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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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Scrum allows you to create flexible project plans that can be adjusted at any point without impacting your project or budget. On the other hand, tasks can be added to a kanban board at any point of the project life cycle.

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What is ROM and how to calculate it (with example)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Talk to your Finance department to see if there are internal cost management and forecasting standards to apply to, or just get the range as accurate as you can based on your professional judgment. When to revise the ROM estimate The rough cost estimate is not designed to last for the whole project life cycle.

Estimate 285
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Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Estimate and How to Calculate It (with example)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Talk to your Finance department to see if there are internal cost management and forecasting standards to apply to, or just get the range as accurate as you can based on your professional judgement. The rough cost estimate is not designed to last for the whole project life cycle. When to revise the ROM estimate.

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Hard Costs vs Soft Costs in Construction: Definitions & Examples

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Rentals, Equipment and Tools: Some of these items aren’t related to the final project delivery. Loans, Accounting, Finance and Insurance Fees: This category includes loan generated interest, bank transaction fees, accounting expenses, including software and data input.

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The Budgeting Process in Business & Project Management

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A master budget is more commonly found in larger businesses, though a smaller company can use them to look at finances by category or department. But there’s much more you can do to manage and track your costs throughout the project life cycle.

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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. Record how you are going to create your estimates for the project (time and money) and note any assumptions. Execution strategy. This is the ‘how’. Estimating assumptions and methods.

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Free project management certifications

Moira Alexander

Results-Based Project Management: Monitoring and Evaluation - teaches how to use a results-based approach to design and manage public sector programs that deliver tangible benefits and optimize the use of resources. It also includes insight into the project life cycle plus analysis, planning, design, and evaluation.