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Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

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Whether you call it project financial management or project accounting, managing a project’s finances is essential to delivering a successful project. It’s more than just keeping up with costs. But what exactly is financial project management? Learn more What Are Project Financials?

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Beginners’ Guide On How To Track Project Cost

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However, if you’re new to managing projects, keeping track of the money you spend might be a huge hassle. That’s why we made this budgeting primer: How to track project cost. Whatever size project or program you’re responsible for, our guide will provide the information and assistance you need to get going.

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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. Plan Preparation.

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Schedule of Values in Construction (Example & Template Included)

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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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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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So for the sake of argument, let’s compare them head to head, and may the best project management methodology win! Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. Both methodologies use boards as a visual tool to manage work.

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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

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In finance, capital is money that a company has, such as earnings or credit, which it can spend or invest on assets. Select the Best Project Using the methods above, you can rank the projects and choose the one that potentially has the greatest benefits to the organization. Capital is money.

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Most Common Project Management Roadblocks to Avoid for Better Outcomes

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Often, using the right project management tool can solve many of these headaches. This can be particularly important if you’re dealing with large or complex projects. 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.