Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Reduction of project costs and at least avoiding significant cost overrun is one of the high priority tasks for a project manager. However, it usually becomes challenging due to a great number of factors: underestimation of project costs, uncontrolled changes, poor resource allocation, etc. Poor estimates .

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But not all projects use a creative brief; they’re found only in specific disciplines. When we define the term, we’ll explore which projects use one. Then we’ll break down the creative brief into its essential parts and show you how to write one to deliver project success. How to Write a Creative Brief in 11 Steps.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Even if you’re using project management software, project planning templates can help you with everything from decision making, such as with our free RACI matrix template, to identifying project deliverables, with our free work breakdown structure template. Project Plan Template A project plan is a big endeavor.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has real-time dashboards that help you track project costs variance. Once you’ve set a baseline on our Gantt chart, the live dashboard automatically collects project costs and displays them in an easy-to-read graph that shows the actual, planned and budgeted costs.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Many costs can appear over the life cycle of a project, and an accurate estimation method can be the difference between a successful plan and a failed one. Projects bring risks, and risks bring unexpected costs. That said, the longer the project’s duration, the less in focus cost estimations will be.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We often plan a project with this overly optimistic mindset — never considering the myriad of project risks out there. Before you know it, you’re mid-project and starting to feel the heat. Source Most projects “fail” for similar reasons. The most common types of risks can be filed under the label: “$#!%

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Tracking project performance gives project managers the data they need to keep the actual effort of the project aligned with the planned effort and deliver the project on time and within its budget. But what exactly is project performance? ProjectManager’s real-time dashboards track project performance.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This will help to course-correct should a cost increase out of budgetary range and keep the project from ballooning out of control. Ultimately, your cost management plan will help you to both plan for the project cost, and manage your project cost throughout the course of the project’s life cycle.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

That creates a dilemma: how to spend their budget. A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or purchases in which they should invest. How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document? How to Create a Capital Improvement Plan. Submission.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

In other words, you can look at an organization with strong project management maturity as one that’s managing the planning, execution and compilation of its projects well. This is true across all industries, from construction to manufacturing, professional services to IT and, really any organization that is managing projects.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Effective project monitoring helps keep the moving parts of a project flowing. But maintaining one eye on the broader picture is challenging for even the most experienced project managers. In this guide, you’ll learn what project monitoring is, the three key constraints, and how to monitor them effectively.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We’ll get into the benefits of a schedule of values in a moment, but the use of this project document helps with financial control, payment management, project monitoring and documentation throughout the project. You’ll start by collecting the necessary project information.

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Teamweek

APRIL 19, 2024

Project ROI (return on investment) measures how much profit a project generates compared with its final cost. This metric helps businesses understand which projects are worth the investment, if it was a good financial decision, and how to prioritize future tasks. How to calculate the ROI of a project?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project Planning Project planning is organizing tasks, the resources needed to complete them, costs and schedules to deliver a product or service by the deadline. Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

A project baseline is a snapshot against which all future measurements will be compared. For example, a project manager can compare actual completion dates of activities to an approved schedule baseline. Without a baseline, how will you monitor and control your projects? What is a project management plan?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

For example, these tools allow you to assign tasks to your team members or create basic project schedules, but shouldn’t be used for planning or managing the execution of projects due to their lack of advanced project management features such as cost, resource or risk tracking.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Project management is a discipline that consists in using project management methodologies, tools and techniques to manage the project life cycle, which is a set of stages that are common to every project. Execution: The project begins and the project plan is put into action. What Is a Project Manager?

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. You’ll get the whole risk management process below.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Our real-time dashboards give project managers a high-level overview of project costs whenever they want them. Dashboards have easy-to-read graphs and charts that track five other project metrics, too. ProjectManager’s live dashboard captures project costs in real time.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. But how much they’ll cost is an open question. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs.

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Binfire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It needs accurate planning, execution, and monitoring so the result will be accurate and trusted. This is the part where project management principles come into play. Companies can improve results and reduce risks by using project management principles in online assessments.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. In fact, it works throughout the entire life cycle of a project. Cost estimates.

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Epicflow Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Estimation of project cost is one of the core practices of the project initiation stage, which becomes the basis for the approved project budget. At the same time, the forecasted cost should not be too overestimated or underestimated. What helps make cost estimation simple and efficient?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 1, 2023

It involves accurately estimating all the costs associated with the project. Using this free project budget Google template can help you better forecast project costs, which will help when you’re bidding for that work. The free task tracker template for Google is a great tool to monitor your progress.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 21, 2022

ProjectManager is online project management software that offers Gantt charts, kanban boards, task lists and many other program management tools so program managers and their teams can plan, schedule and track work in real time. Program managers must excel at risk management, resource management and project planning , among other things.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 30, 2017

Second, the Fitbit syncs to my iPhone Fitbit app where I can monitor trends. I can see if I’m going to bed and getting up at a consistent time, how many calories I’m burning, and how many days in a row that I’ve exercised. Let’s look for ways to monitor and control our cost more intentionally. Click To Tweet.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The use of capital budgeting offers an objective view that helps managers figure out how to invest capital in order to increase business value but also helps the overall health of the company. Project management software will help to plan, manage and track that project to ensure that it is delivered on time and within the budget.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. That’s where this project budget template comes in handy.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Monitoring Risks.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

The sheet view gives you a customizable grid to track individual project resources or a portfolio of projects. Therefore, a project manager must use resource-tracking tools to monitor and control resource requirements. Resource constraints are a kind of risk associated with the resources you have allocated to the project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The planning process is when stakeholders and the project team learn how to achieve the final deliverable of the project or service. At this point, you document the project plan, as well as define the project deliverables and requirements. Monitoring and Controlling Phase. Cost control. Risk control.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2021

Estimating might not be an exact science, but it is one of the most important aspects of planning for a project. It’s how you build a budget by figuring out as best as possible what your project costs will be, including resources and how long you’ll need them for. When to Use an Estimate Template.

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MPUG

MAY 15, 2023

.” I was a bit surprised by this because, in my experience as a project manager, I would have significant supplier interactions from the beginning of the supplier selection process. But, even if I was not contributing, I listened and gained some understanding of the supplier’s competence, approach, and potential risks.

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Planio

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Resource allocation is the process of identifying, analyzing, and strategically deploying your resources to maximize your chances of project success. How does it impact your project’s success? How do resources impact your project’s success? Jump to a section: What is resource allocation?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2023

Using a cost breakdown is essential to developing a sound cost breakdown analysis and selling that product or delivering the project at a profit. This requires an understanding of what a cost breakdown analysis is, what’s included in a cost breakdown structure and how to make one.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Planning a project only gets you so far. You also have to monitor your progress and performance to track if you’re on schedule and within budget. Project reports are tools that project managers use to extract valuable project data. The free project dashboard template is a high-level view of your project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

You can’t reach the end of your project if you’re not sure of the steps to get there, and construction delivery methods outline those steps. We’ll then explore how to choose the right construction delivery method for your organization and project. How to Choose a Construction Delivery Method. Learn more.

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