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Construction Superintendent Job Description, Responsibilities and Salary

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They are there to monitor the progress of the project. They do this from the planning phase to the completion of the project. But beyond monitoring the schedule, they also monitor the budget, as we’ve noted above. The construction superintendent will also allocate and monitor project budgets.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Project Management Office (PMO): A PMO is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for an organization’s project management. They help with prioritizing projects, providing governance guidelines and ensure that projects are beneficial to the organization by aligning with larger strategic goals.

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Cost Management Basics

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The cost management process begins in the planning phase of the project, where the costs are approved by executives before being implemented. Then, when the project is executed, the expenses are carefully monitored and recorded to make sure that they’re aligned with the cost management plan.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

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Portfolio, Program and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) by Axelos This wide-angle approach looks at the whole organization and its interdependent processes for an accurate maturity assessment. The goal is to improve organizational processes, but it also addresses project portfolio management.

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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

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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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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

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Projects usually require project management practices to help them get delivered. Even if you aren’t using a formal lifecycle or specific methodology, you’ll still be planning, executing, controlling, and monitoring tasks in order to meet objectives – that’s project management. Next up, examples of operations management.

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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. ProjectManager’s online Gantt charts organize tasks, costs and resources in real time.

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