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

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MARCH 2, 2022

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? Timely executed.

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How to Manage Project Cash Flow

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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Guide to Effective Project Cost Management

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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Cost Performance Index (CPI) In Project Management

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Projects cost money. But what’s harder to discern is if the project is worth the investment. The last thing stakeholders want is to discover the project isn’t financially effective. That’s where the cost performance index comes in. We’ll discuss what the cost performance index does and how it does it below.

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Project Budget Template for Google Sheets

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Task Assignee Understanding who’s responsible for each project task is important to estimate labor costs, as different members of your team will likely have different hourly rates. Labor Costs Labor costs are one of the key project costs that should go into a project budget.

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Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Our real-time dashboards give project managers a high-level overview of project costs whenever they want them. Dashboards have easy-to-read graphs and charts that track five other project metrics, too. ProjectManager’s live dashboard captures project costs in real time.

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RFI in Construction: A Quick Guide for Contractors

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

The general contractor will create project plans and schedules with Gantt charts , but subcontractors need different tools to execute their work. ProjectManager is award-winning construction project management software that has multiple project views that update in real time to foster collaboration.

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12 Free Project Planning Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Project planning templates help reduce work as they’re preformatted so you don’t have to always start from scratch. But using project planning templates is, at best, only a starting point. To ensure your plans are well-managed during the execution of your project you’ll want to upgrade to project management software.

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Construction Cost Management: Managing Construction Costs

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. Estimate Construction Costs The cost breakdown structure is a tool to help determine construction costs.

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Notion Gantt Chart: Key Features, Pros and Cons

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

Identifying task dependencies is important when creating an accurate and realistic project schedule. However, Notion can’t link start-to-finish, start-to-start or finish-to-finish, which can cause issues when executing projects. Cost tracking: Similarly, Notion Gantt charts don’t have any cost management capabilities.

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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Capital Budgeting Process There are various ways a company will execute the capital budgeting process. Larger companies have a committee dedicated to this process while in smaller companies the work usually falls to the owner or some high-ranking executives and accountants. Again, project management software has features to do this.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Create a Project Budget The project budget will determine the resources, which is the estimated costs of the project. By creating a budget, the project manager can forecast the project costs. Assemble a Team Your team will be the ones who execute the project.

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Schedule of Values in Construction (Example & Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Having project management software can give you more control over the schedule of values as it relates to costs and monitoring progress. ProjectManager is award-winning construction project management that has powerful Gantt charts that can help plan, manage and track project costs in real time.

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Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2023

Before we get to the steps to monitor your project, let’s put the concept into context. There are five phases in the project management process: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling and closing. Project monitoring and controlling occur in tandem with the execution phase in the project’s life cycle.

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The Construction Resource Management Process Explained

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

Learn more Types of Construction Resources Resources are anything that’s used to execute the project or needed to bring the project to a successful completion. It’s often said that these people are your most valuable resources as they’re the ones who use the other resources to execute the project.

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7 Budget Templates for Business & Project Budgeting

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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Resource Requirements in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Resource requirements need to be identified and allocated for those steps to be executed. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities.

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How to Start a Project in 10 Steps

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

But even the most complex project can be broken down into simple steps to help make it more manageable. Once that is done, you’ll need project management software to start, execute and deliver the project. ProjectManager has Gantt charts to help you start, execute and deliver projects. Learn more 1.

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Have You Left Anything Out of Your Project Management Plan?

Project Risk Coach

APRIL 5, 2021

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. Project Cost Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control the budget.

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Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project Planning Project planning is organizing tasks, the resources needed to complete them, costs and schedules to deliver a product or service by the deadline. Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing.

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Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM): Understanding ROM Estimates

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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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Officially defined by the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK) as “the plans, processes, policies, procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization,” operational process assets influence the management of a project.

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What Is a Cost Baseline in Project Management? A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Like any project management baseline, a cost baseline is used to compare actual spend versus cost estimates. Ideally, the cost estimates and actual project costs numbers should match or, better yet, the actual costs should be lower than the cost baseline. How to Create a Cost Baseline.

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How to Make a Contractor Payment Schedule in Construction (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Because the construction payment schedule is linked to the project schedule, it should be part of any project plan. Incorporating the construction payment schedule with the execution of the project can be seamlessly achieved with project management software. There are several ways to do this.

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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Project management is a discipline that consists in using project management methodologies, tools and techniques to manage the project life cycle, which is a set of stages that are common to every project. Execution: The project begins and the project plan is put into action.

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What Is a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) In Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2023

Once a cost breakdown analysis is complete, it’s important that you stick to that calculation as you execute your project to attain the profitability you figured out. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software with powerful Gantt charts that manage and track your resources and costs to help you keep on budget.

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Best Cost Control Techniques

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

These costs must also be managed and project management software can help you identify, manage and control costs. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has real-time dashboards that help you track project costs variance. Unlike lightweight tools, there’s no lengthy setup required.

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Free Timesheet Template for Google Sheets: Track Labor Costs Online

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you’re managing a project or organization, you’ll need resources such as people, materials and equipment for executing tasks and completing your goals. These resources generate different types of costs, such as labor costs, which refer to the cost of paying employees for their work.

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Cost Management Basics

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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. Cost Management Overview. This actual versus planned comparison is valuable data for predicting future project costs.

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Microsoft Project Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

You’ll find that the Gantt chart for Microsoft Project captures important project information, such as scope, tasks, dependencies, level of effort in terms of time for each task, resources and milestones. Project Milestone Tracking: Project tracking tool that helps track key steps, achievements or deliverables in a project schedule.

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Resource Smoothing Steps, Templates and Tools

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2024

That means that the project cost can increase as opposed to the project taking a longer time as in resource-leveling. When to Use Resource Smoothing Resource smoothing is used when there’s a time constraint in the project, such as a hard deadline that cannot be missed.

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What Is a Program Manager? (Job Description Included)

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 is a leader who oversees the planning, executing and tracking of programs. What Is a Program Manager?

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Tableau Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

It could be a good alternative for project managers who just need to visualize the duration and due dates of project tasks on a timeline but don’t need a Gantt chart to manage the project’s day-to-day execution. Here are some benefits of using a Tableau Gantt chart.

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What Is Job Costing? When to Use a Costing Sheet (Example Included)

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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Project Estimate Template

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2021

Estimating might not be an exact science, but it is one of the most important aspects of planning for a project. It’s how you build a budget by figuring out as best as possible what your project costs will be, including resources and how long you’ll need them for. ProjectManager.com’s Project Estimate Template.

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15 Project Management Challenges & How to Overcome Them

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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What Should You Include in Your Preconstruction Meeting Agenda?

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s best to know these things before the project begins so they can be addressed without disrupting the project schedule and its budget. When the project is being executed, there may be questions, but having the majority of those questions answered before breaking ground saves time and allows the project to run smoothly.

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What Is Positive Risk on Projects?

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

A simple way to identify positive risk is the same way you would identify negative risk: by working with your team to come up with a list of opportunities that could impact the project. Stakeholders can stay updated on the progress of managing the risk with project calendars.

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Types of Construction Specifications: Key Things to Consider

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 26, 2023

ProjectManager has Gantt charts to plan construction projects and more views for execution. Naturally, a construction project can’t happen if there aren’t construction specifications to outline the materials and labor needed to deliver it. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

Think of project controls as the mechanism that keeps a project on schedule when planning and executing, keeping costs within budget. In fact, it works throughout the entire life cycle of a project. In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy.

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Construction Superintendent Job Description, Responsibilities and Salary

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another thing that construction superintendents do is to make sure that the project is being executed to quality standards. But beyond monitoring the schedule, they also monitor the budget, as we’ve noted above. But it’s not only quality that they’re concerned with, but also that the job site is safe and secure.

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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start? This guide will define what project documentation is, why it is important and what are the top 10 project documents that you should always create to plan and execute your projects.

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How to Create a Performance Measurement Baseline for Your Projects

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Projects are planned and then life happens. Ideally, project managers know better than to execute their project plans without a performance measurement baseline. Without that knowledge, the project is running blindly, and anyone who’s tried this knows the dangers. Create a Schedule Baseline.

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Time and Materials Contract: When to Use One & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

MAY 12, 2021

The term “time and materials” refers to the amount of time and construction materials that a contractor or subcontractor requires to execute the project. All tasks in a construction project use some material and take time to execute. Time and materials are often referred to by the shorthand T&M.

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

How to Manage Project Cash Flow

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Guide to Effective Project Cost Management

Cost Performance Index (CPI) In Project Management

Project Budget Template for Google Sheets

Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

RFI in Construction: A Quick Guide for Contractors

12 Free Project Planning Templates for Excel and Word

Construction Cost Management: Managing Construction Costs

Notion Gantt Chart: Key Features, Pros and Cons

Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

Schedule of Values in Construction (Example & Template Included)

Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

The Construction Resource Management Process Explained

7 Budget Templates for Business & Project Budgeting

Resource Requirements in Project Management: A Quick Guide

How to Start a Project in 10 Steps

Have You Left Anything Out of Your Project Management Plan?

Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM): Understanding ROM Estimates

Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

What Is a Cost Baseline in Project Management? A Quick Guide

How to Make a Contractor Payment Schedule in Construction (Template Included)

Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

What Is a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) In Project Management?

Best Cost Control Techniques

Free Timesheet Template for Google Sheets: Track Labor Costs Online

Cost Management Basics

Microsoft Project Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

Resource Smoothing Steps, Templates and Tools

What Is a Program Manager? (Job Description Included)

Tableau Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

What Is Job Costing? When to Use a Costing Sheet (Example Included)

Project Estimate Template

15 Project Management Challenges & How to Overcome Them

What Should You Include in Your Preconstruction Meeting Agenda?

What Is Positive Risk on Projects?

Types of Construction Specifications: Key Things to Consider

Project Controls: A Quick Guide

Construction Superintendent Job Description, Responsibilities and Salary

Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

How to Create a Performance Measurement Baseline for Your Projects

Time and Materials Contract: When to Use One & Best Practices

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