications but serve as complementary assets. Who Should Manage Construction Specs?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, problems occur when requests are submitted without a standardized process. To avoid that, you need an intake process. A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll explain why as well as what to look out for when evaluating those project requests. What Is the Project Intake Process?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In project management, a program is a set of related projects that are executed simultaneously by organizations to make the most out of their resources and maximize their return on investment (ROI). A program manager oversees this process. They define the program controls, or the processes, procedures, reporting, etc.,

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2022

But more than that, it then translates those columns of numbers into a visual timeline that you can color code to make it easy to see the different stages of your manufacturing process. The Gantt chart is the cornerstone of any project schedule. What you get is a high-level view of your manufacturing process whenever you want it.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or purchases in which they should invest. How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document? Can project management software facilitate this work? Features of a Capital Improvement Plan Document.

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