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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

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A capital improvement plan (CIP) is used by organizations to make smart budgeting decisions on which large projects or purchases to pursue. This is a tool used more often by public entities such as local governments for major public expenditures. This is usually a multi-year project, often four to six years. Financial Analysis.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects vs operations The short answer to the question: “What’s the difference between projects and operations?” Projects change the business. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things! More on that later.

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Most Common Project Management Roadblocks to Avoid for Better Outcomes

Project Bliss

Here are six of the most common project management challenges and what to do in order to achieve better outcomes for your team and your projects. Project Bidding Issues. Accurately estimating project costs for bidding is important for landing the project and making it profitable. Poor Governance.

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10 Free Manufacturing Excel Templates

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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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Hard Costs vs Soft Costs in Construction: Definitions & Examples

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Land, Permits, Survey Fees: This includes land and real estate development costs associated with the legal process. This also includes appraisal fees, land acquisition, assessments, land survey fees and the costs of inspections and permit fees paid to local governments.

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The causes of risk vary by project, but the need to identify it is a constant where a project manager adds value. It’s our job to facilitate the discussion and extract those risks so they can be actively managed: that’s the risk management process. Plus, there should be a business case for the project! Governance risk.

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How To Write a Business Case (and Get Your Project Approved) with free template

Planio

For example, if a new project costs $500,000, but is projected to make $1,000,000 in additional revenue per year, that is a good economic return. Make it work for you: Project management tools such as Planio can make this process much easier. Economic return: Can the initiative deliver a return on investment?