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The Budgeting Process in Business & Project Management

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There’s one thing that all businesses have in common with project management: money. Without funding and the proper budgeting process, projects in any industry grind to a halt. This is why there are corporate budgets, project budgets and government-created budgets to support various services.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. The cycles are roughly two weeks long and led by a scrum master, which can be but doesn’t have to be, a certified CSM (Certified Scrum Master) position.

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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. Rentals, Equipment and Tools: Some of these items aren’t related to the final project delivery. Rentals, Equipment and Tools: Some of these items aren’t related to the final project delivery.

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20 Things For Your Project Management Plan [With 3 Free Templates]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Talk briefly about your approach to delivery, what project life cycle you are going to follow, and the project planning process. Tip: Mention learnings from previous projects in here. If your company has a standard risk management process, refer to that here. Execution strategy. This is the ‘how’.

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Sciforma Review [2021]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Project reporting dashboard.

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Free project management certifications

Moira Alexander

Six Sigma: Define and Measure - an introduction to the Six Sigma methodology and DMAIC cycle for process improvement with a focus on the define and measure phases. Managing Projects with Microsoft Project - a course on how to successfully plan and design your own projects using Microsoft Project, the go-to app for project managers.

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Project Budgets: Tips for Estimating & Cost Tracking – Clarizen

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It is an ongoing process that must commence at the onset of planning and remain in place throughout the project life cycle. Essentially, it allows you to better manage a project. The finance department will typically have this monthly figure for you and it should be tracked, recorded and announced to the team.