Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If you are planning a budget for a project proposal i.e. pitching to someone else for them to secure your services to deliver a piece of work, then read this article about preparing a budget for a proposal. What is included in a project budget? I find this helps me establish what’s in the project budget and what isn’t.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2023

It begins with the planning and design and goes hand-in-hand with estimating and even on-site specialty contractors, change orders and the finished product. Good construction cost management will give your company a positive reputation in the industry. The CBS works at the task level to create a bottom-up analysis of project costs.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2023

As noted, project monitoring goes hand-in-hand with project execution to ensure that as tasks are being completed they’re staying on schedule and keeping to the project’s budget. Besides keeping a project on schedule and avoiding overspending, project monitoring is also a great way to manage risk and avoid scope creep.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Top-down estimating is a form of estimation where existing knowledge of similar projects is used in the estimation process to produce a ballpark figure for the total cost. Like other methods to estimate a new project’s cost , top-down estimation has advantages and disadvantages.

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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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EasyProjects

OCTOBER 19, 2020

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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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

So, those are the broad strokes, and while a project statement doesn’t need to go into great detail, there are many more key elements to it than these general statements. State the Project Information. If you don’t have a clear target your project is going to miss the mark. Present a Business Case. Log Key Project Risks.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

These tend to be large investments, as noted, but also projects that can last a year or more, which is another reason why making a reasoned decision is so important. But even after making the investment, capital budgeting can be used to measure the project’s progress and how effective the investment is.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. In fact, it works throughout the entire life cycle of a project. Cost estimates.

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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. We’ll go further, explaining how to estimate general condition costs and how general conditions compare to construction specifications and general requirements. What Are General Conditions In Construction?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The larger your profit margin in a project, the more money that project will generate. It’s total project cost minus total expenses divided by total project cost multiplied by 100. Project Profitability Analysis. It helps you determine the potential profitability of a project.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

“ I’ve done this a million times–let’s skip estimating just this once.”. You rush through the beginning estimates only to miss deadlines, blow budgets, and draw raised eyebrows from clients. In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? What are project estimation techniques?

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Accurate construction cost estimates are crucial for successful project planning and execution. A well-developed budget lays a solid foundation for managing costs and ensures that projects are completed within financial constraints.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. ProjectManager.com’s Project Budget Template.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Make sure the assumptions you are making are sound and you aren’t caught out partway through the project. Have a risk budget. One thing that’s important to have is a risk budget. There will be scope creep and things that happen during the project that are not expected. Explaining ‘Run Rate’. Asking for More Money.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

While there are many measurement methods, such as Six Sigma and constrained optimization, these project selection methods are the most widely used: 1. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Cost-benefit analysis is used to estimate the costs and benefits associated with a particular project. Net Present Value.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

These documents, such as the project plan, project schedule or project budget, define activities, procedures and guidelines to be followed by the project team. Project documentation has several purposes, such as project planning, cost management or risk management. Risk Register.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

If you have ever taken a course in project management, you may have learned the differences between contingency and management reserves. The former are used to protect project cost or schedule objectives from the impacts of identified, realized risks whereas the latter are used to address the impacts of unidentified risks.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Presenters: Keynote. Estimating and Applying Points with Agile – How to apply, and when is it done? As early as most of us can recall, we estimate the size/magnitude/amount of effort to do something in time. Adaptive development frameworks commonly use points for estimating size based on complexity, not duration or hours.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

PMIS is made to support all aspects of project management and the information they monitor or collect. That’s a lot of information to keep track of, and when managing a project, it is crucial to be able to immediately pluck that information required at that moment out from all that data. Therefore, a PMIS is so important.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Yesterday's Post What Is Risk? Risk is not there to be mitigated, it's there to be eliminated. Risk is the result of uncertainty, which comes in two kinds for all projects, for everything actually. Epistemic uncertainty and the risk it creates can be reduced with handling processes. Estimates lead to buffers.

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WorkOtter

JANUARY 13, 2023

Forecasting would produce no results if done before any part of a project is started, as there would be no predictions possible without data. Project Forecasting Metrics. The most vital forecasting metrics in project management are the project costs, project duration, and quality of the work done.

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nTask

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They will help improve the communication channels that are present in the company, resulting in improved communication and collaboration between the team leaders and project managers. As PMBOK Guide states that “ Resource planning is—next to cost estimating, budgeting and control—a part of project cost management.”.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

With this free Excel status report template, you have a tool to greatly improve your project communications, both with stakeholders when you’re delivering a presentation, but also with team members. This is a key element of planning, but it is also critical to estimating project costs and setting up a realistic schedule.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 13, 2023

Benefits – Identify benefits with an order of magnitude estimate for each benefit. Costs – Describe tangible and intangible costs of implementing the solutions, considering such areas as people, physical, marketing, and organizational costs. More complex projects may require a focused Feasiblity Study.

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ProProfs Project Management

JUNE 30, 2021

At the time of the project proposal, you had done a random forecast of project duration, price of resources, etc., and had reached a tentative project cost estimate. Based on the same calculation, you go ahead and divide resources and set the project deadline. What Is a Project Cost Analysis?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Soft costs in this context can include the implementation of project management software, collaboration platforms, and communication tools, as well as the time and effort spent on meetings, presentations, and discussions. This requires investment in monitoring tools, reporting systems, and project management methodologies.

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Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We’ve prepared an overview of the most important project management documents ordered from the project initiation phase to its closure. A Business Case: Presenting the Idea of a Project . A business case is a document that helps decision-makers determine whether a project is worth the investment.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

And FEL does not begin at the start of the project, rather it begins much earlier with a rigorous business case, containing a thorough analysis of options, project costs and of the benefits to be realised. Schedule and Cost Control Starts with Good Estimates. Risk Must Be Factored in At Every Stage.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The most common applications of AI are expected to be part of estimating and controlling project cost and time, as well as resource management by determining the strength of employee qualifications from assignments to selected project activities. Risk Management. Journal of Modern Project Management.

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MPUG

JUNE 19, 2023

Resource Allocation If there are changes in the availability, capacity, or allocation of project resources, a change order may be required. This can include modifications to the workforce, equipment, materials, or subcontractors involved in the project. Identify potential risks and benefits associated with the requested changes.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2023

Some of the risks facing project management organizations are presented in the sections that follow. COSTLY IMPLEMENTATION One of the biggest challenges facing organizations in the implementation of AI will be the implementation cost. The world appears enamored and highly interested in AI applications.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. requires making estimates) ? 5, September/October 2011.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But maintaining one eye on the broader picture is challenging for even the most experienced project managers. Staff members fall sick, clients push out the project scope, and even if just one or two of your subtasks take longer to complete than the estimates. What is project monitoring? ” Time.

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